We are looking for an experienced, dynamic, and hands-on Engineering Manager to lead the entire engineering, maintenance, and asset management operations of a distinctive luxury resort in Gujarat.
The property features a unique combination of luxury heritage accommodation, nature, wildlife, wellness, and highly curated guest experiences. The Engineering Manager will be entirely responsible for ensuring the flawless operational efficiency of all mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), and civil infrastructure, while strictly maintaining CGH Earth's pioneering sustainability standards, resource conservation goals, and responsible hospitality practices.
The ideal candidate must possess deep technical troubleshooting capabilities, strong financial acumen for budgeting and capital expenditure management, and the proven resilience to lead an engineering team in a remote/destination property where operational consistency, safety, and modern guest comfort are critical.
Key Responsibilities
1. Overall Engineering & Maintenance Operations
· Take complete responsibility for the day-to-day engineering operations, predictive maintenance schedules, and overall infrastructure performance of the resort.
· Ensure smooth coordination between engineering and all other operational and support departments to minimize service disruptions.
· Establish and maintain high standards of technical safety, operational efficiency, and workplace discipline across the department.
· Monitor daily utility plants, backup power systems, water distribution lines, refrigeration, and guest-facing automation functions.
· Ensure that the entire engineering team operates in strict accordance with established SOPs, brand policies, and service standards.
· Conduct regular, hands-on operational inspections of plant rooms, back-of-house areas, and public zones to identify and fix issues immediately.
· Maintain high standards of presentation, structural integrity, ambience, and safety across all physical resort assets.
2. Pre-Opening Asset Staging & Commissioning
· Lead the pre-opening engineering phase, managing the comprehensive structural snagging process for all new structures and guest rooms.
· Oversee the testing, calibration, balancing, and formal commissioning of all incoming mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) installations.
· Establish a rigorous technical handover protocol with project contractors, ensuring all operation manuals, blueprints, and wiring diagrams are logged.
· Set up the initial asset inventory database, tagging all physical equipment and inputting initial data into the maintenance management system.
· Build the engineering department's spare parts repository, establishing baseline inventory parameters for critical components.
3. Guest Room & Public Area Preventive Maintenance (PPM)
· Design, implement, and track rigorous Preventive Maintenance (PPM) programs for all 25 guest cottages, public spaces, and administrative areas.
· Establish a rapid-response workflow for guest room maintenance requests, enforcing a strict 15-minute turnaround target for service tickets.
· Conduct detailed cyclical inspections of guest room HVAC units, mini-fridges, digital safes, plumbing fixtures, and lighting networks.
· Coordinate closely with Housekeeping and Front Office to systematically execute room turnaround schedules without disrupting guest inventories.
· Ensure all guest amenities, water pressures, and hot-water delivery networks are maintained to precise luxury hospitality standards.
4. Sustainability & Zero-Waste Resource Operations
· Champion responsible and sustainable engineering practices, ensuring all operations align with environmental conservation objectives.
· Supervise the daily operation, chemical dosing, and testing protocols of the biological Sewage Treatment Plant (STP).
· Manage the on-site, zero-plastic glass water bottling line, ensuring strict compliance with hygiene and purification standards.
· Oversee solar photovoltaic grids and hot-water installations, maximizing renewable clean energy output across the property.
· Maintain and optimize the property's extensive rainwater harvesting systems and local water storage reservoirs to drive maximum water self-sufficiency.
5. Energy Management & Resource Conservation
· Take ownership of monitoring and analyzing daily energy, fuel, and water consumption patterns across the resort property.
· Implement strategic energy-saving initiatives, load-shedding protocols, and automated timers to reduce unnecessary utility draw.
· Track and document carbon footprint and utility matrices to support corporate sustainability reporting mandates.
· Maintain all high-efficiency lighting systems, insulation, and power-factor correction units at peak functional capacity.
· Formulate and recommend technical infrastructure improvements to continually enhance long-term resource efficiency.
6. Financial Management & CAPEX Forecasting
· Prepare and manage the annual engineering operating budget (OPEX) in close coordination with the resort's Finance team.
· Monitor departmental spending patterns, optimizing resource utilization and labor productivity without lowering quality.
· Formulate annual Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) requirements, building detailed ROI cases for major infrastructure machinery upgrades.
· Track and control monthly fuel costs for DG sets, electricity charges, chemical costs, and spare parts expenditures.
· Maintain rigid financial approval trails for all emergency technical procurements, strictly adhering to corporate finance structures.
7. Food & Beverage Engineering Support
· Ensure total operational reliability of all central commercial kitchen equipment in the Flamingo restaurant and the premium wing.
· Manage planned preventative maintenance cycles for hot-lines, induction systems, walk-in freezers, dishwashers, and food waste macerators.
· Establish temporary power, lighting, and plumbing networks for bespoke outdoor dining events, including remote bush breakfasts and desert dinners.
· Maintain all beverage dispensing machines, live breakfast actions, and pool-side BBQ infrastructure at flawless hygiene levels.
· Monitor cold room calibration maps continuously to prevent food product loss and maintain strict compliance with food safety laws.
8. Heritage Vernacular Asset Preservation
· Manage the structural preservation of the property's local architecture, protecting the unique Kooba and Bhunga-inspired structures.
· Train engineering associates in maintaining traditional building mediums, blending modern waterproofing with ethnic mud and thatch finishes.
· Conduct routine moisture and structural integrity surveys across walls, timber roofs, and outdoor verandah layouts to prevent pest damage.
· Oversee traditional landscape retaining structures and pathways, ensuring they blend into the local environment while remaining safe for guests.
9. Pool Infrastructure & Water Distribution
· Manage the daily operation and filtration systems of multiple modern 'Desjoyaux' single-skin shell swimming pools.
· Enforce strict water chemistry parameters, keeping chemical usage minimal while ensuring pristine, hygienic water quality.
· Oversee the deep well pumping stations, irrigation lines, booster pumps, and water softener networks across the entire estate.
· Direct regular backwashing cycles, filter sand replacements, and underwater lighting safety inspections.
10. IT, Telecom & Automation Systems
· Support the resort's IT and communication networks, managing property-wide fiber optic lines and high-speed Wi-Fi access points.
· Maintain the functional reliability of internal telecom infrastructure, intercom lines, TV networks, and administrative offices.
· Monitor server room climate controls and specialized Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) batteries to ensure absolute data security.
· Optimize automated exterior lighting, pathway sensors, and irrigation timers to reduce resource consumption.
11. Compliance, Safety & Risk Management
· Enforce total operational compliance with all applicable regional and national statutory engineering regulations.
· Act as the property's primary safety officer, overseeing fire-fighting infrastructure, fire hydrants, smoke detectors, and alarm systems.
· Conduct structured, regular engineering safety drills, emergency blackout simulations, and technical risk assessments.
· Secure and maintain active operating permits, boiler licenses, elevator certifications, and pollution control board clearances.
· Manage operational risks by maintaining functional emergency generator grids and secondary water backup systems.
12. People & Team Leadership
· Provide strong leadership, coaching, and direction to the entire resort engineering team.
· Build an accountable, service-driven, and highly disciplined team culture among technical technicians and tradesmen.
· Organize structured duty rosters, emergency call sheets, and shifts to ensure comprehensive 24/7 technical coverage.
· Conduct detailed annual performance appraisals, technical skills tracking, and provide clear constructive feedback to the team.
· Establish clear succession plans within the department, identifying and nurturing high-performing internal talent.
13. Training & Technical Upskilling
· Design and deliver regular technical training matrices covering advanced HVAC servicing, plumbing, and automation systems.
· Train all team members in standard operating procedures, luxury guest communication, personal grooming, and safety practices.
· Educate the technical workforce on CGH Earth's sustainable engineering principles, environmental values, and resource conservation targets.
· Keep the engineering team certified on up-to-date regional high-voltage safety regulations and fire prevention codes.
14. Vendor, Contractor & AMC Management
· Review, negotiate, and execute comprehensive Annual Maintenance Contracts (AMCs) for major machinery like DG sets, STPs, and central pumps.
· Supervise third-party technical vendors and specialist contractors working on site to ensure they meet required safety and quality standards.
· Manage procurement metrics for raw materials, checking incoming parts against original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specifications.
· Build strong working relationships with regional utility providers, local authorities, and community representatives.
15. Documentation, Logbooks & ERP Management
· Maintain impeccable, audited logs across all equipment registers, demand maintenance worksheets, and running logs.
· Ensure all daily meter counts, fuel drops, water deliveries, and task completions are entered into the resort's ERP system.
· Compile structured breakdown reviews, engineering MIS summaries, and trend data for senior corporate leadership reviews.
· Keep all equipment warranty cards and preventative maintenance validation records updated to protect corporate capital assets.
Candidate Profile
Education
· Bachelor’s Degree or three-year Government Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, or Hotel Engineering.
· Active certifications in High-Voltage Electrical Systems, Industrial Safety Management, or Project Management will be a distinct advantage.
Experience
· Minimum of 10 to 12 years of progressive engineering maintenance experience within the luxury hospitality industry.
· Minimum of 3–4 years in a senior leadership role as an Engineering Manager, Chief Engineer, or Assistant Chief Engineer.
· Proven track record managing complex engineering setups across luxury experiential resorts, wilderness lodges, or heritage destination properties.
· Direct hands-on experience handling hospitality pre-opening operations, equipment commissioning, and setting up engineering workflows is highly preferred.
· Solid experience managing financial operating budgets, P&L lines, and contract negotiations.
Preferred Skills
· Master-level troubleshooting knowledge spanning HVAC split units, single/three-phase electrical grids, synchronous DG sets, and plumbing networks.
· Proficient technical capability in managing biological STP systems, water filtration plants, and single-skin shell pool filtration.
· Deep commitment to energy conservation, environmental sustainability, and zero-waste engineering workflows.
· Strong leadership capability to guide, mentor, and build a local workforce in a remote destination.
· Bilingual fluency in Hindi and English is required; professional proficiency in Gujarati is highly preferred to effectively coordinate with local teams.
· Strong digital proficiency, including experience working with hospitality ERP software, maintenance management platforms, and Microsoft Office.
Role Expectation
The Engineering Manager will serve as the ultimate custodian of the resort's physical infrastructure, capital assets, safety compliance, and environmental standards. The role requires a resilient, technical leader who combines long-term strategic asset planning with a hands-on approach to daily operations. You will be expected to build a highly disciplined engineering department where modern guest luxury, asset preservation, and responsible ecological management work seamlessly together.
Pay: ₹15,000.00 - ₹55,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Food provided
- Health insurance
- Leave encashment
- Provident Fund
Work Location: In person
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