Shift Engineer

About Accor

Accor is a global hospitality group comprising over 45 brands, 5,500 hotels, and 10,000 restaurants and lifestyle destinations. The group focuses on responsible hospitality and fostering a positive environment for customers, colleagues, and the planet. This role offers opportunities for professional development and advancement within the network.

Role Summary

The Shift Engineer is responsible for ensuring the smooth and safe operation of the hotel’s engineering and maintenance functions during their assigned shift. This full-time position involves monitoring building systems, responding to maintenance requests, and troubleshooting technical issues to maintain operational standards and safety requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor the operation of the hotel’s electrical, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, and other engineering systems during the assigned shift.
• Respond promptly to maintenance requests, equipment breakdowns, and urgent engineering issues.
• Perform basic troubleshooting and coordinate corrective maintenance for timely resolution of technical problems.
• Conduct regular inspections of plant rooms, equipment, public areas, guest rooms, and back-of-house areas.
• Support preventive maintenance activities and ensure scheduled tasks are completed properly.
• Monitor critical equipment and report abnormal conditions, failures, or safety concerns to Engineering management.
• Coordinate with other hotel departments regarding maintenance requests and operational requirements.
• Ensure guest-related engineering issues are handled promptly and professionally.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, breakdowns, inspections, and shift handovers.
• Support the proper operation of HVAC, electrical, water supply, fire and life safety, and other building systems.
• Assist external contractors and service providers during maintenance, inspections, and technical works.
• Ensure all engineering activities comply with hotel policies, safety procedures, and applicable regulations.
• Conduct effective shift handovers and communicate all pending issues and critical matters to the incoming shift.
• Support energy and utility monitoring initiatives and report unusual consumption or equipment performance.
• Perform other engineering duties as assigned by the Chief Engineer or Engineering Management.

Qualifications and Experience

• 0-1 years of experience in a relevant engineering or maintenance role.
• Demonstrated ability to monitor and troubleshoot building systems.
• Understanding of safety requirements and operational standards in a hotel environment.

Work Type

This is a full-time position within the hotel's engineering department.