Cluster Maintenance Manager

Leonardo Royal Hotel Edinburgh Haymarket; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel in Edinburgh is seeking a Maintenance Manager to oversee and lead the maintenance department. You will be responsible for motivating your team and ensuring all guest services exceed expectations. Ideal candidates will have a hands-on approach, a solid understanding of plumbing and electrical systems, and experience within the hospitality industry. The role offers opportunities for professional development and a comprehensive range of employee perks, fostering a vibrant team environment.

Benefits

Head of Department bonus scheme

Enhanced pension plan

Special rates on hotel rooms

Company-wide recognition scheme

Meals on duty

Talent referral scheme

Team celebrations and events

Access to Company Pension Scheme

Ongoing job-related training programmes

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar Hospitality role.
• Hands-on attitude towards maintenance and repairs.
• Exceptional knowledge of plumbing and electrical systems.
• Understanding of hotel finances and budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Ensure department operations run smoothly.
• Lead the maintenance team to maximize guest satisfaction.
• Conduct repairs and improvements throughout the hotel.
• Motivate colleagues to support departmental success.

Skills

Leadership

Hands-on experience

Knowledge of plumbing and electrical systems

Basic budgeting

Job description

Be Yourself – Be an Inspiration to Your Team – Be Leonardo

As a Maintenance Manager and a Head of Department, you’ll be keeping your department running like clockwork and leading your team to ensure all guests have an incredible experience with us. Take a deep breath because you’ll be stepping into a busy role! You’ll be motivating your colleagues to support the overall success of your department and the hotel, and maximising guest satisfaction at all times.

Some of the perks you could enjoy include :

• Head of Department bonus scheme : based on our financial and your personal performances


• Enhanced pension plan


• Special rates on Leonardo Hotel rooms across the UK & Europe : get planning that city break you’ve been dreaming of!


• Company-wide recognition scheme : for being your fabulous self, you could earn vouchers to spend on a wide range of high street shops


• Meals on duty


• Talent referral scheme : earn yourself a bonus for recommending a friend to join us


• We love to get together and celebrate : we regularly host Thank You Week (your hotel could have anything from ice cream trucks to pizza parties) and every year we get dressed up in our fanciest threads to host our Employee Awards Celebration


• The important stuff : access to the Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and Wellbeing Support


• Ongoing job-related training programmes with clear paths for progression

If you’re our ideal Maintenance Manager you will :

• Be yourself!


• Have previous experience working in a similar role within the Hospitality industry


• Be hands‑on and prepared to get out and about in the hotel, working on fixes and improvements alongside your team


• Have exceptional knowledge of plumbing and electrical systems that you can share with your team


• Understand the finances of the hotel and have basic knowledge of budgeting and reporting


• Be up for a challenge because no two days are the same working in Maintenance!

Why come join us?

We look after our colleagues just as well as we look after our guests. Once you’re part of the team, you’re part of the Leonardo community and it’s our role to keep you at the top of your game as a Head of Department (HOD)! Our HODs hold key team leadership roles, so we support your management skills with our “People Programme” and “Passion 4 People Leonardo Culture” workshops.

To develop vital business and people skills we offer an 8-month “Fast Forward Programme”, or if the time is right our longer‑term “Accelerate Programme” will prepare you for your first DGM or Operations Manager role! “Accelerate” develops your abilities and expertise at Leonardo Hotels, along with an Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) certificate and membership of the Institute of Hospitality (IoH). With our support on tap, top‑notch practical training and clear progression you’ll be on track for a brilliant future in Hospitality.

Our Story

Built on decades of hotelier know‑how, we operate over 270 hotels across the United Kingdom and Europe. We look after over 55 hotels across the UK & Ireland, and being one of the fastest growing hotel groups, we have plans for major expansion over the next few years’; there’s never been a more exciting time to come join us!