Complex Director of Engineering

Prime Group; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Prime Group is seeking a Complex Director of Engineering to oversee two resorts in Marathon, FL, ensuring safety, reliability, and guest-ready conditions. You will lead preventive maintenance, manage capital projects, and drive energy performance to minimize guest impact.

You will head an on-site engineering team, schedule around occupancy and events, oversee budgets and contractors, and lead hurricane preparedness and storm recovery across both properties, maintaining inspection readiness and

Qualifications

• 8+ years in hotel or resort engineering, with 3+ years leading a team.
• Hands-on knowledge of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, pool, and kitchen systems.
• Capital project management experience, including budgets and contractor oversight.
• Knowledge of Florida code and life-safety requirements.
• Forecasting and critical thinking, with the ability to build and manage maintenance and capital budgets.
• Experience with Transcendent preventive maintenance software, preferred.
• A preventive mindset: you find the failing system before a guest does, and stay calm and decisive when one fails anyway.
• Experience in upscale or full-service resort hospitality, including Hilton or Marriott, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering team at two resorts, scheduling around the occupancy and event forecast
• Run preventive maintenance that fixes root causes, not repeat symptoms
• Plan and deliver capital projects and renovations on schedule and on budget
• Lead hurricane preparedness and storm recovery at both resorts
• Keep both resorts inspection-ready, safe, and efficient, with utility costs under control

Skills

Hotel/resort engineering

Team leadership

HVAC systems

Electrical systems

Plumbing systems

Budget forecasting

Capital project management

Life-safety knowledge

Tools

Transcendent maintenance software

Job description

Great hospitality runs on working systems. As Complex Director of Engineering, you will keep two resorts safe, reliable, and beautifully maintained, and lead the team that keeps guests from ever noticing the building. If you take pride in doing the job right, and in building a team that does too, we want to hear from you.

Job Summary

Keep both resorts safe, reliable, and guest-ready. Lead preventive maintenance, capital projects, and energy performance so guests never notice an equipment problem.

What You'll Do

• - Lead the engineering team at both resorts, scheduling around the occupancy and event forecast
• - Run preventive maintenance that fixes root causes, not repeat symptoms
• - Plan and deliver capital projects and renovations on schedule and on budget
• - Lead hurricane preparedness and storm recovery at both resorts
• - Keep both resorts inspection-ready, safe, and efficient, with utility costs under control

What You Bring

• - 8+ years in hotel or resort engineering, with 3+ years leading a team
• - Hands‑on knowledge of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, pool, and kitchen systems
• - Capital project management experience, including budgets and contractor oversight
• - Knowledge of Florida code and life‑safety requirements
• - Forecasting and critical thinking, with the ability to build and manage maintenance and capital budgets
• - Experience with Transcendent preventive maintenance software, preferred
• - A preventive mindset: you find the failing system before a guest does, and stay calm and decisive when one fails anyway
• - Experience in upscale or full‑service resort hospitality, including Hilton or Marriott, preferred

Why You'll Love It Here

• - Leadership role across a complex of two resorts
• - Investment in your technical and leadership growth
• - A team that solves problems together

About Prime Group

Prime Group's vertically integrated approach unifies multiple real estate disciplines under a single roof, sharing a multifaceted vision of improved, sustainable real estate development through diverse strengths, strategic affiliates, and talented in‑house professionals. Our portfolio includes retail centers, offices, mixed‑use developments, hotels, resorts, restaurants, and residential single and multi‑family communities, each supported through technology, planning, and experienced personnel. We are a privately owned company with the agility and strength to leverage unique opportunities, and growth is a measure of our success. Since Prime Group began as a residential real estate development company, we have grown to include commercial retail, office, hospitality, and mixed‑use specialties, consultation, and management.

Additional Details

Reports To: Managing Director

Location: Faro Blanco Resort and Courtyard by Marriott (Marathon, FL)

Prime Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer