Hotel Chief Engineer: Lead Maintenance & Safety

IHG Hotels & Resorts; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hotel Indigo Naperville Riverwalk is seeking a Chief Engineer to lead engineering/maintenance, ensuring guest comfort and safety. You’ll manage a multidisciplinary team, oversee plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and carpentry tasks, and drive green initiatives while coordinating with hotel operations.

The role requires four years of building maintenance experience, industry qualifications, and a customer‑focused approach.

Qualifications

• Some college or advanced vocational training.
• Four years’ experience in general building maintenance and/or construction or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Specialized expertise in plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and carpentry fields.
• Level 3 EPA Certification, HVAC and refrigeration certificate, licensed plumber and/or journeyman status for electrician and carpenter may be required.
• Hotel experience preferred.
• Professional certification and license if required by law.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily engineering needs, plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right team in place.
• Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching and feedback, and create performance and development goals for colleagues.
• Recommend or initiate any HR‑related actions where needed.
• Ensure a safe and secure environment for guests and team members in compliance with regulatory policies and procedures.
• Maintain relations with outside contacts including guests, regulatory agencies, others as needed.
• Follow up outstanding points from the latest IT audit under the supervision of the IT Manager/Leader.
• Help guests with their needs to ensure their satisfaction.
• Use a maintenance program to ensure the hotel is maintained and in service for our guests.
• Maintain and order parts and supplies while minimizing waste and maintaining green initiatives.
• May be responsible for hotel security to minimize risk of theft, crime and other hazards.
• Ad‑hoc duties – unexpected moments when we have to pull together to get a task done.
• This is the top Maintenance/Engineering job which may include one or more food or beverage outlets, and/or meeting space or catering/convention facilities. May supervise a small maintenance staff.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Team coaching

Regulatory compliance

Guest service

Housekeeping integration

HVAC

Electrical

Plumbing

Mechanical

Carpentry

Education

Some college or advanced vocational training

Job description

Hotel Indigo Naperville Riverwalk is seeking a Chief Engineer to lead engineering/maintenance, ensuring guest comfort and safety. You’ll manage a multidisciplinary team, oversee plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and carpentry tasks, and drive green initiatives while coordinating with hotel operations.

The role requires four years of building maintenance experience, industry qualifications, and a customer‑focused approach.