Assistant Chief Engineer

Requested Tasks:

• Support the Director of Engineering in the daily leadership, organization, and operation of the Engineering department
• Assist with maintaining all hotel facilities, equipment, mechanical systems, and physical assets to established safety, operational, and appearance standards.
• Serve as a hands-on leader, providing technical guidance and support to engineering team members while responding to operational and guest-related maintenance needs.
• Help supervise, train, mentor, schedule, and develop Engineering team members.
• Provide departmental leadership in the absence of the Director of Engineering.
• Monitor and support preventive maintenance programs to maximize equipment life, reduce downtime, and protect the property’s physical assets.
• Conduct regular inspections of guest rooms, public areas, back-of-house spaces, mechanical rooms, and exterior areas to identify maintenance and safety concerns.
• Ensure maintenance requests, work orders, and repairs are completed accurately, efficiently, and within established service standards.
• Troubleshoot and support the repair of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, lighting, and other building systems.
• Assist with the operation and monitoring of building management systems, energy-management systems, and preventive maintenance platforms.
• Support ongoing life-safety programs and ensure equipment, systems, inspections, and required documentation remain current and compliant.
• Partner with the Director of Engineering to coordinate vendor relationships, service agreements, inspections, repairs, and capital projects.
• Assist with monitoring departmental expenses, supplies, inventory, equipment, and labor to support established financial goals.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce energy consumption, strengthen preventive maintenance practices, and enhance overall building performance.

Requested Capabilities:

• Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in hotel engineering, facilities management, building operations, or a related technical environment preferred.
• Previous supervisory or leadership experience within an Engineering or Facilities department strongly preferred.
• Hospitality, luxury hotel, mixed-use, or commercial building experience preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, and life-safety systems.
• Experience with building management systems (BMS), energy-management systems, and preventive maintenance software preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot building systems and effectively manage maintenance priorities.
• Strong understanding of preventive maintenance practices, workplace safety, and asset protection.
• Ability to lead, motivate, train, and develop Engineering team members.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and respond effectively to changing operational needs.
• Detail-oriented and proactive, with the ability to identify potential issues before they impact guests or operations.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across departments.
• Ability to respond to emergency situations and participate in an on-call rotation as business needs require.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and emergency situations as needed.

As part of the Makeready collection, we proudly offer a variety of thoughtful benefits for eligible team members, including accommodating PTO/PTO exchange, medical/dental/vision benefits, pet insurance, company-matched dependent care & 401k, student loan repayment program and a wide range of additional ancillary benefits. The health, happiness, and well-being of our team is our top priority.

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Makeready LLC and its affiliated entities are proud to encourage and support an environment where everyone can be a successful team member as their true independent self. We are an equal opportunity workplace and employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, disability, gender/sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. We are committed to building a team and a workplace where we are all able to be successful based solely on our individual qualifications, experience, abilities, and job performance.