Senior Vice President, Facilities, Energy & Capital

Atrium Hospitality•Alpharetta, GA

13d•$275,000 - $295,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Vice President, Capital, Facilities & Energy will lead the development of the annual 5-Year Capital Plan across 75 hotels, supporting ownership’s investment strategy and satisfying brand requirements for PIPs, license renewals, standard changes, and life safety. This role will run a disciplined capital review and approval process that prioritizes projects by return on investment, risk, brand compliance, and asset need. The position will oversee all capital expenditures for renovations and major and ordinary capital projects, consistent with approved budgets, scopes, and design standards, and hold project teams accountable to approved budgets, schedules, and quality standards. The role is also responsible for maintaining design and construction standards that meet brand requirements and ownership’s investment objectives. In Facilities & Engineering, the Senior Vice President will lead the function across all 75 hotels, including preventive maintenance, repairs and maintenance, life safety, and building systems. This includes setting engineering standards, staffing models, and performance measures, and coaching property engineering teams. The role will maintain ongoing physical plant assessments that feed equipment life-cycle needs into the capital plan, reducing reactive and emergency spend, and manage repairs and maintenance spend against budget and benchmark performance across hotels, adjusted for hotel size and type. Negotiation and management of enterprise service contracts and warranties to improve reliability and lower cost are also key responsibilities. For Energy Management, the Senior Vice President will provide executive oversight of Atrium’s energy program and its third-party energy consultant. This involves setting energy strategy and objectives, reviewing and approving procurement recommendations, and holding the consultant accountable for results and cost. Driving energy and water efficiency at the property level through building automation, efficiency upgrades, and operating practices, in support of Atrium’s Sustainability commitment, is crucial. Monitoring utility cost and usage across the portfolio, identifying and addressing outlier hotels, and ensuring available utility rebates and incentives are captured are also part of the role. As an Executive Leader, the Senior Vice President will serve as an active member of the Executive Team, contributing to company-wide strategy, planning, and decision-making. Regular reporting to the CEO and ownership on capital project status, engineering spend, energy performance, forecasts, and cash requirements is expected. Building, leading, and developing the capital, facilities, and engineering teams, creating growth opportunities for Associates at the corporate and property levels, and maintaining clear and consistent communication among corporate, hotel teams, brand partners, and vendors are essential functions.

Requirements

15+ years of hotel industry experience, including senior leadership of capital projects and facilities or engineering operations across a multi-property portfolio.
A track record of managing $100M+ in annual spend with measurable results.
Experience overseeing energy management programs and holding outside consultants or vendors accountable for performance.
Strong working knowledge of brand standards and PIP requirements for Marriott, Hilton, IHG, and other major brand families.
Strong financial acumen, including the ability to connect spending decisions to ROI, asset value, and owner returns.
A clear, concise communication style with the CEO, ownership, and hotel teams alike.
A proven ability to build, coach, and inspire high-performing teams.
Strong knowledge of National Hotel Brands product positioning requirements and future brand standard strategies as it relates to their design & technology improvements for brand families such as Marriott, Hilton, IHG and Wyndham.

Responsibilities

Lead development of the annual 5-Year Capital Plan across 75 hotels, supporting ownership’s investment strategy and satisfying brand requirements for PIPs, license renewals, standard changes, and life safety.
Run a disciplined capital review and approval process that prioritizes projects by return on investment, risk, brand compliance, and asset need.
Oversee all capital expenditures for renovations and major and ordinary capital projects, consistent with approved budgets, scopes, and design standards.
Hold project teams accountable to approved budgets, schedules, and quality standards.
Maintain design and construction standards that meet brand requirements and ownership’s investment objectives.
Lead the facilities and engineering function across all 75 hotels, including preventive maintenance, repairs and maintenance, life safety, and building systems.
Set engineering standards, staffing models, and performance measures, and coach property engineering teams to meet them.
Maintain ongoing physical plant assessments that feed equipment life-cycle needs into the capital plan, reducing reactive and emergency spend.
Manage repairs and maintenance spend against budget and benchmark performance across hotels, adjusted for hotel size and type.
Negotiate and manage enterprise service contracts and warranties to improve reliability and lower cost.
Provide executive oversight of Atrium’s energy program and its third-party energy consultant.
Set energy strategy and objectives with the consultant, review and approve its procurement recommendations, and hold it accountable for results and cost.
Drive energy and water efficiency at the property level through building automation, efficiency upgrades, and operating practices, in support of Atrium’s Sustainability commitment.
Monitor utility cost and usage across the portfolio, and make sure outlier hotels are identified and addressed.
Make sure available utility rebates and incentives are captured.
Serve as an active member of the Executive Team, contributing to company-wide strategy, planning, and decision-making.
Report regularly to the CEO and ownership on capital project status, engineering spend, energy performance, forecasts, and cash requirements.
Build, lead, and develop the capital, facilities, and engineering teams, creating growth opportunities for Associates at the corporate and property levels.
Keep communication clear and consistent among corporate, hotel teams, brand partners, and vendors.