Chief Engineer (Hotel Maintenance)

Residence Inn Kansas City Olathe; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Residence Inn Kansas City Olathe is seeking a Chief Engineer to oversee maintenance and life-safety systems, ensuring guest comfort and sustainability standards are met.

You will lead a maintenance team, manage budgets, coordinate vendors, and supervise small projects while maintaining records and ensuring compliance with codes.

The role demands hands-on expertise, scheduling flexibility, and a commitment to safety and guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or trade school coursework preferred.
• Previous supervisory maintenance experience required.
• Certifications may be required.

Responsibilities

• Interview, select, train, coach, and support maintenance staff.
• Maintain the hotel R&M budget.
• Conduct room inspections and identify repair needs.
• Oversee bids, quotes, and contracts for vendors.
• Oversee small projects and report on work progress.
• Test and repair life safety systems and equipment.
• Perform preventative maintenance on a scheduled basis and document PMs.
• Provide weekly updates to leadership.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Maintenance management

Facilities management

Safety compliance

Education

High School diploma or trade school

Job description

Opportunity: Chief Engineer

Manage general and preventative maintenance functions to ensure guest service and sustainability standards are achieved and maintained throughout the hotel structure.

Potential Career Path

Area Chief Engineer – Regional Director of Engineering

Essential Job Functions

• Interview, select, train, schedule, coach, and support associates, ensuring they perform in accordance with established brand or hotel standards and consistent with HHM core values.
• Maintain the hotel R&M budget.
• Conduct room inspections, and identify repair needs.
• Manage and coordinate bids, quotes and contracts for 3rdparty vendors.
• Oversee small projects, or PIPS, and manage and report on the work progress.
• Install or repair sheet rock and other wall coverings.
• Paint designated areas and items.
• Install and replace basic electrical fixtures. Replace light switches, receptacles, light bulbs, and fixtures.
• Install, replace, and program televisions.
• Perform minor plumbing functions.
• Replace and repair heating and cooling pumps as well as preventative maintenance on units.
• Troubleshoot and repair kitchen equipment.
• Perform preventative maintenance on a scheduled basis and complete work orders as necessary; keep accurate records of PMs on all rooms and equipment.
• Maintain the building exterior and curb appeal of entire hotel grounds
• Refurbish, paint and finish furniture and fixtures as needed.
• Test, examine, and maintain hotel’s life safety systems to ensure they are 100% operational at all times.
• Maintain repair and preventive maintenance records and coordinate compliance of service contracts.
• Perform and maintain work to local, state and Federal codes.
• Be aware of guest satisfaction scores and work toward increasing departmental and overall guest satisfaction.
• Follow sustainability guidelines and practices related to HHM’s EarthView program.
• Practice safe work habits, wear protective safety equipment and follow MSDS and OSHA standards.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.
• Provide weekly updates to the Corporate or Regional Director of Engineering.

Position Requirements

• High School diploma and/or trade school course work in related field preferred.
• Previous supervisory engineer/maintenance experience required or equivalent training.
• Certifications may be required.

Work Environment and Context

• Work schedule varies and may include working on holidays and weekends or alternate shifts.
• Requires standing for extended periods, walking, pushing, lifting up to 50 pounds, bending and reaching, climbing, stooping, kneeling or crouching.

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