Chief Engineer - Pre Opening Royal Senchi Hotel
AMSCO UNDP
Total des années d'expérience :24 years, 0 Mois
Managing Engineering Operations and Budgets
• Works with property and regional engineering leadership team to determine how Engineering is performing against budget and highlights areas of concern to leadership.
• Manages the physical plant including catering and laundry equipment, refrigeration, HVAC, plumbing, water treatment and electrical systems in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures.
• Waste management, sewage, grey water, irrigation systems, potable water (Storage, RO, Desalination) Wetlands, storm water systems in accordance with SOP’s and legislative operating requirements for Safety and environmental inspections and permits.
• Electrical - Ups systems, backup generators, Solar plants ( electrical and heat collection) in accordance with SOP’s and legislative operating requirements for Safety and environmental inspections and permits.
• LPG and natural gas systems and safety in accordance with SOP’s and legislative operating requirements for Safety and environmental inspections and permits.
• Administers service contracts to support property needs.
• Ensures fire crew has complete understanding of all procedures, equipment and alarms.
• Coaches and supports engineering leadership team to effectively manage controllable expenses (e.g., wages, heat, light and power, water consumption, tools and equipment, grounds keeping supplies, uniforms, vendors, service agreements, inventory, etc.).
• Manages and controls heat, light and power.
• Develops an engineering operating strategy that is aligned with the property/brand’s business strategy.
• Develops and manages Engineering budget.
• Ensures integration of departmental goals in game plans.
• Oversees execution of long term preventative maintenance and 10 year asset protection plans.
• Reviews financial reports and statements to determine how Engineering is performing against budget.
• Addresses potential areas of concern and proposing solutions to owners in a proactive manner.
• Communicates a clear and consistent message regarding departmental goals to produce desired results.
• Supervises construction to ensure timely completion of projects within budgetary guidelines.
Maintaining Engineering Standards
• Ensures compliance with state, local and federal regulations.
• Maintains property life safety systems (e.g., firefighting equipment, sprinkler systems, and alarm systems).
• Ensures building and equipment licenses, permits and certifications are current.
• Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently.
Managing Profitability
• Manages areas of operation to budget by reviewing operating statements, budget worksheets and payroll progress reports.
• Monitors and manages the payroll function.
• Manages department's controllable expenses to achieve or exceed budgeted goals.
• Participates in the development of department's capital expenditure goals; manages projects as needed.
• Participates in the budgeting process for areas of responsibility.
• Prepares weekly and period end P&L critiques.
• Understands the impact of department's operation on the overall property financial goals; educates staff on details as appropriate.
• Reviews and manages controllable expenses such as, heat, light, power, water consumption, tools and equipment, grounds keeping supplies, uniforms, vendors, service agreements, etc.
Conducting Human Resources Activities
• Ensures employees are treated fairly and equitably.
• Ensures disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to Standard and Local Operating Procedures (SOPs and LSOPs) and support the Peer Review Process.
• Resolves guest problems and complaints.
Responsibilities include the following:
• FM strategic planning and budgeting.
• Construction project planning and management
• Finance and procurement management for FM department.
• Management of FM internal and external teams.
• Contracts and SLA's management
• Operations and maintenance including PPM and reactive maintenance.
• Writing FM policies and procedures in Accordance with local and International standards
• Space planning, management, remodeling and renovation projects.
• Project management for relocation and refurbishment projects.
• Asset Management and Tracking
• Safety and Occupational Health Management.
• Crisis Management and business continuity planning.
• Security Management, Events Management
• Document and Records Management, Manage FM documents and compile progress and periodic reports.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Establish the site office/yard & staff areas.
* Ensure that all tools/plant & materials are available for site commencement.
* Implementation of staff coordination plan
* Establishment of site security
* Ensure quality of workmanship by regular check up on work.
* Informal meetings with subcontractors on site on daily basis
* Formal meetings with subcontractors to discuss programmes, quality of work, problems, progress etc. on weekly to fortnightly basis.
* Set out building according to Engineer
* Drawing by use of Surveyor Pegs and Theodolite.
* Establish correct benchmarks and levels by means of Dumpy Level.
* Secure Centre and Grid Lines on Profiles.
* Accurately set up all Holding Down Bolts
* Control incoming materials
* Order all materials as needed from Suppliers or Buyer (Head Office) Control stock levels
* Order all materials as needed from
* Supervise and assist Charge Hands.
* Advise & support team members
* Daily meetings with all Site Personnel whereby daily tasks and deadlines are communicated.
* In-post training and Development of personnel (e.g. setting out with theodolite, levels with dumpy level, concrete work, block walling etc) * Oversee Clocking In and Out of all Personnel on a daily basis to ensure accurate wages and time sheets.
* Drafting and execution of Daily Planners
* Drafting and execution of Weekly Planners in conjunction with Senior Foreman
* Drafting and execution of Resource Planners in conjunction with Senior Foreman
*Ensure all Personnel as well as Sub Contractors comply with Health and Safety Regulations by means of regular check-ups.
* Ensure all Danger Zones are clearly indicated and secured.
* Attend Health and Safety Committee Meetings
* Chair weekly "Tool Box Talks" with all site personnel
• Completion of Construction and Opening of a new Nigeria based RadissonBlu Anchorage Hotel on Victoria Island
• Responsible for Operations and Facilities Management in relation to all assets managed by the Property Management operation, during both the initial set-up phase and ongoing operation thereafter
• Providing guidance to service providers to ensure that the property is operating best in class
• Devising and implementing strategies in respect of the delivery of operations to properties under management
• Instrumental in planning how the property will be managed and creating and constantly updating operational plans
• Providing input to the budget process in respect of departmental budgeting, property and service charge budget, PPM and lifestyle budgets, as well as Capex and property improvement plan
• Constantly seeking to provide an excellent and best in class level of service to the customer, which will include the management of the delivery of service by way of the Call Centre in respect of response to tenants/departments and management of contractors and their standards of customer service delivery
• Working with the Contracts and Procurements team to tender and award contracts for the provision of all hard and soft service to the properties and ensuring value for money is obtained
• Writing all associated scope documentation applicable to the properties, having established the level of services to be provided in conjunction with the General Manager Project Team and Technical Director of Rezidor Hotels
• Managing all contractors’ delivery services to the property by way of SLA’s and KPI’s.
• Ensuring that all staff provided by service providers are of an acceptable standard and are adequately trained
• Being central to the team which deals with the property’s transition from construction to management, dealing with testing and commissioning, DLP and snagging
• Involvement in the process of handover (including assessment of fit-out) to tenants
• Reviewing, author of, adapting policies and procedures for the operational FM team - Risk Assessment and HSQE
• Ensuring the integration of the property management database
• Ensuring that, in relation to property management operations, both systems are kept up to date and contain accurate information
• Working with the PM team to maximise cost recoveries
• Being responsible for the portfolio to ensure all necessary risk assessments and audits are undertaken and implemented and arranging all necessary inspections
• Responsible for the performance of site-based operational staff and their management, training and retention
• Input and design stages of property:
o Safety and security systems - including CCTV circuits, access control, guards and emergency response teams, fire prevention and fire fighting, First Aid teams, HACCP control - food safety and waste management
o Legal licencing for operations
o Water treatment and Legionella prevention control
o Lifting equipment and elevators
o Vehicles and vehicle control
o Projects - design - financial - control - commission - handover
• FM strategic planning and budgeting, POMEC budget, Capex, Opex, Property improvement 5 and 10 year plan .
• Construction project planning and management, Scope of works, resource management, time management, budgetary management, compliance, QA, COC, Environmental COC, Warrantees and warrantee conditions, snagging and handovers, Civil and structures, MEP, FF&E, Equipment and legalizing of As Build drawings and all Operating Manuals.
• Finance and procurement management for FM department within set POMEC budgets including utility bills and cost reduction programs.
• Management of FM internal and external teams - Contracted services and environmental inspections and compulsory legislative inspections required for operating licenses including Hygiene, waste management and waste disposal .
• Contracts and SLA's(Service level agreements) management and reviews
• Operations and maintenance including preventative, reactive, planned, predictive maintenance.
• Writing FM policies and procedures in Accordance with local and International standards
• Space planning, management, remodeling and renovation projects.
• Project management for relocation and refurbishment projects, costing, approval’s, compliance, site management .
• Asset Management and Tracking of useful life and expected replacement and renovation dates for financial planning
• Safety and Occupational Health Management HACCP, FOOD SAFETY, POTABLE WATER, LPG, Fire Life safety Systems, Hose Reels and Hydrants, Sewage treatment, Electrical safety, Fire Drill, Bomb threats, hostage, Air quality, Legionella, elevator safety, heli pads and life crafts .
• Crisis Management and business continuity planning emergency evacuation signage, routes, fire containment.
• Security Management, Events Management Access control, perimeter fencing control and detection devices, CCTV systems, boom gates, guest room locks, safes, windows and sliding doors
• Document and Records Management, Manage FM documents and compile progress and periodic reports.
• Based at the Phinda Game Reserve
• Preventative, proactive and reactive maintenance for the facility
• Overseeing 30 staff
• Asset management and control
• Ensuring Standard Operating Procedures adhered to
• CMMS - Logs
• HSQU programmes
• Risk management - JSA and SOP
• Water treatment - grey water treatment and wetlands
• Back-up power plant
• Energy conservation
• Waste management
• Water storage and reticulation
• Electrical reticulation HV and LV
• Garbage disposal
• Sewerage
• Cold storage units and ice plants
Facilities Maintenance Engineer Carefrigeration 01/2000 - 12/2004
Project Manager Facility Services Airexec 1997 - 1999
Maintenance Manager Mmabatho Sun Hotel 1994 - 1996
Refrigeration Technician Supreme Meats 1983 - 1984
Elevator safety and Evacuation procedures
DEGREE Corllins University Bsc Bachelor of science Civil Engineering / Projects Name: C J Niemandt Student ID: UD-2012-11-31882 (HAIG COMPLIANT) + (APOSTILE) + (USA ECERTATION) Program: Bachelor's Degree - Civil Engineering Member Student council
Welkom Technical College (1997) - N1 Certificate Electrical
Occupational safety - Tools& Equipment
- N2 Certificate Electrical - N3 Certificate Electro Mechanical - N4 Certificate Electrical - N5 Certificate Electrical Electrical Theory - Technical Drawings - Electronics-Engineering Science- Mathematics - Mechanical Technology
