Chief Engineer

Our mission is to design experiential places for individual wellbeing and corporate culture optimization.

Our purpose is to make city breaks and workations less apologetic, more purposeful, and tuned to the self.

Modern properties and offbeat places immerse guests within local experiences, combining public and private spaces that flex between community and quiet reflection. Hospitality transcends the whole, delivering a sense of self, with a service geared towards our guests’ and employees’ emotional intelligence.

It is all about the brand experience, the brand story, and the location; focused on the hotel, its design and art curation, its experiences, and cultural programming.

Responsibilities

1. Provide a high level of property maintenance knowledge.
2. Overall responsibility for maintaining the building, grounds, and physical plant with particular attention towards safety, security, and asset protection.
3. Accountable for managing the budget, capital expenditure projects, preventative maintenance, and energy conservation.
4. Develop and implement strategies that will deliver products and services that meet or exceed the needs and expectations of guests and employees while maximizing financial performance.
5. Responsible for maintaining standards and regulatory requirements. Lead the emergency response team for all facility issues.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

1. Strong understanding of engineering and maintenance.
2. Internationally experienced.
3. Technical training in HVAC-R/Electrical/Plumbing.

Candidate Profile

Education and Experience

Minimum 7-year experience in a similar role in a comparable property with sizeable rooms and meeting spaces.

Preferred

1. Demonstrated ability to always work on behalf of Guests.
2. Demonstrated ability to work with other Team Members.
3. Successful track record of working in a collaborative/matrixed environment.

Principal Accountabilities

Managing Engineering Operations and Budgets

1. Work with property team to determine how Engineering is performing against budget and highlight areas of concern to leadership.
2. Manage the physical plant including equipment, refrigeration, HVAC, plumbing, water treatment, and electrical systems in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures.
3. Administer service contracts to support property needs.
4. Ensure fire crew has complete understanding of all procedures, equipment, and alarms.
5. Coach and support leadership team to effectively manage controllable expenses.
6. Manage and control heat, light, and power.
7. Develop an engineering operating strategy aligned with the property/brand’s business strategy.
8. Develop and manage Engineering budget.
9. Ensure integration of departmental goals in game plans.
10. Oversee execution of long-term preventative maintenance and 10-year asset protection plans.
11. Review financial reports and statements to determine how Engineering is performing against budget.
12. Address potential areas of concern and propose solutions to owners proactively.
13. Communicate a clear and consistent message regarding departmental goals to produce desired results.
14. Supervise construction to ensure timely completion of projects within budgetary guidelines.

Compliance and Safety

1. Ensure compliance with state, local, and federal regulations.
2. Maintain property life & safety systems.
3. Ensure building and equipment licenses, permits, and certifications are current.
4. Ensure property policies are administered fairly and consistently.

Managing Profitability

1. Manage areas of operation to budget by reviewing operating statements, budget worksheets, and payroll progress reports.
2. Monitor and manage the payroll function.
3. Manage department's controllable expenses to achieve or exceed budgeted goals.
4. Participate in the development of department's capital expenditure goals; manage projects as needed.
5. Participate in the budgeting process for areas of responsibility.
6. Prepare weekly and period-end P&L critiques.
7. Understand the impact of department's operation on overall property financial goals.
8. Review and manage controllable expenses.

Conducting Human Resources Activities

1. Ensure employees are treated fairly and equitably.
2. Ensure disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to Standard and Local Operating Procedures.
3. Utilize employee feedback and an “open door” policy to identify and address employee problems or concerns.
4. Celebrate successes by publicly recognizing the contributions of team members.
5. Resolve guest problems and complaints.
6. Bring issues to the attention of Human Resources as necessary.
7. Ensure regular ongoing communication takes place throughout the engineering operation to communicate daily operations activities, set expectations, and create awareness of business objectives.