Engineer

Hyatt Regency; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 free nights

20% Discounts at F&B outlets

Travel allowance

Uniform provided and laundry

25 vacation days

Job summary

Hyatt Regency Amsterdam is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to perform routine and preventive maintenance across hotel facilities, including electrical, plumbing, painting, and AV systems. You will work hands-on, ensuring guest-related tasks are completed with high quality.

The role requires a relevant engineering diploma, and the ability to work in an international hotel team. You’ll be part of a diverse, hospitality-focused environment with opportunities for growth and international transfers.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Engineer / Maintenance Technician, preferably in hospitality.
• Experience with hotel maintenance operations.
• Knowledge of hotel engineering routines, including electrical, hydraulic and mechanical systems.
• Ability to keep track of and report on activity.
• A relevant Diploma related to Engineering and Maintenance.
• Good language and communication skills in English and, preferably, in Dutch as well.
• Legally allowed to work in the Netherlands, holding an EU/EEA passport or a valid work permit for the country (we do not assist with Visa / permit applications).

Responsibilities

• Carrying out and completing all maintenance works per the established schedule, ensuring high quality of finishing work, paying particular attention to guest related jobs.
• Performing repairs of all furniture and furnishings.
• Fabricating items like doors, frames, tables benches, etc, to an acceptable standard.
• Carrying out all painting related maintenance related to external and internal walls and all furniture, furnishings, equipment or any other products.
• Carrying out the required testing of water for various uses.
• Ensuring fire, life and safety systems are operational, performing related emergency procedures.
• Assembling, installing, testing and maintaining electrical or electronic wiring, equipment and fixtures using hand tools and power tools.
• Performing physical tasks such as digging trenches to lay conduit, lifting and moving heavy objects.
• Working with ladders, scaffolding and on roofs up to 25 meters in height to maintain, install or repair electrical wiring, equipment and fixtures.

Job description

Organization: Hyatt Regency Amsterdam

Summary: Five‑star Hyatt Regency Amsterdam brings botany & sustainability to life with an award‑winning living interior, botanical inspired guestrooms, a passion for discovering our up and coming East neighborhood and a buzzing Indonesian Restaurant, Mama Makan.

Position

Maintenance Engineer / Medewerker Technische Dienst

Mindset

• A team player with a good portion of personality;
• Someone who is not afraid to roll up his/her sleeves with a hands‑on mentality;
• There are never problems, only challenges;
• Maintenance, painting, AV check‑ups, technical issues: nothing is too crazy for you;
• The to‑go‑to person that assists in making the guests’ stay a personalized and memorable one.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out and completing all maintenance works per the established schedule, ensuring high quality of finishing work, paying particular attention to guest related jobs;
• Performing repairs of all furniture and furnishings;
• Fabricating items like doors, frames, tables benches, etc, to an acceptable standard;
• Carrying out all painting related maintenance related to external and internal walls and all furniture, furnishings, equipment or any other products;
• Carrying out the required testing of water for various uses;
• Ensuring fire, life and safety systems are operational, performing related emergency procedures;
• Assembling, installing, testing and maintaining electrical or electronic wiring, equipment and fixtures using hand tools and power tools;
• Performing physical tasks such as digging trenches to lay conduit, lifting and moving heavy objects;
• Working with ladders, scaffolding and on roofs up to 25 meters in height to maintain, install or repair electrical wiring, equipment and fixtures.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Engineer / Maintenance Technician, preferably in the hospitality industry;
• Experience with hotel maintenance operations;
• Knowledge of hotel engineering routines, including electrical, hydraulic and mechanical systems;
• Ability to keep track of and report on activity;
• A relevant Diploma related to Engineering and Maintenance;
• Good language and communication skills in English and, preferably, in Dutch as well;
• Legally allowed to work in the Netherlands, holding an EU/EEA passport or a valid work permit for the country (we do not assist with Visa / permit applications).

Benefits

• An entry to the Hyatt Family, a place where we care for people so they can be their best;
• 12 free nights at Hyatt hotels globally every year and 20% Discounts at our F&B outlets;
• Travel allowance, starting from a 5 kilometers travel distance from the hotel;
• Uniform provided and laundry is taken care of in house;
• 25 vacation days.

Wellbeing

• To support our colleagues mental wellbeing we provide access to Headspace App for all employees, free of charge as Hyatt's wellbeing assessment tool "Hyatt Well-Check";
• Social activities: Team building outings, sports/wellbeing activities;
• Hotel gym access.

Development

• International working experience with future international transfer happily facilitated;
• Personal development plan, in order to reach your full potential;
• A wide range of development tools through the Hyatt Learning platform for all colleagues; from e‑learning to classroom sessions, Hyatt provides different solutions, depending on how you learn best (example: Excel courses, Leadership series etc.).

Diversity

• An International team of over 15 different nationalities;
• Focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion within our team. Through employee support groups (HyPride & Women@Hyatt), workshops and classroom trainings.