Engineering Manager

Hilton Garden Inn Carlsbad Beach•Carlsbad, CA

1d•$74,000 - $76,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering Manager maintains high morale within the engineering team and teaches staff to maintain and repair equipment. The role coaches and counsels team members, solicits input from the team, addresses employee concerns, ensures departmental standards are met, applies hotel human resources policies fairly, and aligns staffing levels with work demand. The manager promotes hotel service standards and policies, maintains compliance, and hosts monthly property safety training courses. The position supports engineering operations at Hilton Garden Inn Carlsbad Beach, including vendor contracts, preventative maintenance, cost control, employee supervision and development, record keeping, life-safety systems, risk control, and compliance with safety, EPA, and HazCom procedures. The manager inspects and documents the physical plant and engineering operations, maintains organized work areas and documentation, responds to life-system alarms and unsafe conditions, and communicates with the supervisor about operations. The role also supports prioritizing work requests, ordering and receiving supplies, maintaining purchase orders and budget data, conducting performance appraisals, attending mandatory meetings, and performing duties in supervised positions as needed. Davidson Hospitality Group describes its benefits as including multiple tiers of medical coverage, dental and vision coverage, 24/7 Teledoc service, free maintenance medications, pet insurance, hotel discounts, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and a 401(k) match. Pre-employment drug testing and a background check are required; the company participates in E-Verify.

Requirements

Read, write, speak, and understand English fluently.
3–5 years of hotel, institutional, or HVAC systems experience.
Refrigeration or HVAC certification, or journeyman-level experience.
2–3 years of previous management or supervisory experience.
Working knowledge of electrical, mechanical, life-safety systems, preventative 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 self or others.
Must meet the minimum age requirement of the jurisdiction.

Responsibilities

Assist in administering outside engineering vendor contracts.
Assist in establishing, implementing, and maintaining the preventative maintenance schedule.
Assist in monitoring and controlling parts and labor expenditures.
Select, train, supervise, develop, discipline, and counsel employees according to Davidson policies and procedures.
Communicate with the supervisor regarding all aspects of engineering operations.
Demonstrate positive leadership that inspires employees to meet and exceed standards.
Direct and maintain record-keeping processes and systems.
Ensure life systems are operational and meet all requirements.
Fulfill assigned risk-control duties.
Implement departmental 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 documentation.
Promote employee empowerment.
Report unsafe conditions immediately and respond to 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 in the capacity of any position supervised.
Assist in conducting performance appraisals.
Attend mandatory meetings.
Maintain high morale, teach staff equipment maintenance and repair, solicit team input, coach and counsel team members, address employee problems, and ensure departmental standards are achieved.
Apply hotel human resources policies and procedures fairly and use staffing levels appropriate to work demand.
Promote hotel service standards and policies, maintain compliance, and host monthly property safety training courses.