Director of Engineering - QT Gold Coast

About EVT: QT Gold Coast is part of EVT, one of Australasia’s market-leading experience creators offering careers that can take you wherever you want to go across entertainment, ventures, and travel. In a world of cookie cutter experiences, here at EVT we believe in changing the game. It’s why we all call ourselves Daymakers - because each day is a chance to add the wow factor for our customers and continually grow in our own careers.

QT Hotels & Resorts is EVT’s premium lifestyle hotel brand, with locations in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Pioneers behind the philosophy of ‘unexpected and unrequested’, with every guest engagement presenting an opportunity to delight, and every QT property inspired by local influence with signature quirk. And our people? With personalities as diverse as each property, individuality is more than encouraged.

EVT has an endless range of roles and careers paths to explore across over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150 award winning restaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo, Independent Collection and Australia’s most loved year round alpine resort, Thredbo. Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few. Once you’re in, there’s no limits on where your career could take you.

Key Responsibilities:
• Lead the engineering department: set direction, standards, culture and build team capability
• Plan and deliver capital works programmes with EVT Corporate Engineering, from scoping through to commissioning
• Maintain the property's long range capital expenditure and asset lifecycle plan
• Own the safety, reliability and efficiency of all building systems, plant and infrastructure
• Manage contractor and consultant relationships, including principal contractors on major works
• Ensure full regulatory compliance and drive a strong safety culture across the team and contractor workforce
• Lead engineering operating and capital budgets, reporting performance to the GM and owners
• Act as the senior on property link to EVT Corporate Engineering on standards, reporting and portfolio initiatives
• Lead, develop and support the Maintenance Manager and technician team, including recruitment and succession

What You’ll Bring:
• Trade qualification (mechanical, electrical, plumbing or related) or equivalent experience, ideally with formal engineering, FM or business qualifications
• Senior leadership experience in hotel engineering, maintenance or FM within a complex, high volume or luxury hospitality setting
• Proven track record leading teams across both operational maintenance and capital project delivery
• Strong technical knowledge of HVAC, electrical, hydraulic, fire safety, essential services and building management systems
• Solid grasp of engineering compliance, essential services obligations and WHS legislation
• Experience engaging senior ownership and investment stakeholders on engineering and capital matters
• Strong financial management skills: budgeting, cost control, capital expenditure
• Exceptional leadership, communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Nice to have: current trade licence, MyBuildings (or similar) experience, PMP/AIPM or equivalent, luxury hotel or large resort background, relevant state building legislation knowledge, NABERS exposure, first aid certificate.

How You Work:
• Daymaker ethos — no one’s too big for the small things.
• Inclusive leader — values diverse perspectives; builds belonging.

Perks from Day One:
As part of EVT, you unlock Elevate Perks from your first day. Parity for all levels - no ivory towers.
• 50% off dining and stays across EVT hotels – QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo and more.
• $2 movie tickets + discounts on Gold Class, Moonlight Cinema and Candy Bar.
• Seasonal perks at Thredbo.
• Rapid career growth across our hotel & entertainment network.
• Paid parental leave; community & volunteering opportunities.

Police Check Acknowledgement
Please note that the successful candidate for this position will be required to undergo and satisfactorily pass a criminal record check as part of the recruitment process.

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Join QT Gold Coast and become an EVT experience creator, opportunity taker, the ultimate Daymaker.

Join and make a positive impact on our people, communities, and environment every day.

Send your CV and a short cover letter. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and review applications as they come in - don’t wait! We can’t wait to see the places your career will go with EVT.

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