Chief Engineer - Maintenance department - Hotellerie - JN-082022-5739882

The Chief Engineer reporting to the GM of the company, will be in charge of:

• Providing a high level of property maintenance knowledge.
• Responsibility for maintaining the building, grounds and physical plant with particular attention towards safety, security and asset protection.
• Managing the budget, capital expenditure projects, preventative maintenance and energy conservation.
• Developing and implementing strategies that will deliver products and services, which meet or exceed the needs and expectations of guests and employees while maximizing the financial performance.
• Maintaining standards and regulatory requirements. Leading the emergency response team for all facility issues.

In particular he will be responsible of the following tasks:

Managing Engineering Operations and Budgets

• Work with property team to determine how Engineering is performing against budget and highlights areas of concern to leadership.
• Manage the physical plant including equipment, refrigeration, HVAC, plumbing, water treatment and electrical systems in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures.
• Administer service contracts to support property needs.
• Ensure fire crew has complete understanding of all procedures, equipment and alarms.
• Coach and support leadership team to effectively manage controllable expenses (e.g., wages, heat, light and power, water consumption, tools and equipment, grounds keeping supplies, uniforms, vendors, service agreements, inventory, etc.).
• Manage and control heat, light and power.

Maintaining Engineering Standards

• Ensure compliance with state, local and federal regulations.
• Maintain property life & safety systems (e.g., firefighting equipment, sprinkler systems, and alarm systems).
• Ensure building and equipment licenses, permits and certifications are current.
• Ensure property policies are administered fairly and consistently.

Managing Profitability

• Manage areas of operation to budget by reviewing operating statements, budget worksheets and payroll progress reports.
• Monitor and manage the payroll function.
• Manage department's controllable expenses to achieve or exceed budgeted goals.
• Participate in the development of department's capital expenditure goals; manages projects as needed.
• Participate in the budgeting process for areas of responsibility.
• Prepare weekly and period end P&L critiques.

Conducting Human Resources Activities

• Ensure employees are treated fairly and equitably.
• Ensure disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to Standard and Local Operating Procedures (SOPs and LSOPs) and support the Peer Review Process.
• Utilize employee feedback and an "open door" policy to identify and address employee problems or concerns in a timely manner.
• Celebrates successes by publicly recognizing the contributions of team members.
• Resolve guest problems and complaints.
• Bring issues to the attention of Human Resources as necessary.
• Ensure that regular on-going communication takes place throughout the engineering operation to communicate daily operations activities, set expectations and create awareness of business objectives.