Engineering Coordinator

Sonesta International Hotels; Carolina (NC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) Match

Paid Time Off

Educational Assistance

Paid Parental Leave

Hotel Discounts

Life Insurance

Employee Perks

Job summary

Sonesta International Hotels is seeking an Engineering Coordinator to streamline daily department operations and enhance tools and systems used by engineering staff. The role supports supervisors by reducing admin duties and enabling more time for inspections, training and operational improvements.

Ideal candidates will handle opening duties, payroll tasks, filing, scheduling, and coordination of maintenance programs.

Qualifications

• The Engineering Coordinator acts as the administrator for the department’s daily operations.
• This role improves tools and systems used by all engineering staff.
• The position enables supervisors and managers to spend more time inspecting, training and optimizing operations.

Responsibilities

• Perform opening duties for the department.
• Organize the office with proper filing of daily work.
• Perform daily payroll duties for management authorization.
• Maintain engineering programs (inspections, safety, PMs, recognitions).
• Answer phones to dispatch linen and other requests.
• Organize day off requests and adjust schedules.
• Monitor work orders and obtain status.
• Prepare personnel authorization forms for management.
• Prepare purchase orders for management.
• Handle filing and correspondence needs.
• Maintain OSHA compliance materials and contact lists.
• Post schedules and information on boards.
• Maintain office supplies.

Skills

Administrative support

Payroll processing

Scheduling

Office organization

Job description

We’re People People. Are you?

We’re Sonesta International Hotels—the 8th largest hotel company in the U.S. (and growing fast).

With a dynamic mix of full-service and focused hotels across major cities, our diverse portfolio of owned, managed, and franchised properties means we’re everywhere our guests need us to be.

But here’s the thing—we’re not just in the business of hotels, we’re in the business of people. We bring service with passion, loyalty with purpose, and create experiences that genuinely connect—delivering quality, value, and memorable stays across 1,000+ properties in eight countries (and counting).

What This Role Is All About

The Engineering Coordinator position serves as an administrator of the daily operations of the department in order to improve the tools and systems available to all employees in the department. This in turn leads to better quality of engineering as supervisors and managers spend less time on administrative duties and more on inspecting, training and improving the operation.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Perform opening duties for the department including:
• Organize the office including proper filing of previous day work
• Perform daily payroll duties for management authorization
• Maintenance of programs such as inspections, birthday recognition, room preventive maintenance, standard, safety of the day and others
• Answering telephones to dispatch linen and other requests via radio
• Organize day off requests
• Adjust schedules for management signature
• Monitor engineering issued work orders and obtain status
• Prepare personnel authorization forms for management
• Prepare purchase orders for managementPerform all filing and correspondence needs
• Maintain OSHA compliance handbook and materials
• Maintain contact information list
• Post schedules and other information on boards
• Maintain office supplies

How We Reward You

• Medical, Pharmacy, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacation and Sick Days
• Paid Funeral Leave
• Sonesta Hotel Discounts
• Educational Assistance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Referral Incentive
• Doctor Clinic
• Sick Incentive
• Development Programs
• Milestone (Years of Service) Incentive
• Employee Cafeteria
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Various Employee Perks and Discounts

Our Commitment to You

Sonesta is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.