Area Chief Engineer

About the role

An Area Chief Engineer for the Hotel Division of Summit Hospitality Group is responsible for the general maintenance of the guest rooms/suites, meeting spaces, public areas, food & beverage outlets, employee work areas/rooms on the properties. The Area Chief Engineer will be directed and supervised by the General Managers and perform repairs and maintenance on mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, kitchen, and laundry equipment as well as exterior physical assets of the hotels. The Area Chief Engineer will supervise and lead engineers and engineer techs daily.

This hotel is owned and operated by an independent franchisee, Crabtree RI LLC / Summit Hospitality. The franchisee is a separate company and a separate employer from Marriott International, Inc. The franchisee solely controls all aspects of the hotel’s employment policies and practices, including hiring, firing, discipline, staffing, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment. If you accept a position at this hotel, you will be employed by a franchisee and not by Marriott International, Inc.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years maintenance/facility management experience (hotel experience preferred)
• 3-5 years leadership experience managing hourly employees
• Computer literate
• Experience performing repairs on mechanical, electrical, kitchen, and laundry equipment
• Comfortable providing training and direction to engineering associates and helpers on daily repairs and trade work
• Comfortable managing and directing outside vendors & contractors including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, refrigeration, building controls, fire & life safety etc.
• Skilled at recognizing potential safety hazards and security problems and acting upon them immediately
• Skilled at recognizing potential property damage & liability concerns and acting upon them immediately
• Excellent people engagement skills and problem solving
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task in high volume & upscale full service hotel properties
• High school diploma or