Hotel Chief Maintenance Engineer

McKibbon Hospitality; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilton Garden Inn Millenia Orlando is seeking a Hotel Chief Maintenance Engineer to lead repair and maintenance of the property's physical plant, including plumbing, electrical, HVAC, pool, and fire & life safety systems.

You will coach the maintenance team, coordinate with hotel leadership, monitor contractors, and plan work with minimal guest disruption while upholding McKibbon Hospitality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining hotel physical plant.
• Ability to train maintenance team.
• Strong communication with hotel leadership.
• Ability to schedule maintenance with minimal disruption.
• Knowledge of safety and asset protection.

Responsibilities

• Lead repair and maintenance of hotel physical plant (plumbing, electrical, HVAC, pool, fire safety).
• Coordinate operations with General Manager and hotel leadership.
• Coach and train maintenance team members.
• Monitor and supervise contracted services to ensure quality.
• Schedule maintenance to avoid guest disruption.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Guest service communication

Staff coaching

Budget awareness

Scheduling maintenance

Problem solving

Negotiation

On-the-job training

Proactive maintenance

Job description

Hotel Chief Maintenance Engineer | Hilton Garden Inn# Hotel Chief Maintenance EngineerHilton Garden InnHilton Garden Inn Millenia Orlando## Job DescriptionAs a leading member of the property management team, the Chief Engineer is accountable for ensuring the hotel is maintained properly. The Chief Engineer performs and leads the repair and maintenance of the hotel's physical plant, including (but not limited to) plumbing, electrical, HVAC, pool, fire & life safety, and all general facilities. The Chief reports to the General Manager. The Chief is responsible for maintaining the hotel at the highest quality level, giving all guests the ability to have a worry-free experience, and protecting the asset for the owners while embodying *McKibbon’s Guiding Principles*.A Day in the Life* Chief will work autonomously in some instances, without constant supervision.* Responsible for monitoring and maintaining the operations and functions of both the interior and exterior areas of the property.* Perform any necessary construction trades, like plumbing, electrical, carpentry, basic heating and air conditioning, pool maintenance, painting, caulking, etc.* The Chief will not be expected to be an expert in all trades but will be expected to be proficient enough to do a good job, utilize external resources, and train others in the engineering department.* In addition to the trade skills, the Chief will need to possess certain people skills that will allow them to be proactive and interactive with other associates and hotel guests.* Play a key role in communicating and interacting positively with associates and guests.* Follow the guidelines established by McKibbon Hospitality to ensure the safety of associates and guests, while protecting company assets.* Assist the GM and AGM with recruiting, hiring, and training maintenance team members. The number of associates in the maintenance department will depend on the hotel's size and complexity.* While this role has no direct reports, it involves coaching team members to ensure efficient practices are followed in alignment with company and brand standards. Job Requirements* Ability to monitor the performance of the service/contractor to ensure that contracted service is performed satisfactorily.* Ability to effectively maintain the physical plant while meeting Guests’ needs within the defined operations budget.* Ability to communicate operational activities, priorities, and problems with hotel leadership.* Possess knowledge or methods and techniques for conducting on-the-job training.* Ability to create a learning environment encouraging employees to further develop their job skills.* Ability to observe employees’ work performance for comparison with performance standards* Ability to determine what action should be taken in response to a customer complaint, comment or inquiry.* Ability to negotiate with service company/contractor to obtain the best price for services.* Ability to estimate the time (labor) required to complete maintenance work.* Ability to determine the best time to schedule maintenance jobs to avoid disrupting the operation of the hotel.* Ability to proactively discern operational and maintenance concerns, then address them to eliminate downtime and avoid disaster.