Senior Chief Engineer: Hotel Operations & Maintenance

WINDSOR CAPITAL GROUP; Brea (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

FSA/HSA

401(k) plans

Employee Assistance Program

Career growth

Paid Time Off

Paid Sick Leave

Hotel discounts

Complimentary meals

Rewards program

Job summary

Windsor Hospitality in North Orange County seeks a Chief Engineer to oversee the entire physical operation of a full-service hotel and to lead the Engineering team in delivering safe, reliable, and guest-focused service.

You will partner with the General Manager, manage CapEx projects, and develop a high-performance engineering team to maintain HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and life-safety systems across the property.

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge of hotel building systems including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, refrigeration, and Fire Life Safety.
• Ability to plan, direct, and hold accountable a team of Engineers and Groundskeepers, either directly or through lead technicians.
• Knowledge of government regulations, safety requirements, and compliance standards covering hotel facilities operations.
• Ability to work effectively across a wide variety of maintenance situations and solve problems using facts and sound judgment.
• Ability to react quickly in emergency situations and make high-stakes decisions involving financial risk or the safety of guests and associates.
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work with diverse team members, department heads, vendors, and ownership representatives.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, develop, and maintain an ongoing preventive maintenance program for the hotel, covering refrigeration, heating, plumbing, water treatment, guest and meeting rooms, A/H units, ice machines, swimming pools, lighting, kitchen equipment, emergency generators, water softeners, switch rooms, roof exhausts, electrical substations, and related systems.
• Ensure all projects and work orders are completed according to specifications, on time, and within established expense plans.
• Work closely with all department heads, including Housekeeping and Front Desk, to coordinate maintenance activities and minimize guest disruption.
• Establish and maintain a training program for the Engineering department covering base knowledge of hotel systems, first responder activities, and Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) shut-offs.
• Partner with Human Resources and Security vendors to implement the First Responder program and hotel-wide safety initiatives.
• Meet with third-party vendors including general contractors, trades service professionals, architects, and designers to develop project scopes; participate in capital expense budget planning, scheduling, and closeouts; partner with corporate for capital expense approvals and project execution.
• Perform work within departmental expense plans; estimate, requisition, and inspect materials as needed.
• Study work schedules and estimate labor requirements for job assignments; establish or adjust work procedures to meet operational schedules.

Skills

HVAC

Electrical

Plumbing

Fire Safety

Team Leadership

Maintenance Planning

Regulatory Compliance

Problem Solving

Emergency Response

Cross-functional Collaboration

Job description

Windsor Hospitality in North Orange County seeks a Chief Engineer to oversee the entire physical operation of a full-service hotel and to lead the Engineering team in delivering safe, reliable, and guest-focused service.

You will partner with the General Manager, manage CapEx projects, and develop a high-performance engineering team to maintain HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and life-safety systems across the property.