Chief Engineer - InterContinental Perth

About us 

IHG Hotels & Resorts is one of the world's leading hotel companies, present in around 100 countries, with more than 6,000 hotels operating. 

You'll know some or all of our 21 hotel brands.

They are some of the best known and most popular in the world, including InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Regent, Six Senses, and Hotel Indigo. 

At InterContinental, the world's largest family of luxury hotels, we all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the our brand.

Each of our hotels cultivates a distinctive style and ambience where we embrace every opportunity to give our guests a personal and enriching experience. 

 InterContinental Perth City Centre opened in October 2017 after an extensive refurbishment and is a 240-room modern, design orientated hotel in the heart of Perth's CBD.  

Your day to day 

As Chief Engineer you will be responsible for leading the engineering and maintenance operations of our Hotel & to ensure safety and comfort of hotel guests and team members.

This role also champions safety & risk management and carbon reduction strategies within the hotel, with a focus on continuous improvement.

With a focus on maintaining the hotel in peak condition in accordance with the preventative maintenance programme (PMM), project management and complying with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and Hotel brand standards. The Chief Engineer is also responsible for



* the execution of the department strategy and execution of daily works to achieve monthly and annual goals and targets, and 


* creating a positive and productive work environment for the team; which includes motivating, upskilling, performance management and rostering the 3 to 4 Handypersons team members to ensure they are highly engaged. 


* Asset Lifecycle Planning in cooperation with the hotel General Manager and Hotel Owner

What we need from you 

The successful candidate will have: 



* Strong and proven experience in a similar style of property / facility management, in a leadership role 


* Experience leading a small team across a 7-day operation


* Strong business acumen with demonstrated business planning and high-level financial knowledge and skills 


* Proven experience in safety and risk management activities (eg: completing risk assessments) and carbon reduction strategies.


* Knowledge of building services and general building maintenance 


* Ability to work under pressure with a ‘Can Do’ attitude and a high level of energy


* Comprehensive knowledge of HVAC, building maintenance and fire control systems


* Experience in Lifecyle and Capital Planning.


* Exposure or demonstrated experience in scoping, tendering and documenting subcontracts. 


* Demonstrated experience in providing written reports and recommendations. 


* Able to respond quickly to change adopting a flexible/innovative approach to problems and opport...