Area Chief Engineer

Opal Hotels Group • Mooresville, NC

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About The Position

Opal Hotels Group is seeking an experienced, hands-on Area Chief Engineer to lead maintenance and engineering operations across TownePlace Suites Kernersville, Hampton Inn Charlotte Airport, and TownePlace Suites Mooresville. This full-time, multi-property role involves regular travel among the three hotels and combines direct repairs and inspections with team leadership and facility planning. Candidates based in Kernersville, Mooresville, or Greensboro, North Carolina, are preferred; Charlotte-area candidates will also be considered.

The role includes leading engineering and maintenance teams, troubleshooting and performing repairs, inspecting properties, overseeing preventive maintenance, and ensuring facilities remain safe, efficient, attractive, and guest-ready. The Area Chief Engineer also supports regulatory compliance, vendor coordination, budgets, capital projects, and communication with General Managers and hotel teams. Performance is measured by maintenance standards and preventive maintenance completion, safety and regulatory compliance, timely work-order resolution, cost control, project execution, and team performance.

Requirements

• 4–5+ years of hands-on hotel engineering, facilities maintenance, or related trade experience, including supervisory experience.
• Strong practical knowledge of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, refrigeration, boilers, and general building repairs.
• Proven ability to perform repairs personally while leading teams across multiple locations.
• Excellent organization, communication, judgment, and problem-solving skills.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
• Willingness to travel between properties approximately 25–50% of the work week.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule and respond to maintenance emergencies, including evenings, weekends, or holidays as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Hotel brand experience.
• Relevant trade certifications.
• CPO certification.
• Maintenance software experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and support engineering and maintenance teams across three hotel properties.
• Personally troubleshoot and perform repairs involving HVAC, plumbing, electrical, refrigeration, carpentry, and building systems.
• Inspect properties regularly, prioritize work orders, and maintain safe, attractive, guest-ready facilities.
• Develop and oversee preventive maintenance programs for major equipment and building systems.
• Ensure compliance with applicable building, fire, health, OSHA, and life-safety requirements.
• Coordinate vendors, review estimates and completed work, and support engineering budgets and capital projects.
• Partner with General Managers and hotel teams to resolve maintenance concerns and minimize disruptions to guests.
• Maintain maintenance records, communicate facility needs, and respond to urgent issues as needed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance.
• 401(k) with company-sponsored retirement benefits.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Life insurance and bereavement leave.
• Friends & Family hotel discounts.
• Vacation reimbursement program.
• Career growth and advancement opportunities within a growing hospitality organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed