Engineering Manager

Davidson Hospitality Group•Carlsbad, CA

17d•Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering Manager maintains high morale within the engineering department and teaches staff to maintain and repair equipment. The role solicits input from engineering team members, coaches and counsels employees, addresses problems as they arise, and helps ensure staff meet department standards. The manager understands and applies the hotel’s human resources policies and procedures, treats employees fairly, and maintains staffing levels appropriate to work demand. The position promotes hotel service standards and policies, maintains compliance, and hosts monthly property safety training courses. The Engineering Manager supports hotel engineering operations at Hilton Garden Inn Carlsbad Beach, including vendor contracts, preventive maintenance, expenditures, life safety systems, record keeping, safety procedures, inspections, work requests, and supply orders. The role communicates with a supervisor about engineering operations and may perform the duties of any supervised position. Other duties may be assigned, including cross-training.

Requirements

Read, write, speak, and understand English fluently.
Three to five years of hotel, institutional, or HVAC systems experience.
Refrigeration or HVAC certification, or journeyman-level experience.
Two to three years of previous management or supervisory experience.
Working knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and life safety systems, preventive maintenance systems, and related engineering disciplines.
Basic computer and administrative skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with the public and other employees.
Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of oneself or others.
Must meet the jurisdiction’s minimum age requirement.
Pre-employment drug test and background check required.

Responsibilities

Assist in administering outside engineering vendor contracts.
Assist in establishing, implementing, and maintaining the preventive maintenance schedule.
Assist in monitoring and controlling parts and labor expenditures.
Assist in selecting, training, supervising, developing, disciplining, and counseling employees according to Davidson policies and procedures.
Communicate with the supervisor regarding all aspects of engineering operations.
Demonstrate positive leadership characteristics that inspire employees to meet and exceed standards.
Direct and maintain record-keeping processes and systems.
Ensure all life systems are operational and meet all requirements.
Fulfill assigned risk-control duties.
Implement department safety, EPA, and HazCom procedures.
Inspect and document the physical plant, equipment, hazards, systems, and general engineering operations.
Maintain clean and organized work areas and maintain documentation.
Promote employee empowerment.
Report unsafe conditions immediately and respond to all life-system alarms.
Assist in prioritizing work requests, including guest problems, staff problems, and internal hotel challenges.
Complete other duties assigned by the supervisor, including cross-training.
Order and receive supplies and materials, and maintain purchase orders and budgetary data.
Perform the duties of any position supervised.
Assist in conducting performance appraisals.
Attend mandatory meetings.
Host monthly property safety training courses.