Chief Engineer

Role Purpose

As Chief Engineer you’ll manage the engineering/maintenance of your hotel and ensure the safety and comfort of hotel guests and team members.

You’ll be a master multitasker and be comfortable with any repair needs.

Motivating and training your team with the skills to keep hotels always looking their best. 

Key Accountabilities

People


* Direct daily engineering needs, plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right team in place.


* Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching and feedback, and create performance and development goals for colleagues - recognise good performance. 


* Recommend or initiate any HR elated actions where needed.


* Ensure a safe and secure environment for guests, team members in compliance with regulatory policies and procedures.


* Maintain relations with outside contacts including guests, regulatory agencies, others as needed.


* Follow-up outstanding points from the latest IT audit of his/her hotel under the supervision of IT Manager/Leader. 

Guest Experience


* Help guests needs to ensure their satisfaction.


* Use a maintenance programme to ensure the hotel is maintained and in service for our guests.

Responsible business


* Maintain and order parts and supplies whilst minimising waste and maintaining “green” initiatives. 


* May be responsible for hotel security to minimise risk of theft, crime and other hazards. 


* Ad-hoc duties – unexpected moments when we have to pull together to get a task done. 

Accountabilities

This is the top Maintenance/Engineering job which may include one or more food or beverage outlets, and/or meeting space or catering/convention facilities.

May supervise a small maintenance staff.

Key Skills & Experiences


* Some college or advanced vocational training 


* Four years’ experience in general building maintenance and/or construction or equivalent combination of education and experience 


* Specialised expertise in plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and carpentry fields


* Level 3 EPA Certification, HVAC and refrigeration certificate, licensed plumber and/or journeyman status for electrician and carpenter may be required 


* Hotel experience preferred 


* Professional certification and licence if required by law