Regional Facilities Manager

Regional Facilities Manager

Location: Manchester , Lancashire Salary: Unspecified Date posted: 04/05/2012 21:00 Job type:Permanent Company: The Rezidor Hotel Group UK Limited Contact: Lisa Wade Ref: Totaljobs Job ID: 53533313

Regional Facilities Manager

The Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the fastest growing hotel companies in the world who strive to achieve an environment where a Yes I Can! attitude is ingrained into everything we do.

With three distinct hotel brands within the UK & Ireland: Radisson Blu, Park Inn by Radisson and Hotel Missoni, Rezidor offers a world of opportunities. Rezidor currently features over 400 hotels and almost 90,000 rooms in operation or development in 65 countries.

The Regional Facilities Manager will provide support, direction and expertise to the hotels within their designated region to ensure efficient operation of the properties and local engineering teams.
The Regional Facilities Manager uses all engineering knowledge, skills and diverse sources of information to monitor and deliver high standards of property upkeep and return on investment.

General Responsibilities:

Overseeing maintenance of properties, life and safety systems; Development of local engineering teams;Heat, light and power management and delivery of energy conservation strategy; Trouble shooting and being knowledgeable of all engineering and building requirements; Assessing property condition and input into long range investment planning;Providing technical assistance to general managers and senior management team;Assisting in the planning and delivery of major projects and new openings;Building relationships and overseeing external suppliers & contractors.

Personal Requirements:
Self-driven, problem solver with a focus on high quality and bottom line results;Excellent planning, communication and project management skills;Ability to build cohesive relationships to achieve goal accomplishment;Sets high standards of performance and attention to detail for self and others;Communicates openly and clearly both verbally and in writing;Training or proven experience in building operating systems including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire and life safety, water, lifts, major plant, controls, BMS etc. Training and proven experience in health and safety aspects of building operation and maintenance;Able to travel as required;Appropriate technical qualifications in building engineering services would be an advantage;Necessary work history suited for the position, ideally managing maintenance of multiple sites and engineering teams in the hotel or similar industry.

The Regional Facilities Manager will report to the Area Director Technical Services.

Location: North UK, base office TBC (This is one of two positions covering the UK and Ireland).