Plumber - Hotel Engineering Maintenance

Plumber - Hotel Engineering Maintenance Job Snapshot

Role: Plumber - Hotel Engineering Maintenance

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Hospitality

Function: Plumbing-Pipefitting

Experience: Minimum 3 years

Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview

Plumber - Hotel Engineering Maintenance in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Hospitality hiring opportunity with Accor for an experienced technical professional responsible for plumbing installation, preventive maintenance, fault diagnosis, and repair within a five-star hotel environment. Based at Grand Mercure Dubai City, the role supports reliable water and plumbing systems, guest comfort, operational continuity, safety compliance, and sustainable resource management across the property.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates

City: Dubai

Industry: Hospitality

Function: Plumbing-Pipefitting

Salary: 2500-4000

Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.

Gender: Any

Candidate Nationality: Any

Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Plumber forms part of the hotel 's engineering and maintenance operation, ensuring plumbing infrastructure remains safe, functional, efficient, and capable of supporting continuous hotel activity. With guest rooms, restaurants, meeting facilities, public areas, and back-of-house operations depending on dependable water systems, prompt technical intervention is essential. The position combines planned preventive maintenance with responsive repairs and independent troubleshooting. Particular attention is required for water conservation, leakage prevention, equipment condition, workmanship quality, and rapid resolution of faults that could affect guests or hotel operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute plumbing installation, maintenance, servicing, and repair work to professional hotel engineering standards.
• Inspect plumbing systems and identify faults affecting water supply, drainage, fixtures, piping, or associated equipment.
• Carry out preventive maintenance activities according to established engineering schedules.
• Complete daily engineering and plumbing checklists accurately and report outstanding technical concerns.
• Diagnose plumbing problems systematically and determine efficient corrective action.
• Respond promptly to leaks, blockages, defective fixtures, pipe failures, and other plumbing-related issues.
• Work with PPR plumbing systems and perform appropriate installation, joining, maintenance, and repair activities.
• Read and interpret technical drawings, specifications, layouts, and maintenance information relevant to assigned work.
• Complete assigned technical tasks independently while maintaining required workmanship and safety standards.
• Participate with engineering colleagues in major preventive maintenance, repair, and servicing activities.
• Coordinate effectively with other maintenance disciplines when plumbing work forms part of a wider engineering repair.
• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance methods, procedures, and systems for greater efficiency.
• Analyze recurring faults and recommend practical measures that reduce repeat failures and operational disruption.
• Maintain plumbing tools and workshop equipment in safe and serviceable condition.
• Control workshop stock, monitor consumption of plumbing materials, and request replenishment when required.
• Use materials responsibly to minimize unnecessary consumption and maintenance waste.
• Support hotel water conservation objectives by identifying leaks, inefficient fixtures, and avoidable water losses.
• Contribute to responsible energy and water consumption as part of the property 's environmental practices.
• Support waste reduction, sustainable purchasing, and environmental compliance requirements relevant to engineering activities.
• Follow fire, hygiene, occupational health, and safety procedures during all maintenance work.
• Maintain safe working conditions and report hazards or technical risks requiring further attention.
• Follow established operational standards and engineering procedures.
• Attend departmental briefings to remain informed about maintenance priorities and daily hotel activities.
• Participate in scheduled technical and operational training.
• Share practical plumbing knowledge with colleagues and support the development of less experienced team members.
• Maintain awareness of hotel facilities, services, and operational activities when working in guest-facing areas.
• Coordinate respectfully with housekeeping, front office, food and beverage, and other departments when maintenance affects their operations.
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