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About the Role
The Chief Engineer is responsible for managing the Engineering Department staff and all of the hotel maintenance needs, inside and out. This position will oversee the day-to-day operations, all maintenance requests and the service and repair of all equipment while supporting the LodgeWorks goals of guest satisfaction, cost control and profitability.
Responsibilities
- Maintaining the physical structure and grounds of the hotel property in like-new condition, including landscaping, walkways, pool area and sport courts.
- Delegating maintenance requests, managing improvement projects, and developing preventative maintenance programs.
- Handle maintenance items in-house whenever possible, and employ outside vendors rather than endangering self, employees, or hotel property.
- Using two-way radios, telephones, general office equipment, and various types of maintenance equipment.
- Ensuring the mechanical status of property and maintenance equipment.
- Keeping proper logs on service and warranty of all equipment.
- Evaluating and spot-checking the work of all staff and contractors or outside laborers.
- Interviewing, hiring, training, and evaluating team members during performance reviews.
- Maintaining all compliance standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations.
- Participating in all-employee meetings, events and other functions required by management.
- Being familiar with all LodgeWorks/Brand policies and hotel rules, as well as hotel terminology.
- Implementing emergency projects and other responsibilities as assigned.
- Participating in Manager on Duty schedule as required.
- Attending meetings as required by management.
- Forecasting, monitoring and controlling budget components of the maintenance department (labor, inventory, equipment, etc.) to maximize revenue and minimize expenses.
- Monitoring inventory levels to ensure adequate supplies are on hand to provide top quality guest services.
- Communicating effectively, both orally and in writing, to provide clear direction to the staff.
- Complying with LodgeWorks’ standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations.
- Assisting with Loss Prevention of the property to ensure the safety and security of guests and team members.
- Knowledgeable about applicable Life Safety codes, conducting fire drills and training all staff as appropriate on emergency and safety procedures.
- Creation of SOP’s as needed to ensure compliance and operational efficiency.
- Understanding and the ability to budget and plan for capital improvements.
- Training on and following all company safety practices such as wearing personal protective equipment, reading chemical warning labels, maintaining an M.S.D.S. book, and other safe work practices.
- Establishing and maintaining key control system and procedures.
- Ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local jurisdictions with building, health, fire & life safety at all times.
- Serving on Safety Committee and maintaining a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and others are performed in a safe manner.
- Assisting in any other task or duties as requested by management.
Requirements
- Comfortable reading blueprints and building plans.
- Aware that a good reputation is a huge asset to a hotel and committed to being a representative of that great reputation.
- An excellent communicator.
- Naturally curious and value listening to solve problems.
- Comfortable following directions, guidelines and work objectives.
- Capable of exerting up to 60 pounds of force occasionally.
- Capable of standing for an entire shift or for an extended amount of time.
- Flexibility with on-call emergency response/ shift coverage when needed.
- Capable of reaching overhead, utilizing both hands, leaning over, stooping and kneeling.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills – Comfortable creating logs, forms.
- You may or may not have gone to a technical training school or an equivalent, but it is preferred.
- You have already obtained all state and local licensing required to operate any hand or power tools, torches, chemicals, etc.
- You are current on all certifications as required by federal, state or local governing agents pertaining to trade requirement (i.e. HVAC, pool operation, electrical), property specific.
- A plus: Practiced, with six months' related experience in hospitality or a service industry.
- A must: Eager to be part of a great work culture and team.
Skills
- Hospitality
- Teamwork
- Innovation
- Customer Focus
- Adaptability
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Microsoft Office
Location
- Austin
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 6 months related experience in hospitality or a service industry (preferred)
Education Level
- Technical training school or equivalent (preferred)
Benefits
- PTO
- Hotel & Restaurant discounts available at select LodgeWorks properties
- Health, vision + dental benefits
- 401K plans with matching contributions
- Paid holidays
- Short Term – Long Term Disability (company sponsored)
- Referral bonuses
- Flexible Spending Accounts
About the Company
- Archer Hotel Austin, a Texas-chic boutique hotel in northwest Austin at Domain NORTHSIDE, welcomes guests with 171 luxe guest rooms and balcony-clad suites, the buzzy first-floor AKB hotel bar, a second-floor Pool Patio and 19,245 sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space.
- The AAA Four Diamond, Forbes Four-Star hotel is part of the award-winning Archer Hotel collection — chock-full of thoughtful touches and local discoveries, and consistently ranking at the top of trusted review sites.
- The hotel is just off the N. Mopac Expressway in the heart of Domain NORTHSIDE, on Palm Way and across the street from Northside Lawn — with free employee parking in a nearby covered parking lot.
- LodgeWorks is a privately held hotel development and management company.
- Our extraordinary culture is at the heart of our 18 hotels — including our award-winning Archer Hotel boutique collection and our portfolio of other great brands with familiar names, such as Hyatt Place, Hyatt House, Aloft, Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton Inn.
- We’re thrilled to be considered industry innovators with a rich 35+ year history.
- What we are most proud of is the strong family culture we have developed and maintained while growing to 950+ employees nationwide.
- At LodgeWorks, hospitality is more than just the industry in which we work; it defines everything we do.
- We’re grounded in Midwestern hospitality (our home office is in Wichita, Kansas, while our hotels are scattered across the U.S.).
- We actively work to make hospitality (with each other, our guests, our clients and partners) the foundation upon which everything is built.
Equal Opportunity
- LodgeWorks is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company.
- We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.