Corporate Director, Engineering

SH Group Operations, L.L.C.; Poway (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Starwood Hotels is seeking a Corporate Director, Engineering to lead engineering operations and capital planning across a portfolio of luxury and lifestyle hotels. This senior role ensures safety, reliability and asset value while coordinating with property GMs, ownership groups and corporate teams.

The position requires deep building-systems expertise, strategic CAPEX oversight, and strong executive communication. Travel to properties is expected as part of ongoing portfolio management.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in engineering, facilities, asset management, or operations with luxury hospitality.
• Experience overseeing engineering operations and multi-hotel capital programs.
• Strong knowledge of central HVAC, electrical, plumbing, life-safety, and building systems.
• Ability to develop multi-year CAPEX plans and present to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering operations and capital planning across a portfolio of hotels.
• Standardize processes, resolve escalations, and mentor regional leaders.
• Provide technical leadership for CAPEX planning, renovations, and asset stewardship.
• Travel regularly to operating hotels to support critical issues and performance.

Skills

Executive communication

Leadership

CAPEX planning

Building systems

HVAC knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, Electrical, Facilities, or another relevant Engineering discipline

Job description

Grow with us... Life at Starwood Hotels is based on a simple idea: the world is beautiful and we want to keep it that way. But we can’t do it alone. That’s why hiring thoughtful and inspiring Team Members and Leaders who understand that our people, collaboration, stellar service, and respect for nature are so important to us.

Grow with us... Life at Starwood Hotels is based on a simple idea: the world is beautiful and we want to keep it that way. But we can’t do it alone. That’s why hiring thoughtful and inspiring Team Members and Leaders who understand that our people, collaboration, stellar service, and respect for nature are so important to us.

OUR COMPANY 1 Hotels invites guests to live in rhythm with nature—offering spaces that restore, inspire, and come alive from day to night, where sustainability, wellness, and social energy exist in thoughtful balance. Treehouse Hotels brings back the wonder of childhood hideaways—cozy, curious, and just a little mischievous. It’s a place to play, dream, and drift off the script, where handcrafted details and nostalgic touches turn every stay into a story. Baccarat Hotels carries forward a 250-year legacy and the spirit of l’art de vivre—the French art of celebrating life—with beauty, ritual, and moments of delight. Recognized as one of Newsweek’s Global Most Loved Workplaces for 2026, Starwood Hotels fosters a culture where creativity thrives, collaboration is second nature, and people are valued for who they are and what they bring.

If you’re ready to bring your whole self to a team where thoughtful work leaves a lasting mark—you belong here.

Corporate Director, Engineering

Starwood Hotels is seeking an exceptional Corporate Director, Engineering, to lead engineering operations and capital planning across the company’s portfolio of operating luxury and lifestyle hotels. This senior leadership role sits at the intersection of asset stewardship, hotel operations, capital investment, building systems, sustainability, and guest experience — responsible for ensuring that each property is safe, resilient, efficient, well maintained, and positioned to protect long-term asset value. Reporting directly to SVP, Operations, the Corporate Director of Engineering, will oversee a global portfolio of 1 Hotels, Baccarat Hotels and Treehouse Hotels. As the company's project portfolio grows across multiple continents, this role will be pivotal in standardizing processes, resolving escalations and mentoring regional leaders. The Corporate Director of Engineering will establish the portfolio-wide engineering framework for operating hotels while partnering closely with property General Managers, Directors of Engineering, ownership groups, Finance, Operations, Design & Construction, Sustainability, IT, Security, and other corporate functions. The role will provide technical leadership for annual and multi-year CAPEX planning, major renovations and infrastructure replacements, preventive maintenance, utility performance, regulatory compliance, and critical building-system reliability.

Qualifications & Experience Required

Minimum 15 years of progressive engineering, facilities, asset management, or technical operations experience, with substantial leadership responsibility in luxury or upper-upscale hospitality. Demonstrated experience overseeing engineering operations and capital programs across multiple operating hotels or similarly complex, 24/7 assets. Deep working knowledge of central HVAC plants, controls/BMS, electrical distribution, emergency power, plumbing and domestic hot water, vertical transportation, fire/life safety, building envelope, kitchens, laundry, pools/spas, and other hotel building systems. Proven ability to develop and prioritize multi-year CAPEX plans, evaluate asset conditions, build business cases, manage project budgets, and communicate investment recommendations to senior leadership and ownership groups. Strong understanding of preventive/predictive maintenance, commissioning, equipment lifecycle planning, utility management, and root-cause failure analysis. Experience managing projects in occupied hotels while minimizing disruption to guests, hotel operations, revenue, and brand experience. Strong commercial judgment, executive communication skills, and ability to navigate owner, operator, vendor, and property leadership relationships. Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, Electrical, Facilities, or another relevant Engineering discipline, or equivalent combination of technical education and significant hospitality engineering leadership experience. Ability to travel regularly to operating hotels and respond to critical portfolio issues when required.

Preferred

Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Energy Manager (CEM), LEED AP, Certified Facility Manager (CFM), or comparable technical credential. Experience with multiple luxury and lifestyle hotel brands, ownership structures, and management agreements. Experience with hotel acquisitions, property-condition assessments, conversions, major renovations, and post-opening stabilization. Working knowledge of ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, energy-management platforms, BMS/BAS platforms, and capital planning tools. International or multi-regional hotel engineering experience.

Employment Type

Senior Level Director

About us

As a mission-driven company, our purpose is our true north, and our compass guides the way. The purpose we live by impacts the lives of our team members, drives the experiences for our guests, builds community with like-minded travelers and takes care of the planet we live in. Founded in 2006 by Barry Sternlicht, Starwood Hotels is a luxury hotel brand management company and affiliate of global private investment firm Starwood Capital Group. Starwood Hotels is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in a diverse, sustainable workforce with an empowered, inclusive culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis covered under applicable law. If you require any special accommodations, please visit People Operations. Life at Starwood Hotels is based on a simple idea: the world is brimming with natural beauty, vivid splendor, and heartwarming whimsy—and we want to keep it that way. Our mission is to inspire others to do the same while crafting unique and evolved luxury experiences. We seek next-level talent with lots of heart and plenty of hustle, individuals who love to be of service, obsess over details, honor nature, aren’t afraid to ask questions, have the confidence to share new ideas and the respect to listen to diverse worldviews. We care about who you are, how you treat others and what fires you up. Read on to learn more about our new opportunities, open now.