Day Engineer

Riggs D.C; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dinner and drinks for guests

6 complimentary nights a year at Loreグ

Employee & Immediate Family Rates

50% restaurant and bar discounts

Health Cash Plan

Volunteer leave

Bespoke training programmes

Free meals on duty

Ride-to-Work Scheme

Season ticket loan

Company events

Job summary

Lore Group’s One Hundred (Shoreditch) seeks a Day Engineer to maintain hotel facilities, guest rooms and public spaces, ensuring safety, comfort and operational excellence.

The role covers electrical, plumbing, HVAC and general building systems with a focus on preventative maintenance, documentation and collaboration with contractors and departments. London-based on-site work with generous Lore Group benefits.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in hotel, commercial property or facilities maintenance.
• Strong practical skills across general maintenance disciplines.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and fault finding.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work independently.
• Commitment to delivering excellent service to guests and colleagues.
• Knowledge of health and safety practices and compliance requirements.
• Flexibility to support the wider Engineering team

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance across the hotel.
• Responding promptly to maintenance requests and guest issues.
• Diagnosing and repairing faults across electrical, plumbing, HVAC and general building systems.
• Supporting contractors and ensuring all work is completed safely and efficiently.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records and compliance documentation.
• Assisting with hotel projects, refurbishments and upgrades.
• Ensuring the hotel remains safe, compliant and operational at all times.
• Providing shift cover when required, including for annual leave, sickness and other absences.
• Working collaboratively within the engineering team and with other departments.

Skills

Maintenance skills

Problem-solving

Independent work

Health & safety knowledge

Communication skills

Job description

Located in a prominent position on Shoreditch High Street, One Hundred signifies the evolution of Shoreditch and is home to 258 bedrooms and suites, restaurants and bars and five meeting and event spaces. The restaurants and bars include Seed Library, a cocktail bar by renowned bartender Mr Lyan and Kaso a rooftop bar and terrace with panoramic views across East London. The lobby bar and coffee shop and Sticks & Sushi complete the hotel’s food and drinks offering. Bedrooms and suites at the hotel place emphasis on comfort and are designed as your retreat from the vibrancy and energy of the area, providing headspace and calm the heart of Shoreditch allowing you to disconnect from the outside world. An independent spirit at the social heart of an evolving Shoreditch.

Day Engineer As Day Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring our hotel facilities, guest rooms, public spaces and back-of-house areas are maintained to the highest standards, creating a safe, comfortable and seamless experience for our guests and team members.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance across the hotel.
• Responding promptly to maintenance requests and guest issues.
• Diagnosing and repairing faults across electrical, plumbing, HVAC and general building systems.
• Supporting contractors and ensuring all work is completed safely and efficiently.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records and compliance documentation.
• Assisting with hotel projects, refurbishments and upgrades.
• Ensuring the hotel remains safe, compliant and operational at all times.
• Providing shift cover when required, including for annual leave, sickness and other absences.
• Working collaboratively within the engineering team, supporting a positive day-shift dynamic by communicating effectively, sharing knowledge and ensuring seamless coordination with colleagues and other departments to maintain high standards of building operations.
• Participating in engineering meetings, toolbox talks, training sessions and continuous improvement activities.
• Providing clear handovers between shifts, highlighting outstanding jobs, ongoing faults, contractor activities and urgent issues.
• Maintaining a professional appearance and representing the hotel engineering department positively at all times.
• Ensuring tools, equipment, ladders and machinery are used safely and maintained in good condition.
• Assisting with furniture, fixtures, fittings, doors, locks and general building repairs.
• Identifying recurring faults and recommending preventative solutions to reduce breakdowns and operational disruption.
• Ensuring plant rooms, workshops and maintenance areas are kept clean, organised and safe.

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience in a hotel, commercial property or facilities maintenance environment.
• Strong practical skills across general maintenance disciplines.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and fault finding.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work independently.
• A commitment to delivering excellent service to both guests and colleagues.
• Knowledge of health and safety practices and compliance requirements.
• Flexibility is essential to support the wider Engineering team as business needs require.
• Flexibility to work different shifts, weekends and bank holidays when operationally required.

Salary: £38,000 - £41,122 p/a, + service charge + benefits This is an opportunity to make your mark on Shoreditch.

As a team we love to have fun, with a focus on our wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a range of benefits that include:

• Guest experience including dinner and drinks
• 6 complimentary nights a year at any Lore Group hotel
• Lore Group Employee & Immediate Family Rates
• Lore Group Friend and Family Rates 50% Employee discount and 25% Friends and Family discount at over 800 partner hotels via Lore Discovery
• 50% discount in Lore Group restaurants and bars
• Contribution towards Health Cash Plan Life Assurance
• 2 days paid volunteering leave per year
• Length of service incentives (additional holiday)
• Bespoke training programmes
• Free meals on duty
• Incentives such as Ride-to-Work and season ticket loan
• Quarterly employee award ceremony and company staff parties
• Employee assistance programme

Location: London

Our properties are widely celebrated for their thoughtful design, interesting use of space, engaging restaurants, award-winning bars and the passion of our people. We are passionate about our people and are committed to training, developing, mentoring, and coaching a world-class team to deliver memorable experiences for our guests.

As a small, independent group, we are able to offer a personalised career progression on a global stage, with many of our team members having been able to move to our European and American properties, and vice versa, expanding their roles, careers and experiences. We prefer to promote and transfer within our group whenever possible, backed up by tailored training using internal and external resources. We firmly believe our future leaders are alongside us.

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