Director of Engineering

Role Purpose

As Director of Engineering at Hotel Indigo LES, you’ll oversee the engineering/maintenance of the hotel and ensure the safety and comfort of hotel guests and team members – making sure all activities are delivered safely and with compliance. Motivating and training your team with the skills to keep hotels always looking their best. 

Key Accountabilities

People

• 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 - recognize good performance. 
• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments.
• Communicate with all hotel department heads to stay informed of maintenance needs and ensure timely responses to requests. 

Guest Experience

• Help guests needs to ensure their satisfaction.
• Use a maintenance program to ensure the hotel is maintained and in service for our guests. 

Responsible Business

• Oversee the physical operations of the hotel, including maintenance and repair and order parts and supplies in a timely and efficient manner 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. 

Accountabilities

Supervises a staff of maintenance/engineering tradespersons and contractors.

Key Skills & Experiences

• 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 
• Union environment preferred
• Professional certification and license if required by law 

Salary Range: $110,000-140,000 USD

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