ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE CARIBBEAN, LATIN AMERICA AND USA.
With more than 25 years of engineering leadership experience in the hospitality sector
About Javier Leon
Javier earned a bachelor’s degree in construction / civil Engineering from Costa Rica’s Institute of Technology. He is also a certified commercial property inspector (CCPIA-002324) and gained an Engineering Operations Executive certificate from the American Hotel & Motel Association’ Educational Institute.
Comprehensive knowledge on implementation and sustainability of key hotel maintenance strategies, procedures and standards that drive organizational performance and profitability. Designs and coordinates strategies for engineering projects from conception to completion. Understanding of building trades including structural designs, electrical, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing and general building practices. Effective decision-making skills, based on data analysis with strong problem-solving abilities while encouraging innovative solutions.
Services
JL Engineering offers diverse services to hospitality sector owners’, investors and management companies. These include:
Associations
Past Projects
Javier Leon is a Certified Commercial Property Inspector and had a regional engineering leadership role with a recognized hotel company where his scope of work included:
- Implementing and approving mechanical, electrical and plumbing work on renovations for more than 150 hotels across Latin America and the Caribbean
- Return on investment project recommendations for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems
- Developing project management procedures for capital expenditure projects
- Ensuring property standards were compliant with corporate operations procedures
- Maintaining life safety test records for systems and conducting engineering operation reviews for each location
- Conducting site surveys to promote energy conservation and ensuring that water safety and environmental standards were met
- Reviewing repairs and maintenance budget for each hotel in the region to encourage alignment with company goals
- Identifying opportunities to reduce energy consumption and manage each regional utilities budget
- Approving capital expenditure projects ranging from $20,000 to $250,000
- Developing and implementing leverage initiatives to achieve cost savings through standardization of equipment across the portfolio of properties
- Recruiting qualified outside candidates for engineering positions, as well as identifying employees for promotion to leadership roles
- Collaborating with senior management on coaching and mentoring on-property engineering directors
- Conducting site visits to support the company’s strategies for operations budgets, standards, and goals
- Implementing new engineering technology to enhance performance and reduce costs
