Chief Engineer (Full Time)

Hyatt Hotels Corporation; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary meals

Complimentary accommodation at Hyatt

Discounted rates for associates

F&B discounts at Hyatt properties

Fully laundered uniforms

Job summary

Grand Hyatt Melbourne seeks an experienced Chief Engineer to lead the Engineering Department, overseeing building systems, maintenance, and safe operations for guests and associates. This hands-on leadership role blends daily operations with planning, projects and continuous improvement.

You will coach the team, manage budgets, and coordinate preventive maintenance and major projects, ensuring life safety and compliance across the property.

Qualifications

• Experience leading an engineering or facilities team in a hotel or similar environment.
• Strong knowledge of building services, plant and equipment maintenance.
• Commitment to workplace safety and contractor management.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the Engineering team, setting clear priorities and maintaining high standards.
• Oversee preventive maintenance across hotel equipment and facilities, including kitchens and laundry.
• Inspect the building, plantrooms and operating equipment, identify defects and follow through on repairs.
• Maintain a strong focus on life safety, essential services, occupational health and safety, and safe work practices.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance schedules, guest room servicing and work requests using HOTSOS and asset records.
• Manage contractors and external trades, ensuring they follow hotel procedures, safety requirements and guest contact standards.
• Coordinate hotel projects, including mid-sized FF&E and CAPEX works, and work with the redevelopment project team on engineering matters affecting hotel operations.
• Monitor engineering costs, staffing, rosters, leave and payroll, while identifying opportunities to reduce waste and improve value.
• Track utility consumption, report on energy use and support conservation initiatives and training.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Building services

Safety compliance

Project coordination

Budget management

Contractor management

Team coaching

Adaptability

HOT SOS familiarity

Tools

HOT SOS

Job description

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"I believe successful people are the ones who take the initiative to learn, unlearn and relearn. It’s important to constantly challenge your knowledge and step out of your comfort zone."

"I believe successful people are the ones who take the initiative to learn, unlearn and relearn. It’s important to constantly challenge your knowledge and step out of your comfort zone."

Peggy Focheux Duval: Director of Learning & Development, France

At Hyatt we care for people so they can be their best. Care comes from an authentic place of empathyand human connection. We do this by truly seeing people and getting to know them as uniqueindividuals, to enable us to design and deliver personal experiences.

The Role

Grand Hyatt Melbourne is seeking an experienced Chief Engineer to lead our Engineering Department. You’ll oversee the maintenance and operation of the hotel’s building, plant and equipment, supporting every department and helping deliver a safe, comfortable experience for our guests and associates.

This is a hands-on leadership role combining day-to-day engineering operations with planning, projects and continuous improvement.

What you’ll do

• Lead, coach and develop the Engineering team, setting clear priorities and maintaining high standards of work, attendance and service.
• Oversee preventive maintenance across hotel equipment and facilities, including kitchens and laundry.
• Inspect the building, plantrooms and operating equipment, identify defects and follow through on repairs and maintenance requests.
• Maintain a strong focus on life safety, essential services, occupational health and safety, and safe work practices.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance schedules, guest room servicing and work requests using HOTSOS and asset records.
• Manage contractors and external trades, ensuring they follow hotel procedures, safety requirements and guest contact standards.
• Coordinate hotel projects, including mid-sized FF&E and CAPEX works, and work with the redevelopment project team on engineering matters affecting hotel operations.
• Monitor engineering costs, staffing, rosters, leave and payroll, while identifying opportunities to reduce waste and improve value.
• Track utility consumption, report on energy use and support conservation initiatives and training.
• Keep accurate engineering logs, inspection records and maintenance documentation, and report significant issues to hotel management.
• Provide engineering support during after-hours emergencies when required.

What you’ll bring

• Experience leading an engineering or facilities team, ideally in a hotel or similarly complex operating environment.
• Strong practical knowledge of building services, plant and equipment maintenance, and preventive maintenance planning.
• A clear commitment to workplace safety, life safety systems, compliance and contractor management.
• The ability to organise competing priorities, contribute to projects and make sound decisions under pressure.
• Commercial awareness, including experience managing budgets, resources and energy or operating costs.
• A collaborative leadership style: you communicate clearly, build trust, coach others and work effectively with colleagues, project teams and contractors.
• Confidence adapting to changing operational needs while maintaining a focus on safe, reliable hotel operations.
• Confidence working with maintenance systems and records, including HOTSOS or comparable platforms.
• Must have unrestricted Australian Working rights

With enriching work comes amazing rewards! Just some of our associate benefits include:

• Complimentary meals in our trendy associate restaurant
• Complimentary accommodation at selected Hyatt properties worldwide
• Discounted accommodation rates for associates as well as friends and family
• Food and Beverage discounts at Australian-based Hyatt properties
• Fully laundered uniforms