Technical Manager

Elkonin Tel Aviv – MGallery Hotel Collection

The MGallery Elkonin brings a unique French sophistication and boutique flavour to the city that never sleeps. The hotel offers a luxuriously modern elegant eclectic design, while keeping the original spirit of the Tel Aviv’s first ever built hotel in the 1910’s.

Located in the heart of the fashionable district of Neve Tzedek in the south of Tel Aviv, the hotel will open its doors early 2022 with 44 keys, and will feature a signature restaurant by Joël Robuchon, an outdoor swimming pool, a Clarins SPA and a rooftop bar.

The Mission:

A fantastic opportunity for a Technical Manager to be part of the opening of a luxury boutique hotel in Tel Aviv.

As Technical Manager, you will supervise, alongside with your team, all the technical aspects of the hotel. 

You will work to technically prepare the opening that will help to make the launch of this iconic hotel an undeniable success, and ensure all rooms, public spaces and facilities are ready to welcome guests.

The Duties:

Pre-opening:

• Be the point of contact for the construction site contractor
• Supervise and follow up with the contractor all rejections post construction
• Prepare the handover from construction site to hotel

Technical expertise:

• Makes sure that fire security installations are in good working order
• Is responsible for the smooth running of all the hotel's technical processes and installations
• Runs regular checks on technical equipment to prevent any problems
• Implements corrective action plans
• Manages energy costs efficiently
• Prepares and tracks the action plans instigated by the Safety Commission and audit authorities
• Trains personnel on the hotel's safety regulations and procedures
• Tracks and treats any recurrent technical problems in the hotel
• Advises the General Manager when specialist intervention is required
• Tracks and optimizes energy consumption
• Implement maintenance directives, policies and procedures 
• Ensure compliance with the local legislation 
• Help define yearly technical budget
• Anticipate and address issues related to maintenance matters of the hotel 

Hygiene & Safety:

• Organizes and follows up security and fire prevention training for all hotel staff
• Keeps the hotel security register up-to-date
• Organize and apply the procedures to be followed in the event of a fire evacuation
• Coordinates and manages the regulatory procedures and follow-up processes (safety of people and property, quality, guests' comfort)

Management:

• Behaves and acts (as a manager) in an exemplary fashion, embodying the brand mindset
• Organizes and checks employees' work
• Ensures that the team provides a high standard of service
• Identifies the training needs for technicians and prepares appropriate training plans
• Helps employees improve their skills and provides support for career development
• Manages, motivates and organizes his/her teams
• Works in collaboration with the other departments

Administration:

• Follows up investment and maintenance budgets (contracts, purchasing etc.)
• Handles relations with sub-contractors
• Is involved in scheduling investments and supervising renovation work
• Negotiates contracts with sub-contractors and monitors the services provided by referenced suppliers      

The Profile:

• Certificate or Diploma in electronics or technical studies, or degree in hotel maintenance
• 3 years of experience in a similar field
• Must have practical and theoretical skills in related areas: cold-storage, air-conditioning, building pathology, water processing, Public Building regulations
• Knowledge and experience of associated computer applications
• Native Hebrew speaker, English proficiency
• Previous hotel opening experience a plus

 Skills / Qualities:

• Flexible and responsive
• Resistant to work pressure
• Positive attitude, always looking to exceed expectations
• Organized and detail conscious
• Focus on excellent customer service
• Strong influencing skills
• Discretion
• Methodical approach
• Able to identify problems
• Sense of creativity and audacity

Ø Team player