Hotel:
Kansas City Residence Inn
Position: Chief Engineer
Employment Type: Full time
Atrium SPIRIT – where teamwork, passion and appreciation ignite service excellence
The Kansas City Residence Inn is seeking a dynamic Chief Engineer to ensure guests have an excellent experience through managing the engineering department and supervising maintenance operations while exhibiting leadership, integrity, initiative, composure, decision making skills, flexibility and adaptability in relation to business needs and crisis.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, develop, and train a diverse and effective team in accordance with Atrium Core Values;
- Manage engineering associates by ensuring they understand employment practices, recommending employment decisions and corrective action, supporting performance management, and implementing discipline;
- Maintain an adequate inventory of parts and supplies;
- Troubleshoot and repair malfunctions in mechanical and electrical systems and other equipment throughout the hotel;
- Participate in the development of the engineering and Capital budget, which at times involves strategic agility and sound planning capability;
- Create work schedules while managing and measuring departmental needs and productivity;
- Oversee preventative maintenance assignments and the execution of Capital projects in partnership with the Atrium capital team;
- Maintain Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), Lock Out/Tag Out procedures and all relevant Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards;
- Track guest room requests for servicing and ensuring completion;
- Serve as the head of the property’s loss prevention and risk management programs, managing the hotel loss prevention committees and ensuring all life safety systems are code compliant with the brand and the authority having jurisdiction (i.e. Fire Marshall, Building Inspector, etc.);
- Follow all company safety and security policies and procedures, including reporting accidents, injuries and unsafe work conditions to management;
- Any and all other work as required to complete the primary purpose of the position.
Minimum Requirements:
- 5+ years of engineering experience to include mechanical, electrical and plumbing;
- Prior supervisory/leadership experience;
- Prior responsibility for a department budget with a fundamental understanding of a P&L statement, labor costs and other R&M expenses;
- Experience in managing utilities and energy systems;
- Understanding of capital planning and replacement cycles;
- Experience with NFPA fire code and life safety systems, controls.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with industrial laundry and kitchen equipment;
- Prior hotel experience;
- Bachelor’s degree in related field;
- Certifications in mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC;
- Knowledge of computer equipment, basic telephony and IT background;
- Ability to use web-based applications for ordering, scheduling, CMMS systems experience.
Benefits:
- Daily Pay
- Significant Travel Discounts on Marriott and/or Hilton properties
- 401k Plans
- Medical Insurance
- Other property specific benefits
Plus, we make sure you can grow your career the way you want to through Internship programs, training and development and over 80 hotels that offer incredible opportunities for career driven associates.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Atrium Hospitality provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.