Assistant Chief Engineer

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants•New Orleans, LA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

As the Engineering Manager, you’ll assist in supervising all aspects of the building’s equipment including preventative maintenance and repairs, monitoring the security and life safety systems in coordination with the Security team, assist in the administration of recruitment, training, scheduling, and payroll for all Engineering team members.

Requirements

Fire Safety Director Certification required.
Minimum of 2+ years related experience as an Engineering Supervisor at a full-service hotel.
Prior experience with building maintenance systems and processes required, preferably in a supervisory capacity.
Flexible schedule, able to work evenings, weekends and holidays.
Able to supervise and lead the work of others.
Ability to read, write, and verbally communicate effectively and professionally with other business departments, guests, and vendors.
Ability to diplomatically deal with difficult situations and people, while exhibiting a consistent level of professionalism.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, report, or schedule form.
Regularly exercise independent judgment and discretion about matters of significance.
Constantly required to bend, crouch, kneel, crawl, squat, climb ladders and stairs, balance, reach, twist, stretch, push, pull, handle (hold, grasp, turn, or otherwise work with hand or hands), finger (picking, pinching, fine manipulation), stand, walk, see, hear, write and speak.
Frequently required to use a keyboard and dial.
Minimally required to collate/file and sit.
Constantly required to lift and/or move between 10-50lbs, frequently required to lift and/or move up to 75lbs, and occasionally required to lift and/or move 100+lbs.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Constantly required to produce detailed work, use reasoning skills, use written and verbal communication, have customer contact, handle multiple concurrent tasks, and constant interruptions.
Frequently required to use math skills.
Minimally required to give presentations.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in Security, Life Safety or Loss Prevention preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead maintenance of the building, rooms, fixtures, all property equipment, refrigeration, HVAC, plumbing, electrical systems.
Assists in developing and implementing plans to maintain property, equipment, grounds in good working order.
With the Director of Engineering, ensures the hotel follows all local, state and federal laws.
Conduct daily supervision of your team to make sure all employees are properly trained in all areas of the general mechanic functions, work assignments are executed to brand standards, and house calls are resolved and closed out in HOTSOS within expected time frames.
Responsible for maintaining professional relationships with all vendors, on-site partners, F&B, and residential counterparts to ensure that property needs are being met.
Ensures the shop is kept in good order, i.e. all equipment and work space in safe and clean condition.
Monitor the hotel's preventative maintenance program and assist in effectively planning, scheduling and evaluating preventative maintenance programs.
Conduct room inspections and identify repair needs.
Ensures all employees have the proper supplies and equipment.
Participate in all hiring decisions for the Engineering Department.
Hold team members accountable and carries out corrective action as necessary.
Maintains oversight of the outsourced Security operation at the hotel, ensuring adequate communication and follow ups are consistently occurring.
Ensure overall guest satisfaction in line with Kimpton's standards.
Performs any other job related duties as assigned.