Assistant Chief Engineer

Valor Hospitality Partners, LLC; College Station, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Daily Pay

Hotel discounts

Uniforms provided

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid PTO

401k with employer match

Awards & recognition

F&B Discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Valor Hospitality Partners, LLC in Texas seeks an Assistant Chief Engineer to support preventive maintenance, monitor life safety systems and ensure compliance with codes. Assist in department administration, budgeting, and scheduling to protect assets and guests.

Responsibilities include recruiting and training staff, coordinating with contractors, maintaining equipment like boilers, and reducing operating costs.

Qualifications

• One to two years of post-high school education; one or two-year certificate program in building maintenance, technology or related field.
• Minimum of five years of building maintenance experience in a leadership role or a related management position.
• Ability to perform critical analysis and manage a wide-range of information.
• Has natural instincts and insight for finding the best solution to unclear situations, issues and problems.

Responsibilities

• Recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining associates; communicating job expectations and duties.
• Implement and schedule property and equipment preventive maintenance programs to meet codes and protect assets.
• Prioritize service requests and monitor services to ensure safety and satisfaction of guests, managers and associates.
• Coordinate with contractors regarding outside repairs and building maintenance.
• Test and inspect life safety systems to ensure 100% operation.

Skills

Leadership

Building maintenance

Problem solving

Communication

Budgeting

Education

Post-high school education

Certificate in building maintenance

Job description

COMPANY OVERVIEW

At Valor, we are passionate Hotelitarians—driven, detail-obsessed professionals who go beyond service to deliver true hospitality. With a global perspective and a commitment to thoughtful hospitality and sustainable dining, we bring enthusiasm, creativity, and local flair to every property we support. We seek individuals who value relationships, embrace high standards, and create meaningful experiences for guests, teams, and owners alike. If you’re someone who notices the little things and strives to make a lasting impact, you’ll thrive here. Please visit http://www.valorhospitality.com to learn more about our existing hotels, other exciting job opportunities and our company.

POSITION PROFILE

Assist the Chief Engineer with the implementation of all property and equipment preventive maintenance and repairs, monitor life safety systems and utilities and assist in the administration of the department in compliance with all corporate/franchise standards and local, state and national codes and regulations to protect assets, guests and associates. Recommend and implement procedural changes. Monitor and control expenses. SALARY: $25-30 per hour

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Accomplish engineering human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining associates; communicating job expectations, job duties and job responsibilities; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.
• Implement and schedule property and equipment preventive maintenance programs in compliance with Corporate / franchise standards and local, state and national codes and regulations to ensure safety and satisfaction of all guests, managers and associates, to protect the assets and maintain the property in first class condition.
• Prioritize service requests; schedule and monitor the services performed to ensure customer safety and satisfaction.
• Coordinate with contractors regarding outside repairs and building maintenance.
• Extensive experience with installing and troubleshooting electrical switches, operating boilers, and repairing appliances.
• Test and examine the life safety systems to ensure they are always 100% operational to protect the asset, guests and associates.
• Monitor utility consumption to determine the effectiveness of current systems.
• Diagnose mechanical, equipment and building problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.
• Recommends the departmental budget and capital expenditures & managers expenses within approved budget constraints.
• Review purchase requests and monitor expenses to ensure budgeted goals are met/ exceeded.
• Assist in the administration of the department to include but not limited to preparing and maintaining schedules, logs, records or other documentation to ensure a smooth operation and minimize liabilities.
• Perform Manager-on-Duty functions and shifts as assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• One to two years of post-high school education; one or two-year certificate program in building maintenance, technology or related field.
• Minimum of five years of building maintenance experience in a leadership role or a related management position.
• Ability to perform critical analysis and manage a wide-range of information.
• Has natural instincts and insight for finding the best solution to unclear situations, issues and problems.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, and coordination of people and resources.
• Require investigating and analyzing current activities and/or information in a specialized field involving available data and indicating logical conclusions and recommendations.
• Communicate information and hotel services to management, staff and guests.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Lift/Push/Pull/Carry - up to 50 -75 plus lbs. supplies, equipment and machinery.
• Bending - required to perform inspections and repairs frequently throughout shift.
• Kneeling- required to perform inspections and repairs frequently throughout shift.
• Continuous movement throughout hotel required to respond quickly to emergency.

BENEFITS PACKAGE

• Competitive Salary Daily Pay!
• Team Member Hotel Discount Program
• Uniforms Provided for most positions
• Benefits - Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and other supplemental options
• Paid PTO
• 401k with employer match
• Team Member Awards and Recognition programs throughout the year
• Food and Beverage Discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement

We are a global hospitality management company who partner with internationally renowned brands to deliver the full commercial potential of our hotels. Here in the US, we operate 25 properties and have ambitious development and growth plans. Our mission to go beyond hospitality by creating memorable experiences and lasting connections with our guests. It's our uncomprising passion for outstanding service that makes us who we are. At the core of this philosophy is our people. Our culture runs on passion, enthusiasm and fun. We love what we do! We set the bar high and we are relentless in our pursuit to re-define hospitality.