Maintenance Manager

Leonardo Hotels; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent hospitality group is seeking a Maintenance Manager in London to oversee the maintenance department. This role requires hands-on leadership, exceptional knowledge of plumbing and electrical systems, and experience in the hospitality industry. The successful candidate will ensure guest satisfaction by leading the maintenance of hotel facilities. Company benefits include a bonus scheme and ongoing training programs.

Benefits

Head of Department bonus scheme

Enhanced pension plan

Special rates on hotel rooms

Company-wide recognition scheme

Meals on duty

Talent referral scheme

Ongoing job-related training programs

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role within the hospitality industry.
• Hands-on approach to maintenance tasks.
• Exceptional knowledge of plumbing and electrical systems.
• Understanding of hotel finances and budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain hotel facilities to ensure guest satisfaction.
• Lead a team in maintenance tasks.
• Work on fixes and improvements in the hotel.
• Monitor financial aspects of maintenance operations.

Skills

Experience in hospitality

Knowledge of plumbing systems

Knowledge of electrical systems

Budget management

Problem-solving

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!