# Chief Engineer

**Company**: Accor
**Location**: Vlorë, Vlorë County
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Facilities & Maintenance
**Industry**: Hospitality

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## Description

We are seeking a Chief Engineer to lead our Engineering Department at Green Coast Hotel, a luxury beachfront hotel located in Palasë, Albania. As a Chief Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of all building systems, equipment, and facilities.

Responsibilities:

- Lead the daily operation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and building management systems.

- Develop and implement preventive maintenance programs for guest rooms, public areas, back-of-house facilities, and technical equipment.

- Ensure the reliable operation of power supply, generators, water systems, heating and cooling, lifts, and other critical infrastructure.

- Oversee maintenance of pools, SPA facilities, kitchen and laundry equipment, and beach-related hotel facilities.

- Respond promptly to technical faults, guest maintenance requests, and emergencies.

- Maintain accurate maintenance logs, equipment records, service histories, and inventory of spare parts and engineering supplies.

- Coordinate with other departments to schedule works and maintain high standards of property appearance, functionality, and guest comfort.

Health, Safety & Regulatory Compliance:

- Ensure engineering activities and building systems comply with applicable Albanian laws, safety regulations, and hotel policies.

- Oversee fire and life-safety equipment, emergency systems, inspections, testing, and relevant maintenance records.

- Establish safe working procedures and ensure correct use of protective equipment by staff and contractors.

Budgeting, Sustainability & Project Management:

- Prepare and monitor the Engineering Department budget, maintenance expenditure, and capital improvement proposals.

- Track utility consumption and implement initiatives to optimize energy and water efficiency.

- Manage external contractors, service providers, quotations, procurement requests, and service contract performance.

Team Leadership & Quality Standards:

- Lead, train, schedule, and evaluate the engineering team.

- Conduct regular property inspections, prioritize maintenance needs, and report technical risks and performance to hotel management.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, or Building Services Engineering.

- At least 5 years of relevant engineering or facilities maintenance experience.

- Experience in hotel or resort engineering, preferably within an upscale or luxury hospitality environment, is strongly preferred.

- Strong working knowledge of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire and life-safety, and building management systems.

- Ability to implement preventive maintenance plans, troubleshoot technical issues, and supervise contractors and service providers.

- Good command of English.

Benefits:

- Accommodation in a shared apartment

- Daily transportation between the accommodation and the hotel

- Two meals per day on working days

- Round-trip flight tickets from the candidate's home country

## Skills

### Required
- HVAC
- electrical
- plumbing
- fire and life-safety
- building management systems
- preventive maintenance
- troubleshooting
- team leadership
- budgeting
- sustainability
- project management

### Nice to have
- English

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