Director Engineering. (Hospitality)

About the Role

Qiddiya Investment Company | شركة قدية الاستثمارية is seeking a Director - Engineering (Hospitality) for a full-time position in Riyadh, Riyadh Province. This role is a key member of the cluster leadership team, responsible for overseeing all engineering, maintenance, facilities management, technical services, and asset protection functions across multiple hotels within the portfolio. The Director of Engineering will play a critical role throughout the pre-opening, opening, and operational phases, ensuring successful project handovers, operational readiness, regulatory compliance, maintenance excellence, and long-term asset preservation.

Role Overview

This position combines strategic leadership, technical expertise, and project management capabilities to support hotels with diverse technical requirements. The successful candidate will lead engineering teams across the cluster, oversee technical operations and capital projects, and collaborate with ownership, consultants, and contractors to ensure hotels are delivered, maintained, and operated to high standards of safety, reliability, efficiency, and sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all engineering, maintenance, and facilities management operations across the hotel cluster, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient operation of all assets.
• Develop and execute engineering strategies that support hotel business objectives, brand requirements, owner priorities, and long-term asset value enhancement.
• Lead the engineering transition from project delivery to hotel operations, including testing & commissioning, inspections, snagging, defect management, and operational handover.
• Participate in design reviews and technical workshops to ensure projects align with operational requirements and engineering best practices.
• Review and validate engineering-related OS&E requirements, maintenance equipment, workshop tools, spare parts inventories, and procurement plans.
• Prepare, manage, and control Engineering Pre-Opening Budgets (POB), ensuring all engineering readiness activities are completed within approved budgets and timelines.
• Develop and implement preventative and predictive maintenance programmes for all building systems, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, fire & life safety systems, vertical transportation, kitchen equipment, and utilities infrastructure.
• Oversee capital expenditure projects, asset lifecycle planning, refurbishment works, and replacement programs across the cluster.
• Drive operational efficiencies through preventive maintenance, energy management initiatives, contract optimization, and engineering best practices.
• Champion sustainability, energy conservation, water management, and ESG initiatives across all properties.
• Ensure full compliance with all regulatory, environmental, health & safety, and life safety requirements.
• Establish emergency preparedness plans, crisis response procedures, and business continuity measures for all hotels.
• Build, mentor, and develop high-performing engineering teams through coaching, training, succession planning, and performance management.
• Establish strong working relationships with ownership, project teams, consultants, contractors, and local authorities.

Qualifications and Experience

• Over 10 years of proven experience leading engineering functions within hotels, hospitality portfolios, mixed-use developments, or large-scale facilities.
• Significant experience supporting hotel pre-openings, including project handover, commissioning, snagging, defect management, and opening readiness activities.
• Strong understanding of OS&E validation, engineering procurement, spare parts planning, and operational readiness requirements.
• Experience preparing and managing Engineering Pre-Opening Budgets (POB) and engineering operating budgets.
• Demonstrated expertise in facilities management, preventative maintenance, asset lifecycle management, and capital planning.
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience managing maintenance costs, service contracts, utility consumption, and CAPEX programs.
• Experience leading sustainability, energy efficiency, and asset optimization initiatives.
• Proven experience managing emergency response, business continuity, and life safety programmes.
• Experience working in hotel pre-opening environments and managing multiple properties is highly advantageous.

Required Skills

• Strong leadership and team development capabilities.
• Technical expertise combined with commercial awareness.
• Effective stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to deliver hotel projects from handover through opening and ongoing operations.

Work Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.