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Chief Engineer

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In-Office
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND
Senior level
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND
Senior level
Responsible for the execution of Technical Services at VR Chennai, ensuring timely completion of fit outs and smooth facility operations with minimized downtime.
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Job Title

Chief Engineer

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Designation

Chief Engineer– Technical Services

Function

Technical Services

Reporting To

Senior Manager Operation – Site Operations

Start Date

ASAP

Location

Chennai

Remuneration

Highly competitive

About Virtuous Retail South Asia

Founded in 2007, Virtuous Retail is India’s leading institutionally-backed retail platform that designs, develops, owns, and manages community-oriented lifestyle centres across the country. Virtuous Retail’s current pan-India portfolio is 14 million sq. ft., with four operational flagship centres VR Surat, VR Bengaluru, VR Chennai, and VR Punjab, two recent acquisitions undergoing upgradation to VR flagships at Amritsar and Nagpur, a soon-to-be-launched second Centre in Bengaluru, and two projects under development in Delhi and Mumbai.

Over the last 13 years, Virtuous Retail has redefined the spatial retail experience for consumers by delivering innovative centres that seamlessly integrate shopping, hospitality, food, leisure, and entertainment. These award- winning lifestyle centres are designed and operated by Virtuous Retail as social hubs that are ‘Connecting Communities©’, contributing significantly to India’s economy, and enhancing the overall brand image of the city they are located in by celebrating the local culture.

About the Opportunity

Working with Virtuous Retail gives you the opportunity to join a high growth organization that is leading the transformation of retail spaces in India. The team is fast paced, hard-working, and result-oriented, and we are committed to providing you the opportunity to move ahead more rapidly than is possible at most other places in this industry.

Role Purpose

The position will be responsible for effective execution of Technical Services for VR Chennai Center and ensure smooth operation of the facility, without any Down Time.

Core Responsibilities

  • Ensure timely completion of fit outs of proposed retails outlets and retail support in terms of utility
  • Ensure regular and systematic schedule of inspections for the facility, plant and Equipment’s, to minimize/ zero down the down time
  • Tracking and ensuring AMC renewals for all the equipment’s and PPM schedule tracking and monitoring
  • Ensure procurement & Inventory management of critical M & E spares;
  • Vendor Performance Management - ensure the vendor performance is tracked basis the SLAs and KPIs drawn for better execution and any deviation to be reported to the management;
  • Responsible to submit the MIS & all other reports which required by management for evaluation & review. Technical review reports for all mechanical equipment’s’ performance
  • (Monthly Expenditures, Log Books, Parameters Record Break down & Incident reports, ppm check list (Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly & Yearly), History card technical stores audit, MEP daily reports etc.)
  • Ensure Compliance (electrical inspectorate, lifts inspections, pollution control, water, waste management, fire inspections, property tax etc.)
  • Liaison with civic agencies to ensure smooth operations of facilities

Qualification/ Experience required

  • Technically qualified with 9 to 12 years of relevant experience in hospitality, Retail Industry
  • Should be technically sound in MEP to manage and fix the breakdown/ technical issues

Preferred Qualities

  • Strong work ethic, intense drive, and initiative for quality and customer service.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Should be good team player










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