AREA CHIEF ENGINEER
About The Position
The Area Chief Engineer provides leadership and oversight for engineering and maintenance operations across five hotel properties: Courtyard Santa Clarita, Fairfield Inn Santa Clarita, Hampton Inn Santa Clarita, Residence Inn Santa Clarita, and Homewood Suites Agoura Hills. The role ensures building systems, equipment, preventive maintenance programs, and safety standards are consistently maintained while supporting property leadership teams and engineering staff. This hands-on leadership role involves regular travel between assigned properties, technical support for complex repairs, and contributions to budgeting, capital planning, renovations, and continuous improvement. The Area Chief Engineer also helps ensure guest satisfaction, asset preservation, and safe, efficient hotel operations.
Requirements
- Previous experience as a Chief Engineer, Area Engineer, Regional Engineer, or in multi-property engineering leadership is required.
- Strong knowledge of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and building automation systems.
- Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop engineering and maintenance teams.
- Strong organizational, project management, and budget management skills.
- Experience with preventive maintenance programs, capital planning, and asset preservation.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex building system issues and provide effective solutions.
- Knowledge of safety regulations, life safety systems, and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Strong communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to travel between properties as needed.
- Ability to lift, move, climb, and work with tools and equipment when necessary.
- Flexibility to work any shifts, including holidays, weekends, and emergency situations.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and support to Chief Engineers and maintenance teams across multiple hotel properties.
- Ensure proper operation and maintenance of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and life safety systems.
- Develop, implement, and monitor preventive maintenance programs to maximize asset performance and reduce downtime.
- Conduct regular property inspections and identify operational, maintenance, and capital improvement needs.
- Partner with General Managers and property leadership teams to support operational goals and guest satisfaction.
- Assist with engineering department budgeting, capital planning, forecasting, and cost control initiatives.
- Manage contractor and vendor relationships while ensuring quality workmanship and compliance standards.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and company safety regulations and requirements.
- Provide technical expertise, troubleshooting support, and guidance on complex repair and maintenance issues.
- Support property renovations, equipment upgrades, and capital improvement projects.
- Review and analyze engineering performance metrics and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
- Maintain emergency response procedures and provide leadership during critical incidents and property emergencies.
- Travel regularly between assigned properties to provide operational support and oversight.
Benefits
- Opportunity to influence operations across multiple hotels.
- Dynamic leadership role with significant impact on property performance.
- Collaborative partnership with hotel leadership teams.
- Opportunities to mentor engineering professionals and develop future leaders.
- Direct contribution to guest satisfaction, asset preservation, and operational success.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
