Engineering Technician - General Technician

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Voco Dubai Palm The Palm, part of IHG, is hiring a General Technician for a full‑time onsite role in the United Arab Emirates. You’ll perform preventative and corrective maintenance across electrical, mechanical, plumbing, carpentry, painting, HVAC and general building services, ensuring guest areas and facilities are safe, reliable and operational. Responsibilities include inspections, timely work orders, minor troubleshooting, record keeping, and contributing to the Hotel Energy Conservation program while following safety and SOPs. Requirements: Electrical Engineering certification is desirable and about two years’ hotel engineering experience, plus a friendly, service‑minded team player. Benefits include competitive pay, development, and employee discounts. Apply at careers.ihg.com and tailor your resume to emphasize relevant maintenance experience, energy savings initiatives, UAE work eligibility, and guest service examples.

About Us

Welcome to voco. Drawing on our years of experience in delivering True Hospitality, voco Hotels, gives people a different choice. Hotels that are reliable enough to depend on, but different enough to be fun. Our new family of hotels are connected by their individual characters that make memorable travel dependable. Unstuffy hotels, where people feel comfortable to relax, and just get on with relaxing. Hotels that stand out from the crowd.

Becoming part of the family, everyone’s a host…

Every great stay starts with a great host, who are the beating heart of our hotels. Our teams are there when people need them but, give them space to relax. It’s these thoughtful touches that give our service the balance guests adore: natural and easy-going but, also friendly without being over the top.

voco Dubai Palm The Palm is conveniently located on the trunk of the manmade island while being part of “Palm West Beach”, a trendy and vibrant spot with an array of exceptional dining concepts. 

Your day to day

 As a General Technician, you will be responsible for carrying out preventative and corrective maintenance works related to electrical, mechanical, plumbing, carpentry, painting, HVAC and general building services throughout the hotel. You will ensure that all hotel facilities, equipment and guest areas are maintained in a safe, efficient and operational condition while providing prompt support to guests and operational departments.

General Tasks and Responsibilities: 

• Proper handling of engineering repair and maintenance supplies, spare parts, machines, tools, and equipment. 

• Carry out preventive and corrective maintenance as per the Engineering Maintenance Schedule to avoid breakdowns and equipment failures. 

• Attend and complete maintenance requests and work orders promptly and efficiently. 

• Ensure all hotel equipment, fixtures, furniture, and building services are functioning properly and maintained to hotel standards. 

• Perform routine inspections of guest rooms, public areas, back-of-house areas, and plant rooms. 

• Troubleshoot and repair minor electrical, mechanical, plumbing, carpentry, painting, and HVAC-related issues. 

• Coordinate with Team Leader, Duty Engineer, or Maintenance Engineer regarding work schedules and obtain proper instructions for assigned tasks. 

• Ensure all Engineering Standard Operating Procedures and safety procedures are followed during maintenance activities. 

• Submit necessary reports and update maintenance records as required by the Team Leader, Duty Engineer, or Maintenance Engineer. 

• Coordinate with concerned departments in a courteous and efficient manner before carrying out maintenance work. 

• Maintain cleanliness and organization of workshops, plant rooms, and work areas. 

• Be an active participant in the Hotel Energy Conservation Program. 

• Understand and strictly adhere to the Rules & Regulations established in the Colleagues’ Code of Ethics and the Hotel’s policies on Fire, Hygiene, Health, Safety, and Environmental standards. 

What we need from you

• Certified in Electrical Engineering is desirable
• Two years’ operating experience in a hotel Engineering department.
• A naturally outgoing and friendly personality with a passion for service excellence to consistently deliver and demonstrate voco service standards 

• A true “team-player” mentality and flexible attitude towards a diverse set of tasks

   

What we offer

We’ll reward all your hard work with great salary and benefits – in addition to career development, employee room discounts and great work culture. Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. 

As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care, that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve -visit www.http://careers.ihg.com to find out more about us. 

At IHG, we are committed to developing our team and managing our talent and would encourage internal as well as external candidates to apply for any of our vacancies.  We are an equal opportunities employer.