Assistant Director of Engineering
About The Position
The Assistant Director of Engineering is the senior deputy who assists the Director of Engineering in managing a larger or more complex property engineering function. The role translates the Director’s direction into executable programs, leads delegated workstreams and people, develops analysis and recommendations, and acts for the Director when assigned or during absence. The Director retains ultimate property-level accountability unless authority is formally delegated. The Assistant Director helps administer day-to-day engineering operations, departmental priorities, standards, systems of control, maintenance and compliance programs, asset and capital planning, projects, budgets, procurement, and cross-functional coordination. The role leads delegated managers and programs, analyzes operational and financial information, prepares recommendations and reports, and supports property leadership and ownership communications. The position requires availability to support significant property emergencies and to act for the Director when assigned. Work may periodically take place in mechanical rooms, on roofs, in back-of-house areas, construction zones, and other operational environments. Property-specific access, PPE, environmental, and scheduling requirements apply. Successful completion of a background check is required prior to employment. Annual salary is $80,000.00–$85,000.00.
Requirements
- Capability to lead assigned managers, supervisors, and multiple layers of engineering staff.
- Ability to translate approved direction into programs, schedules, controls, and measurable follow-up.
- Capability to assist with lifecycle management, capital planning, budgeting, compliance, and major-project governance.
- Ability to coordinate contractors, analyze bids, administer contracts, and resolve delegated vendor issues.
- Ability to analyze facility, CMMS, KPI, utility, BAS, and financial information and develop clear recommendations.
- Ability to manage cross-functional coordination, service recovery, and operational communication.
- Broad engineering-system knowledge sufficient to oversee work, recognize risk, and engage Technical Chiefs or specialists where needed.
- Readiness to act for the Director under delegated authority.
- Demonstrated capability to manage substantial portions of a hotel, resort, or comparable facility engineering function.
- Verified experience leading people, maintenance programs, contractors, compliance activity, budgets, or projects.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare scopes, analyses, recommendations, and management reporting.
- Required licenses or certifications applicable to delegated property responsibilities.
- Availability to support significant property emergencies and to act for the Director when assigned.
- Successful completion of a background check prior to employment.
Nice To Haves
- Degree or technical education in engineering, facilities, construction, building systems, or a related field.
- Relevant trade, facilities, energy, safety, or project-management credentials.
- Experience in hospitality or another continuously operated, guest-facing, or mission-critical facility.
- Experience supporting capital planning, asset lifecycle management, occupied projects, or complex MEP operations.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Director in administering the day-to-day engineering operation, departmental priorities, standards, and systems of control.
- Lead assigned managers, supervisors, technical leaders, and programs; coordinate staffing, workload, follow-up, and service recovery as delegated.
- Assist with preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance governance, including CMMS quality, PM completion, backlog, failure trends, and follow-up inspections.
- Assist in administering fire/life-safety, emergency, permit, inspection, and regulatory-compliance programs; maintain records and escalate deficiencies.
- Assist the Director with asset-condition reviews, lifecycle risk evaluation, and development of maintenance and replacement recommendations.
- Assist the Director in developing, prioritizing, and maintaining the property capital plan; prepare scopes, estimates, phasing, business cases, and supporting documentation.
- Coordinate and manage delegated projects, shutdowns, and commissioning activities, including schedule, budget, contractor performance, change control, and closeout.
- Assist with engineering budget preparation, forecasting, purchasing controls, and variance analysis; manage delegated cost centers or programs.
- Support procurement by developing technical scopes, collecting and evaluating bids, preparing recommendations, and administering delegated contracts.
- Analyze utilities, asset data, BAS information, work-order performance, and KPIs; identify variances and recommend corrective or efficiency actions.
- Support selection, coaching, training, deployment, and performance management of engineering associates; assist with succession and capability development.
- Prepare reports, analyses, and recommendations for the Director; support property leadership and ownership communications and manage delegated follow-up commitments.
- Coordinate engineering work with operating departments to protect guests, revenue, associates, and property operations.
- Act for the Director when assigned or during absence.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
