Engineer Project Manager

JAN DE BEIR

Born and raised in Belgium in the Flemish region. I am a natural leader,

I have developed my extensive hotel organisational and planning skills across key business and industry areas, working in the UK, Europe. UAE and SE Asia.

These include executive chief engineer for 5* hotels Facilities and Site Management for major new buildings and refurbishment’s over a twenty year period, managing hotel projects across Europe, UAE and Asia and gaining invaluable life skills whilst at sea as an Officer Engineer.

Over 25 years hotel engineering at 5* hotels and apartments includes property management, guest service, capex budget planning, PPM, team building and technical knowledge at all electrical and mechanical levels.

I have managed many multicultural international engineering teams at 5* hotels and was able to find and promote the most talented engineers.

I consider myself to be a highly motivated individual, consistently striving for quality results in any challenge I undertake.

WORK EXPERIENCE

From 10/09/13 appointed as Chief engineer at the Aman resort Vinh Hy Vietnam.

A five star resort with pavilions and villas ranked as one of the top destinations in the world.

Responsible for the daily maintenance, PPM, capex expenditure, health and safety, internal and external maintenance of the building, kitchens restaurants and plant rooms.

Working with a team of mechanics, electricians, carpenters, masons, painters and storekeeper all together 27 technicians.

. Responsible for the smooth running of all facilities and ground maintenance with another 20 gardening staff.

Water treatment for 22 swimming pools maintained by 12 specialized technicians with daily water treatment reports.

Daily reporting about the DSP and STP plant rooms all reports directly to the GM.

Resigned end of march 2015.

From 07/09/11 till 30/08/ 2013 working as sr. project engineer for Cogniplus interiors.

A refurbishment project at the Song Be golf resort 32 Km from HCM city.

Responsible for the site set up and daily schedule performance.

Set up all health and safety measurements on site.

Organising the different working teams to start and finish the project as requested by the owners on time and in the budget.

Building new changing lockers rooms, toilets, showers, gardens with ponds and new conservatory.

Construction contract was extended to refurbish 2 more meeting rooms.

Working with a building team of masons, tillers, electricians, plumbers, a steel construction team, painters, carpenters and decorators. 62 skilled workers.

Project finished end August 2013.

From 01/01/2009 till 30/08/2011 working as senior project engineer, building a 5* property for a private investor at Vung Tau city. Vietnam.

Reason for leaving :Project finished.

Involved from design at architect office, till completion on site, key on the door, paint dry hand over.

The villa is equipped with all features of a boutique hotel.

6 bedrooms with connecting bath room, gym, underground parking and ATS generator room.

The top floor is designed for bar, TV and video entertainment with view of the Vung Tau back beach.

Lift imported from Otis France with a steel frame lift shaft and special dubble glazing with cupper decoration.

Outside garden with swimming pool with shower and sun bathing facilities.

Working with a local team of 45 construction builders.

The fit out was done by AA company under my supervision with a 32 team of carpenters and decorators.

Project was finished August 2011 on time and in the budget.

Appointed Director of engineering at Rotana hotel in Dubai. 16/09/07 till 16/11/2008.

I resigned as Dubai was not my kind of city.

I had a proposal to work in Vietnam to build a villa 5* property.

Five star complex with 260 rooms, 140 luxury suites, and an international team of 45 people.

Responsible for the smooth running of all facilities and health and safety for the hotel and the engineering team.

Including underground car park, plant rooms, Exhibition Centre, 400 functional guest rooms, and numerous meeting rooms.

The hotel is equipped with 4 restaurants, 1 English pub, 1 night club and 3 fitness centres.

Outside swimming pools and luxury gardens.

Budget $2,221,000 for energy and $1,553,000 for P&L

Achievements.

The reorganisation of the engineering team from a 51 staff to a reliable team of 45 engineers and handyman.

New shift pattern was introduced to gain more efficient guest services and reduce guest complaints.

Water treatment for the cooling towers was reviewed and a more reliable maintenance system was introduced followed by intensive staff training.

The daily check list performance was increased as the team relied to much on the BMS system. Technician on shift was ordered to check all plant rooms physically and make notes on the new checklists’ with reports to be made for the morning briefing.

From 15 /12/ 2004 till 14/09/07 appointed as Chief Engineer for Sofitel Plaza Saigon HCMC. 17 Le Duan Blvd. District 1 .

Reason for leaving: Opportunity to work in Dubai.

Responsible for the daily maintenance, PPM, capex expenditure, health and safety, internal and external maintenance of the building, kitchens restaurants and plant rooms.

Working with a team of mechanics, electricians, carpenters, masons, painters and storekeeper all together 27 workers.

Responsible for the smooth running of all facilities, including car park, plant rooms, Exhibition Centre, 270 functional guest rooms, numerous meeting rooms.

A yearly budget P&L of $ 1,020,000.

Achievements.

Re-organisation of the Maintenance department from a disorganised team to an effective, efficient and hard working team of 27 technicians and handymen. The introduction of a sound shift pattern, improved wages and recognition of personal developments from various team members made this achievement possible.

Building a new French restaurant Olivier on the first floor to increase revenue for the FB department.

The building of an exclusive Sofitel club on the 16th floor for our special guest services.

The building of an exclusive meeting room adjacent to the Sofitel club room.

From 10 january 2004 till 10 december 2004 working for a Belgian Building and engineering co. as senior project manager. Based in Birmingham building of a 250 bedroom hotel .

Reason for leaving: After this project I started to work for a 5* hotel again.

November 1999- November 2003 Director of Facilities Chief engineer Novotel London West-UK

Reason for leaving: I resigned as I brought the hotel up to the highest technical level and wanted a new challenge.

Responsibilities

In charge of a 25-man department in this 630-bedroom hotel in the heart of one of London’s major business districts.

Responsible for a yearly £1.2million Maintenance P&L budget and a £1.1million Capital Expenditure budget.

Responsible for the smooth running of all facilities, including underground car park, 27 plant rooms, 5000m2 Exhibition Centre, 630 functional guest rooms, numerous meeting rooms and, more recently, the re-structuring of the Security Department.

Achievements

Re-organisation of the Maintenance department from a disorganised team of 26 men to an effective, efficient and hard working team of 20 technicians and handymen. The introduction of a sound shift pattern, improved wages and recognition of personal developments from various team members made this achievement possible.

Re-organisation of the Car Park services to patrons, with a resulting increase in revenue of 45% (£44,000.00 per month).

A re-organisation of the waste management controls resulted in annual savings of between £14,000-£18,000.

Sold vacant roof space to BT Cellnet and One2One. This deal increased annual hotel revenue by a further £32,000.

The cancelling and re-negotiation of contracts resulted in a savings in expenses of £52,000 in my first year.

I was actively involved in a major refurbishment project in the hotel, with a budget of £20million. This was successfully completed in August 2001.

July 1996 -November 1999 Chief Engineer Sofitel Frankfurt-Germany

Reason for leaving: Opportunity to move to London to a 630 bedroom hotel.

Responsibilities

Responsible for all facilities throughout this 5-Star luxury hotel, including the maintenance team, security of the property and various refurbishment projects.

Achievements

Re-organisation of the entire maintenance structure, including an update of all technical installations and building completely new guestrooms and meeting rooms.

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July 1993-July 1996 Site Project Manager Sofitel -Various across Europe

Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Strasbourg, Paris.

Reason for leaving: Accor made me an offer to work in Sofitel I could not refuse.

Responsibilities

Project management of various sites for all refurbishment requirements. These included the construction, mechanical and electrical installations and finishing-all to meet the 5-Star Accor Standards.

Responsible for a team of 32 builders, technicians and contractors.

Achievements

All projects completed on time and within original budget.

Used as a problem solver for Accor’s most prestigious hotels.

Successfully managed the construction and installation of theme park-Sea Front in Zeebrugge (Belgium). This included the installation of a Submarine and Light Ship theme park with shopping centre attached.

November 1990-December 1993 Site Project Manager Advanced Technical Systems

Reason for leaving: Opportunity to work across Europe.

Responsible for the construction of several building and technical installations for Car Manufacturers Volvo, Renault and Volkswagen.

Construction of several steel framed shopping centres from design till finishing and opening.

August 1986-November 1990 Self Employed Contractor

Carried out various building projects including heating, air handling and sanitary installations.

November 1981-August 1986 Officer Engineer Company Maritime Belge

Completed numerous voyages across the world, holding rank of Officer Engineer.

1980

Introduction to Officer Engineer role at the Sea Induction School in Antwerp.

1976-1980

After leaving school, I worked for a Building and Housing Construction Company.

QUALIFICATIONS

1976

Technical School Eeklo (Belgium)

Diploma Electro/Mechanical A3

1982-1986

Training for Officer Engineer on several Merchant Ships for CMB

Degree of Officer Engineer

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Address So 6 An Phu An Khanh An Thinh building D2

Telephone Vietnam : +84-909****** (mobile)

Mail add; *********@*****.***

Date of Birth 05/03/1959

Marital Status Single

GENERAL INTERESTS

I am fluent, both written and orally, in Dutch, English and French and hold a written and oral knowledge of German

I am a keen follower of most sports, especially Football, Moto GP and Cycling. I also love travelling, eating out and reading, my favourite author being Stephen King.

REFERENCES

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