Job description
The Group Technical, Safety & Works Director is a key position within WiZiU, with a scope covering 24 hotels in France and Belgium. He/she is responsible for steering the technical strategy, safety management and coordination of works within the group, in line with hotel standards and regulatory obligations.
This position requires a dual approach:
- Strategic, with a long-term vision of technical and real estate investments.
- Operational, with field follow-up and effective coordination of on-site interventions.
The person will report directly to the General Manager and work closely with the operations, maintenance and asset management teams.
1- Operational responsibilities
Main missions
- Strategy and technical management
Define and implement the technical and safety strategy for the Group’s facilities.
Ensure regulatory watch and guarantee the application of current standards (fire safety, accessibility, health & safety, energy performance).
Develop a multi-year investment and maintenance plan in conjunction with General Management.
Implement a sustainable building management policy (reducing energy consumption, decarbonization, etc.).
- Supervision of works and investments
Pilot the renovation, extension and upgrading of facilities.
Monitor administrative authorizations, calls for tender and the smooth progress of works.
Manage works budgets and ensure optimization of investment costs.
Collaborate with architects, design offices and construction companies to ensure proper execution of projects.
- Maintenance and safety management
Coordinate preventive and curative maintenance, ensuring optimal operation of infrastructures.
Implement and supervise maintenance contracts with external service providers.
Guarantee compliance of technical equipment and buildings with safety and hotel operating standards.
Manage incidents and claims, in relation with insurance and the relevant authorities.
- Budget steering and reporting
Monitor technical expenditure and optimize management of allocated resources.
Provide regular reports on the state of the hotel estate, including maintenance, works and energy performance.
Analyze operating costs and suggest areas for improvement to maximize the profitability of real estate assets.
- Supervising and leading teams
Manage a technical and safety team and coordinate the work of external service providers.
Train and raise awareness of technical and regulatory issues among hotel managers and local teams.
Develop a culture of operational excellence and proactive infrastructure management
The position is based in Lille.
Your profile
Education / Professional experience
Education: Bac+5 (Engineering school, Master’s degree in technical management of assets, real estate, works).
Experience: minimum 10 years’ experience in the technical management of a hotel property portfolio, in a real estate company or property asset management company.
Key skills:
- Expertise in building works, maintenance and safety.
- Mastery of hotel and real estate regulations (fire, ERP, accessibility, energy).
- Ability to manage substantial investment budgets and steer multi-site projects.
- Excellent project management, budget analysis and reporting skills.
Languages: fluent French, professional English required.
Abilities / Qualities
Recognized leadership
Autonomous, responsible.
Creative and confident with an energetic personality.
Innovative approach to work.
Proactivity and initiative.
Team and group spirit.
Mobile.
Availability & discretion.
Agility and adaptability in a changing environment.
Salary: attractive package.
Your future employer
WiZiU: Reinventing the hotel business together.
At WiZiU, the Covivio Group’s hotel management platform, we carry a vision: that of a hotel industry where people are at the heart of everything. With a portfolio of 24 hotels in France and Belgium, from 3 to 5 stars, we infuse each establishment with our passion for excellence and authenticity.
Do you dream of an environment where your ideas count? Where your passion for hospitality meets opportunities to grow and innovate? Join WiZiU and become part of an agile, daring team, ready to redefine standards.
Here, we’re celebrating a new era in hospitality.
Here, we celebrate talent that knows how to adapt, take initiative and work in the service of customers. If you share our values – that of building with the strength of the collective, moving forward into the future and accompanying the movement – now is the time to join us.
WiZiU is waiting for you. What are you waiting for?
If this is not exactly what you are looking for, please send us an spontaneous application. There may be other opportunities that match your profile and aspirations.
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