Assistant Director of Engineering

Hilton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites is seeking an Assistant Director of Engineering to support the Director of Engineering in managing a complex property engineering program. You translate direction into executable programs and lead delegated workstreams, ensuring operational reliability and regulatory compliance.

The role oversees maintenance governance, capital planning, budget involvement, and coordination with operating departments to protect guests and property operations; you will act for

Qualifications

• Experience managing hotel or large facility engineering programs.
• Proven ability to prepare scopes, analyses and management reports.
• Licenses or certifications relevant to delegated property responsibilities.
• Experience leading teams and coordinating contractors.

Responsibilities

• Assist Director with day-to-day engineering operations and priorities.
• Lead managers and technical leaders; coordinate staffing and workloads.
• Govern maintenance programs; ensure PM/CMMS quality and backlog management.
• Oversee fire/life-safety, permits, inspections and regulatory compliance.
• Develop lifecycle reviews and capital planning documentation.
• Coordinate capital projects and contractor performance.

Skills

Lead managers

Program planning

Lifecycle management

Contract & vendor management

KPI analysis

Cross-functional coordination

Engineering-system knowledge

Act for Director

Education

Engineering degree

Professional credentials

Tools

CMMS

BAS

Job description

Assistant Director of Engineering is the senior deputy who assists the Director of Engineering in managing a larger or more complex property engineering function. The role translates the Director’s direction into executable programs, leads delegated workstreams and people, develops analysis and recommendations, and acts for the Director when assigned or during absence. The Director retains ultimate property-level accountability unless authority is formally delegated.

Division Hilton Indianapolis

Assistant Director of Engineering is the senior deputy who assists the Director of Engineering in managing a larger or more complex property engineering function. The role translates the Director’s direction into executable programs, leads delegated workstreams and people, develops analysis and recommendations, and acts for the Director when assigned or during absence. The Director retains ultimate property-level accountability unless authority is formally delegated.

How You’ll Shape The Experience & Future

• Assist the Director in administering the day-to-day engineering operation, departmental priorities, standards and systems of control.
• Lead assigned managers, supervisors, technical leaders and programs; coordinate staffing, workload, follow-up and service recovery as delegated.
• Assist with preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance governance, including CMMS quality, PM completion, backlog, failure trends and follow-up inspections.
• Assist in administering fire/life-safety, emergency, permit, inspection and regulatory-compliance programs; maintain records and elevate deficiencies.
• Assist the Director with asset-condition reviews, lifecycle risk evaluation and development of maintenance and replacement recommendations.
• Assist the Director in developing, prioritizing and maintaining the property capital plan; prepare scopes, estimates, phasing, business cases and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate and manage delegated projects, shutdowns and commissioning activities, including schedule, budget, contractor performance, change control and closeout.
• Assist with engineering budget preparation, forecasting, purchasing controls and variance analysis; manage delegated cost centers or programs.
• Support procurement by developing technical scopes, collecting and evaluating bids, preparing recommendations and administering delegated contracts.
• Analyze utilities, asset data, BAS information, work-order performance and KPIs; identify variances and recommend corrective or efficiency actions.
• Support selection, coaching, training, deployment and performance management of engineering associates; assist with succession and capability development.
• Prepare reports, analyses and recommendations for the Director; support property leadership and ownership communications and manage delegated follow-up commitments.
• Coordinate engineering work with operating departments to protect guests, revenue, associates and property operations.
• Act for the Director when assigned or during absence.
• Other duties as assigned.

KEY STRENGTHS FOR SUCCESS

Required Capabilities

• Lead assigned managers, supervisors and multiple layers of engineering staff.
• Translate approved direction into programs, schedules, controls and measurable follow-up.
• Assist with lifecycle management, capital planning, budgeting, compliance and major-project governance.
• Coordinate contractors, analyze bids, administer contracts and resolve delegated vendor issues.
• Analyze facility, CMMS, KPI, utility, BAS and financial information and develop clear recommendations.
• Manage cross-functional coordination, service recovery and operational communication.
• Maintain broad engineering-system knowledge sufficient to oversee work, recognize risk and engage Technical Chiefs or specialists where needed.
• Demonstrate readiness to act for the Director under delegated authority.

Qualifications And Evidence Of Capability

• Demonstrated capability to manage substantial portions of a hotel, resort or comparable facility engineering function.
• Verified experience leading people, maintenance programs, contractors, compliance activity, budgets or projects.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare scopes, analyses, recommendations and management reporting.
• Required licenses or certifications applicable to delegated property responsibilities.
• Capability may be evidenced through qualifications, verified experience, operating results, project records and direct observation.

Preferred Qualifications And Experience

• Degree or technical education in engineering, facilities, construction, building systems or a related field.
• Relevant trade, facilities, energy, safety or project-management credentials.
• Experience in hospitality or another continuously operated, guest-facing or mission-critical facility.
• Experience supporting capital planning, asset lifecycle management, occupied projects or complex MEP operations.

Working Conditions

• Availability to support significant property emergencies and to act for the Director when assigned.
• Periodic work in mechanical rooms, roofs, back-of-house areas, construction zones and other operational environments.
• Property-specific access, PPE, environmental and scheduling requirements apply.

Annual Salary $80,000.00 - $85,000.00

Position Requirements

Successful completion of a background check is required prior to employment.

EOE Statement

HM Alpha Hotels & Resorts is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect, the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older) disability, genetic information, family or parental status, military service, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. HM Alpha Hotels & Resorts will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.