Chief Engineer

Fat Pine Lodging; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; 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 is seeking an experienced engineering leader to supervise preventive maintenance across properties, manage life safety systems, and ensure compliance with codes. The role emphasizes protecting assets, controlling expenses, and guiding engineers and technicians to deliver reliable operations.

Based in the United States, you will work on-site, coordinate with contractors, and contribute to safety, guest satisfaction, and overall operational excellence while upholding

Qualifications

• One to two years of post-high school education; certificate in building maintenance, technology or related field.
• Minimum five years of building maintenance leadership experience.
• Ability to analyze complex information and make sound decisions.
• Strong communication with management, staff and guests.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, select and supervise maintenance staff and assign duties.
• Implement and schedule preventive maintenance programs.
• Monitor life safety systems and utilities for safety and compliance.
• Coordinate with external contractors for repairs and projects.
• Manage departmental budget and capital expenditures within approved limits.
• Perform Manager-on-Duty functions as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Maintenance management

Electrical systems

Life safety

Education

Post-high school education

Tools

Blueprints

Repair manuals

Parts catalogs

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 & manage 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
• 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! 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.