Director of Facilities Maintenance - Primm

Terrible Herbst; Primm (NV); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Terrible Herbst in Primm Valley Casino Resorts is seeking a Director of Facilities Maintenance to provide senior leadership over facilities, engineering, maintenance, infrastructure, and capital projects across the resort. This role ensures safe, reliable, and cost-efficient operation of buildings, utilities, and equipment while upholding high standards of guest experience.

You will partner with Hotel Operations, Casino Operations, Security, Finance, and other departments to minimize downtime,

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Position Summary

The Director of Facilities Maintenance provides senior leadership and operational oversight for facilities, engineering, maintenance, infrastructure, and capital improvement activities across Primm Valley Casino Resorts. This position is responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable, efficient, and cost-effective operation of the resort's buildings, utilities, mechanical systems, equipment, and physical assets. The Director establishes maintenance and engineering standards, oversees preventive and corrective maintenance programs, manages capital projects, develops operating and capital budgets, and ensures compliance with applicable safety, building, environmental, and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate combines strong strategic planning and financial management capabilities with extensive hands-on facilities and maintenance leadership experience. The Director works closely with Hotel Operations, Casino Operations, Food & Beverage, Security, Finance, and other departments to minimize downtime, protect company assets, maintain safe and attractive facilities, and support exceptional guest and team member experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Leadership & Strategic Planning

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for facilities, maintenance, and engineering functions throughout the resort.
• Develop and execute short- and long-term facilities and infrastructure plans.
• Establish departmental goals, operating standards, key performance indicators (KPIs), and accountability measures.
• Advise senior leadership regarding facility conditions, infrastructure risks, capital requirements, deferred maintenance, and equipment replacement priorities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that increase reliability, improve service levels, control expenses, and reduce operational risk.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, responsiveness, and exceptional service.

Facilities, Maintenance & Engineering Operations

• Direct preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance programs.
• Oversee HVAC, electrical, plumbing, boilers, generators, elevators, building automation systems, fire/life safety equipment, utilities, and related infrastructure.
• Ensure hotels, casino areas, restaurants, entertainment spaces, public areas, offices, back-of-house areas, and support facilities are maintained to established standards.
• Establish preventive maintenance programs designed to extend equipment life and minimize costly failures.
• Monitor work orders, equipment downtime, recurring repair issues, response times, and preventive maintenance completion rates.
• Ensure maintenance activities are properly prioritized and completed with minimal disruption to guests and resort operations.
• Maintain appropriate staffing and emergency-response coverage for a 24/7 resort and gaming environment.

Capital Planning, Projects & Asset Management

• Lead capital planning and long-term asset lifecycle management for facilities and infrastructure.
• Identify and prioritize capital needs based on asset conditions, operational risk, safety, business needs, useful life, and return on investment.
• Oversee renovations, remodels, infrastructure improvements, equipment replacements, and facility-related capital projects.
• Coordinate project scopes, budgets, schedules, contractors, permits, inspections, and operational requirements.
• Develop replacement strategies for aging equipment and infrastructure.
• Evaluate technologies, equipment, and building systems that improve reliability, energy efficiency, and operating costs.
• Ensure capital projects are completed according to approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards.

Financial Management

• Develop and administer annual facilities and engineering operating and capital budgets.
• Monitor departmental expenditures and forecasts to ensure financial accountability and budget compliance.
• Analyze maintenance labor, materials, utilities, contractor expenses, repair costs, and equipment performance.
• Identify cost‑saving opportunities without compromising safety, reliability, compliance, or guest experience.
• Evaluate major repair‑versus‑replacement decisions based on cost, operational risk, and equipment lifecycle.
• Prepare capital requests, budget presentations, forecasts, and operational reports for senior leadership.

Safety, Compliance & Risk Management

• Maintain facilities and engineering operations in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
• Support compliance with OSHA requirements, fire/life safety standards, environmental requirements, accessibility standards, and applicable building codes.
• Partner with Security and resort leadership on emergency preparedness, business continuity, utility interruption, fire/life safety, and facility-related emergency response plans.
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