Chief Engineer (Full Time)

Grand Hyatt Melbourne; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary meals at associate café

Complimentary Hyatt accommodation

Employee discounts on Hyatt rates

Uniforms provided

Learning & Development opportunities

Job summary

Grand Hyatt Melbourne is seeking an experienced Chief Engineer to lead our Engineering Department, overseeing building, plant and equipment maintenance to deliver safe, comfortable experiences for guests and associates. This hands-on leadership role combines day-to-day operations with planning, projects and continuous improvement across hotel facilities and services.

Applicants must have extensive hotel engineering leadership experience and unrestricted Australian working rights.

Qualifications

• Experience leading an engineering or facilities team in a hotel or similar complex environment.
• Strong knowledge of building services, plant and equipment maintenance, and preventive maintenance planning.
• Clear commitment to workplace safety, life safety systems and compliance.
• Ability to manage budgets, resources and energy/operating costs.
• Experience coordinating with contractors and external trades.
• Familiarity with maintenance systems such as HOTSOS or comparable platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the Engineering team with clear priorities and high standards.
• Oversee preventive maintenance across hotel equipment and facilities.
• Inspect building and plant rooms, identify defects and drive repairs and maintenance.
• Maintain focus on life safety and safe work practices.
• Plan maintenance schedules and guest room servicing using asset records.
• Coordinate projects including FF&E and CAPEX with redevelopment teams.
• Monitor costs, staffing and rosters, and seek waste reduction opportunities.
• Track energy use and support conservation initiatives.
• Keep engineering logs and maintenance documentation up to date.

Skills

Leadership

Facility/Engineering management

Maintenance planning

Budgeting & cost control

Contractor management

Health and safety

Tools

HOT SOS (HOTSOS)

Job description

Summary

About Hyatt

At Hyatt we care for people so they can be their best. Care comes from an authentic place of empathy and human connection. We do this by truly seeing people and getting to know them as unique individuals, 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.

Qualifications

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

Benefits

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

• Learning & Development opportunities