Director of Engineering

Role summary

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The Director of Engineering leads all engineering, maintenance, and property-improvement activities at Shangri-La Singapore. The role typically requires a degree or diploma in engineering, facilities management, or a related discipline, together with substantial experience in hotel engineering, preferably in a luxury or large-scale property. Professional knowledge of electrical, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, fire-life-safety, energy management, and building systems is expected. The successful candidate should hold relevant local certifications where required and be familiar with Singapore regulations. Responsibilities include managing engineering teams and contractors, controlling budgets, ensuring preventive maintenance, supporting renovations, improving energy efficiency, and maintaining safe, reliable guest facilities. Strong leadership, communication, planning, problem-solving, and emergency-response skills are essential.

About the employer

Shangri-La Group is a Hong Kong-founded luxury hospitality company operating hotels, resorts, residences, and related businesses across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North America, and other international markets. The group is known for its Asian-inspired hospitality, emphasis on warm and personalised service, and strong focus on guest experience. Shangri-La Singapore is a major luxury hotel set within extensive tropical gardens near Orchard Road. It serves leisure and business travellers, conferences, weddings, restaurants, and long-stay guests, creating a complex engineering environment with extensive guest rooms, public areas, kitchens, meeting facilities, landscaping, and building services. The company generally offers structured hotel operations, international standards, professional development opportunities, and exposure to a multicultural workforce. Benefits for senior appointments may include medical coverage, meals, employee rates, leave, performance incentives, and relocation support, depending on the employment package.

Working in Singapore

Singapore is a compact, highly connected island city-state with strong opportunities in hospitality, engineering, facilities management, finance, technology, healthcare, logistics, and tourism. Its culture blends Chinese, Malay, Indian, and international influences, reflected in food, festivals, languages, and everyday life. The lifestyle is safe, efficient, and urban, with excellent public transport, shopping, parks, healthcare, and dining, although housing and schooling can be expensive. Professionals usually need employer sponsorship for a work pass. Senior foreign hires commonly use an Employment Pass, subject to salary, qualifications, employer eligibility, and current COMPASS requirements; the employer normally submits the application. New arrivals should arrange accommodation, mobile service, banking, insurance, and tax registration, and check whether dependants qualify for passes. Singapore’s tropical climate is hot and humid year-round, with frequent rain. It is well positioned for regional travel throughout Southeast Asia.