Chief Engineer

Valor Hospitality Partners; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Daily Pay!

Team Member Hotel Discount Program

Uniforms Provided for most positions

Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance

Paid PTO

401k with employer match

Food and Beverage Discounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Valor Hospitality Partners seeks an experienced Maintenance Manager to supervise property and equipment preventive maintenance, oversee life safety and utilities, and ensure regulatory compliance across properties. You will guide a team, optimize assets, and protect guests and staff.

Responsibilities include budgeting, scheduling, and coordinating with contractors, with a focus on safety and high service standards as part of Valor’s hospitality commitment in Colorado and mountain life contexts.

Qualifications

• Five years of building maintenance experience in a leadership or related management role.
• Strong analytical ability with capacity to translate data into actionable decisions.
• Excellent communication with management, staff and guests.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment, orientation, training, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and performance reviews.
• Plan and implement preventive maintenance per standards and codes; manage life safety systems.
• Prioritize service requests and coordinate with contractors for external repairs.
• Install and troubleshoot electrical systems, operate boilers, and ensure life safety systems are 100% operational.
• Diagnose mechanical/building problems and source parts/manuals as needed.
• Assist in budgeting and tracking department expenses to meet goals.
• Maintain schedules, logs and documentation for smooth operations and compliance.
• Perform Manager-on-Duty duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership in maintenance

Analytical thinking

Communication with management and team

Education

Post-high school education or certificate (building maintenance/tech)

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

Supervise 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.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILTIES

• 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, (http://education-portal.com/articles/Building_Maintenance_Director_Job_Description_Duties_and_Outlook.html) technology (http://education-portal.com/associates_degree_in_electronics_technology.html)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
• Food and Beverage Discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement

If you think you bring the ideal blend of skills, attitude and teamwork, sprinkled with a love of Colorado and mountain life, this could be the perfect home for you! Are you passionate and creative with a desire to grow? Let’s talk!