Chief Maintenance Engineer (Hotel)

Left Lane Hospitality Group LLC; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid holidays

401k matching

Health & telehealth

Staff discounts

Complimentary meals

Fitness classes

Job summary

LEFT LANE is seeking a Chief Engineer to lead daily engineering, maintenance, and life-safety operations for Hotel Bardo Savannah and the upcoming Recess Hotel & Club Savannah. This onsite role reports to the Area Director of Engineering and requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and a hands-on approach with complex building systems.

The ideal candidate has significant experience in full-service hotel engineering leadership, a track record of managing teams, and the ability to

Qualifications

• At least five years of progressive engineering or maintenance experience within a full-service hotel or resort.
• At least two years of hotel engineering leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, building automation, life-safety, and preventive maintenance systems.
• Experience leading hourly teams, managing vendors, prioritizing work orders, and responding to hotel emergencies.
• Strong administrative skills, including budgeting, purchasing, reporting, compliance tracking, documentation, and project coordination.
• Experience with a CMMS or work-order management system preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily engineering, maintenance, facilities, and life-safety operations for an assigned hotel property.
• Supervise, schedule, train, and develop engineering team members.
• Oversee preventive maintenance programs for guest rooms, public spaces, kitchens, laundry areas, pools, equipment, and back-of-house facilities.
• Maintain HVAC, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, building automation, fire and life-safety, and other critical hotel systems.
• Manage work orders, inspections, permits, equipment records, maintenance logs, compliance documentation, and departmental reporting.
• Respond with urgency to guest-impacting issues, operational disruptions, safety concerns, and facilities-related emergencies.
• Partner with Rooms, Housekeeping, Food & Beverage, Security, and hotel leadership to support daily operations and the guest experience.
• Manage vendors, contractors, purchasing, inventory, and departmental expenses.
• Support capital projects, renovations, equipment replacements, and property improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Area Director of Engineering and engineering leadership across both Savannah properties, including providing shared support or coverage when needed.
• Ensure compliance with building codes, safety requirements, company standards, and applicable regulations.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Team management

Maintenance planning

Facility operations

Operations coordination

Tools

CMMS

Job description

LEFT LANE is a vertically integrated real estate design, development and management firm specializing in the acquisition and transformation of iconic, historic properties. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, dynamic, and inspiring workplace and company culture where our team members are inspired to create lasting impressions through warm, anticipatory service. How we want our guests to feel when staying with us is the same as…how we want our team to feel every day.

LEFT LANE’s flagship property is Hotel Bardo Savannah, named one of the best hotels in the world in 2024 by Travel + Leisure and Conde Nast Traveler. Hotel Bardo team member benefits include PTO and paid holidays, 401k matching, health and telehealth benefits, discounts on resort offerings like rooms, dining, shop and spa, complimentary onsite fitness classes, complimentary meals in our team member café and more.

About the role

LEFT LANE is seeking a Chief Engineer to support the engineering operations of its Savannah properties, Hotel Bardo Savannah and the soon-to-open Recess Hotel & Club Savannah.

Reporting to the Area Director of Engineering, the Chief Engineer will provide hands‑on leadership for the daily maintenance, engineering, facilities, and life‑safety needs of an assigned property while collaborating across the Savannah portfolio as operational needs arise. Property alignment will be determined based on the selected candidate’s experience, technical strengths, and the needs of the business.

This role requires an experienced full‑service hotel engineering leader who can manage a team, maintain complex building systems, oversee preventive maintenance and compliance programs, and respond quickly to guest‑impacting issues. The ideal candidate is highly organized, technically capable, administratively strong, and willing to work alongside the team when needed.

This is an onsite position located in Savannah, Georgia. Candidates without full‑service hotel or resort engineering leadership experience will not be considered.

What you’ll do

• Lead daily engineering, maintenance, facilities, and life‑safety operations for an assigned hotel property.
• Supervise, schedule, train, and develop engineering team members.
• Oversee preventive maintenance programs for guest rooms, public spaces, kitchens, laundry areas, pools, equipment, and back‑of‑house facilities.
• Maintain HVAC, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, building automation, fire and life‑safety, and other critical hotel systems.
• Manage work orders, inspections, permits, equipment records, maintenance logs, compliance documentation, and departmental reporting.
• Respond with urgency to guest‑impacting issues, operational disruptions, safety concerns, and facilities‑related emergencies.
• Partner with Rooms, Housekeeping, Food & Beverage, Security, and hotel leadership to support daily operations and the guest experience.
• Manage vendors, contractors, purchasing, inventory, and departmental expenses.
• Support capital projects, renovations, equipment replacements, and property improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Area Director of Engineering and engineering leadership across both Savannah properties, including providing shared support or coverage when needed.
• Ensure compliance with building codes, safety requirements, company standards, and applicable regulations.

Qualifications

• At least five years of progressive engineering or maintenance experience within a full‑service hotel or resort.
• At least two years of hotel engineering leadership experience, preferably as a Chief Engineer, Assistant Chief Engineer, Assistant Director of Engineering, or comparable property leader.
• Strong knowledge of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, building automation, life‑safety, and preventive maintenance systems.
• Experience leading hourly teams, managing vendors, prioritizing work orders, and responding to hotel emergencies.
• Strong administrative skills, including budgeting, purchasing, reporting, compliance tracking, documentation, and project coordination.
• Experience with a CMMS or work‑order management system preferred.
• Strong judgment, communication, organization, urgency, and follow‑through.
• Relevant technical certifications or trade licenses preferred.

We do not offer sponsorship for United States employment authorization for this position. Candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.