Corporate Director of Engineering

Coury Hospitality•Grapevine, TX

23d•Onsite

About The Position

Coury Hospitality is seeking a Corporate Director of Engineering to provide technical leadership and operational support across a portfolio of lifestyle, full-service, and select-service hotels. The role focuses on maintaining safe, well-maintained properties; protecting assets; improving operational consistency; and supporting exceptional guest experiences through preventive maintenance, proactive planning, and effective engineering operations. The Director will establish engineering standards, preventive maintenance programs, and operating procedures; assess property conditions and building systems; develop capital plans; and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce maintenance expenses, conserve energy, and extend equipment life. The position works closely with property and regional leadership, corporate departments, and ownership representatives, while providing functional guidance to property engineering teams. General Managers retain direct supervisory responsibility for those teams. The position is based in Grapevine, Texas, in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and requires frequent travel throughout the United States to support hotels across the Coury Hospitality portfolio. Work may take place in guestrooms, public spaces, mechanical rooms, back-of-house areas, and active maintenance or renovation sites. The Director must be able to balance on-site support and corporate responsibilities and respond flexibly to critical engineering, safety, and property needs.

Requirements

8–10 years of progressive engineering or facilities management experience; hospitality experience is preferred.
Strong technical knowledge of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical systems, elevators, and life safety systems.
Experience developing and managing preventive maintenance programs, capital plans, budgets, and vendor relationships.
Demonstrated ability to evaluate property conditions, identify deferred maintenance, and recommend cost-effective solutions.
Strong understanding of building codes, safety regulations, asset preservation, and operational risk management.
Proven ability to provide technical guidance, coach engineering leaders, and influence performance across multiple locations.
Strong leadership, communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively with property leadership, corporate departments, and ownership representatives.
Ability and willingness to travel frequently throughout the United States.
Ability to work in a variety of hotel environments, including guestrooms, public spaces, mechanical rooms, back-of-house areas, and active maintenance or renovation sites.
Ability to conduct property inspections, assess building systems, and participate in operational and capital planning meetings.

Nice To Haves

Experience in multi-property, regional, or corporate engineering leadership.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, or a related field; equivalent experience is considered.
Familiarity with Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, or other major hotel brand standards.
Experience in hospitality engineering or facilities management.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership and operational support across lifestyle, full-service, and select-service hotels.
Establish consistent engineering standards, preventive maintenance programs, and operating procedures.
Visit properties to evaluate building systems and conditions, identify improvement opportunities, and develop practical solutions with property teams.
Serve as a technical resource for HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, elevator, life safety, and other critical building systems.
Develop annual and multiyear capital plans addressing operational needs, brand requirements, deferred maintenance, equipment replacement, and long-term asset preservation.
Partner with property and regional leadership to identify capital priorities, develop project scopes, and support investment decisions.
Identify ways to improve operational efficiency, reduce maintenance expenses, conserve energy, and extend the life of building systems.
Evaluate vendors, service contracts, and purchasing opportunities to improve value and reliability.
Support engineering needs during hotel openings, transitions, renovations, and other major property initiatives.
Travel throughout the portfolio to provide hands-on guidance, assess property needs, and support engineering teams.
Develop engineering performance metrics, reporting standards, and accountability measures across multiple properties.
Provide functional leadership, technical guidance, coaching, and development for property engineering teams while partnering with General Managers, who retain direct supervisory responsibility.
Turn property inspections and operational observations into measurable improvements.
Collaborate with General Managers, Regional Vice Presidents, property engineering leaders, ownership groups, and corporate leadership.
Support property leadership in staffing, training, and performance improvement.
Balance on-site property support, corporate responsibilities, and changing operational priorities; respond to critical engineering, safety, and property needs as business conditions require.