Attar Singh

With a total working experience of 34 years in the field of Technical Services - Engineering (12 years on board Indian Naval Ships and 22 years in the hospitality sector), I am currently looking for an opportunity for the posi4on of Director of Opera4onal Engineering for Five Star Luxury Hotels OR Luxury segment residen4al/commercial buildings in Delhi / Gurgaon.

Work Experience:
Director of Engineering
Roseate House & Resorts - Luxury Business Class Five Star Hotel & Resort (A unit of Bird Airport Hotels & Resorts)
Aero city – IGI Airport
New Delhi
June 2016 – June 2023

• Responsible for managing full technical services in all aspects I.e. upkeep of property & plants and machinery. Managing engineering on roll and outsourced manpower and controlling HLP and R& M costs without compromising guest services and property upkeep. Responsible for all licenses & statuary compliances.

Chief Engineer
Ananda in the Himalayas (A unit of IHHR Hospitality) July 2015 – May 2016

• Handled the en4re technical aspects of the resort spread across 100 acres , responsible for maintaining the en4re MEP of the property including fire and safety systems, upkeep of the civil structures

Director of Engineering
Louvre Group of Luxury Business Hotels July 2012 – April 2015

●  Joined the appointed engineering team at an advanced project stage and prepared SOPs and LOPs

●  Coordinated with the project team, all contractors, architects for installation & commissioning of all types of equipment, completion of fire life & safety risk management.

●  Involved with the project during guest room snagging exercise for achieving quality products.

●  Ensured the hotel’s safety features are in compliance with the state and federal laws &

regula4ons

●  Lead a team to maintain and repair mechanical, electrical, heating and cooling, and electrical

systems

●  Inspect the facility and assign job to the staff for routine maintenance and repairs

●  Participate in preventive maintenance programs and maintain document necessary for the

energy management

●  Assist the account team in drafting budget and negotiating with contractors

●  Obtain necessary licenses and permit for installing, removing, and repair physical building

structures

●  Address complaints from guests and ensure no such problems occur in the future

Chief Engineer
Sheraton Udaipur Palace Resorts & Spa December 2010 – June 2012

●  Joined the hotel at intermediate project stage and managed lei over projects planning & execution

●  Hired, trained, and motivated staff in providing best customer service

●  Accomplished maintenance and repair work within the set budget

●  Developed and implemented cost-effective emergency programs

●  Performed regular inspection of the electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and heating and cooling

systems

●  Fixed boilers, sprinklers, oversaw landscaping maintenance

●  Maintained water, sewage, alarms and safety systems

Director – Technical Services Shirdi Country Inn Pvt. Ltd. – Pune June 2010 – November 2010

●  Head of opera4ons and technical services division of St. Laurn group of hotels

●  Additional responsibilities of project management of a five star deluxe upcoming property at

Shirdi

●  Served as a PR Officer of the said company

Chief Engineer
K Raheja Hospitality December 2001 – May 2010

●  Renovated the key areas of the hotel viz. guest rooms, banquet & conference hall, bar, billiard & toddler room, main kitchen, health club, staff & executive dining rooms

●  Introduced new business center, upgraded domestic, raw & hot water system, cold storage, APFC panel and plumbing system

●  Setup new softener plant for boilers

●  Hired services consultants for upgrade of engineering services boilers, changing the total

electrical system.

●  Setup a new satellite laundry

●  Plant room renovation & rearranging equipments as per Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

program implementation at the hotel

●  Setup of CCTV surveillance with detailed project report all over the property for better security

system

●  Inculcated multi skilling training for staff

●  Set procedures for engineering purchases

●  Created SOPs, LOPs & PMPs for engineering opera4ons.

Associate Engineer
ITC Grand Maratha Sheraton Hotels & Towers March 2001 – October 2001

●  Identified and prepared technical snag list complying with company’s local and international standards

●  Assisting the Deputy Chief Engineer/Chief Engineer to get the plant and machinery commissioned in a proper manner

●  Room technical inventory checking

●  Assuring that all the government compliances ( health & safety ) are met

Chief Engine Room Artificer Indian Navy
January 1989 - January 2001

●  Served on board Indian Naval ships for maintenance opera4ons

●  Defect rectification of main diesel engine (up to 40,000 HP), diesel generators, hydraulics, HP air

compressors, boilers, HVAC plants, chillers, refrigeration plants, de-freezers. Fire fighting equipments and boat engines etc with their associated systems/auxiliaries

Educa1on:

●  Diploma in Mechanical Engineering ( 04 years including apprenticeship at INS Shivaji, Lonavala)

●  Engineering equivalent degree vide Gazette of Govt. of India, ministry of education and culture

dated : 11 November 1972 part II section IV page 588

●  Charge Board Certificate (competency for engineering head of a ship)

●  Diploma in Security Management & Fire Fighting Technique, First Aid and Safety Officer

●  Civil defence crash course