Chief Engineer

Peachtree Group Hospitality Management; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Match

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Peachtree Group Hospitality Management seeks a Chief Engineer to lead the hotel’s engineering department, overseeing all administrative, financial, and operational aspects to ensure safety and profitability.

You will supervise engineering staff, enforce SOPs, manage maintenance plans, vendor contracts, and inventory, and coordinate emergency response while driving energy conservation and ADA compliance initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience overseeing hotel engineering operations.
• Strong budgeting and cost-control skills.
• Proven leadership and staff supervision abilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all administrative, financial, and operational aspects of hotel engineering.
• Ensure safe and profitable operation of the hotel engineering department.
• Develop and enforce department policies and SOPs.
• Manage maintenance plans, inventory, and vendor contracts.
• Monitor life safety systems, alarms, and emergency response procedures.
• Lead energy conservation efforts and ADA compliance programs.

Skills

Budgeting

Leadership

Staff supervision

Life safety

Energy conservation

ADA compliance

Vendor contracts

SOPs

Emergency response

Job description

The Chief Engineer is responsible for all administrative, financial, and operational aspects of the hotel as they directly relate to the engineering department. The Chief Engineer is responsible for the safe and profitable operation of the hotel engineering department.

• Approach all encounters with guests and team members in a friendly, service-oriented manner. Comply at all times with Peachtree Hospitality Management Standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations.
• Have knowledge and understanding of all department policies and procedures, and communicate and enforce all policies fairly and consistently with staff.
• Supervise and train all engineering staff in SOP’s and Loss Prevention standards.
• Adhere to the annual budget for the department.
• Post all engineering staff schedules and monitor for overtime and changes.
• Develop and implement plans to maintain the property, equipment, grounds, and other assets in an acceptable state of repair.
• Ensure that all emergency and life safety equipment and systems are inspected, tested, and certified per standards.
• Ensure that room maintenance requests are handled in a prompt and courteous manner.
• Follow-up on all alarms immediately to determine the exact location and cause. Determine emergency status and report findings to the front desk. Take immediate action as necessary.
• Actively participate in energy conservation programs.
• Ensure compliance with the American Disabilities Act (ADA).
• Administer all vendor contracts controlled by the Engineering department.
• Make sure all daily work orders are assigned to proper engineers, either verbally or in writing.
• Check inventory on parts and keep in stock all mechanical, electrical, and kitchen equipment parts.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.
• Attend and/or conduct all training/meetings as requested by management

Peachtree Group provides a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance. We also offer a generous 401(k) retirement match. To support work-life balance, we provide Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off. Additional perks include access to our Employee Assistance Program and Fund