Area Director of Engineering
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Overview
Opportunity: Area Director of Engineering
Provide leadership and guidance to aide field personnel in maintenance of all equipment systems and building components including but not limited to mechanical and electrical systems pumps HVAC refrigeration plumbing locks and other equipment/work for a cluster of hotels.
Potential Career Path
Regional Director of Engineering - Corporate Director of Engineering
Essential Job Functions
- Interview select train schedule coach and support associates ensuring they perform in accordance with established brand or hotel standards and consistent with HHM core values.
- Assist Regional VP of Operations and Hotel General Managers with the annual property level staffing and budgeting to ensure proper maintenance of hotel assets.
- Assist with the interviewing and selection of Property Level Chief Engineers ensuring they meet the requirements with established brand or hotel standards and consistent with HHM core values.
- Assist with the training of Property Level Chief Engineers in order to carry out duties effectively.
- Educate and train property level Engineers on current safety issues to ensure compliance with all federal state and local laws and safety regulations.
- Monitor the execution and achievement of the hotels preventative maintenance program goals.
- Provide guidelines and assistance on reduction in energy usage through training and focusing on best practice directives.
- Assist in setting procedures to ensure the security of inventory and assets such as tools basic supplies TVs and standard FF&E within hotels.
- Establish guidelines for the replenishment of necessary basic engineering supplies in an efficient manner.
- Promote and enforce organized paperwork management by property engineering staff. Ensure all PM logs are kept current.
- Follow up on life safety tests to track that they are kept current with proper documentation readily available.
- Provide operations teams with front line support in times of emergency mechanical or natural disaster situations.
- Ensure properties have written guidelines detailing the procedures that staff will implement during times of emergency situations.
- Perform two property engineering audits per hotel annually.
- Lead the management of special capital projects such as major mechanical replacements.
- Report on all relevant property issues and projects bi-weekly to a number of various corporate level stakeholders.
- Assist properties in securing and reviewing competitive bids for capital projects through Hersha preferred vendors and local vendors.
- Assist staff to properly catalog all property mechanical equipment with location origination date make model and known repairs.
- Assist staff to compile property folder of equipment and building system warranties.
- Inform senior leadership of recommendations for asset preservation of major mechanical repair/replacement during budget process. Assist in the annual review/creation of 5yr CapEx plan.
- Provide input to General Managers on performance of engineering staff during property visits.
- Practice safe work habits wear protective safety equipment and follow MSDS and OSHA standards.
- Perform other duties as requested by management.
Position Requirements
- High School diploma and/or trade school course work in related field required. College Education preferred.
- Five years of Chief Engineer or management level engineering and maintenance experience in a related field (i.e. Residential or Health Care).
- Exceptional Leadership Skills.
- Superior written and verbal communication skills.
- Valid Drivers License.
Work Environment and Context
- Extensive travel is required.
- Hospitality industry standards for employee/guest interaction and professionalism are expected.
- Work schedule varies and may include working on holidays and weekends or alternate shifts.
- Requires standing for extended periods walking pushing lifting up to 50 pounds bending and reaching climbing stooping kneeling or crouching.
What We Believe
People Are Our Capability Hearts That Serve Only Excellence Stay Nimble - Own It
About Us
Positioned at the confluence of several of Washington DCs most dynamic neighborhoods The Morrow is the preeminent lifestyle hotel in Northeast DC for business group and leisure travelers. Much like our name which looks to create a better today for the promise of a greater tomorrow The Morrow is a source of energy and positivity. Its a place where energized guests dynamic experiences and thoughtful staff come together to make the most of every day. Driven by a sense of warmth community and intuitive ease we connect our guests with a renewed perspective encouraging them to radiate their own optimism.
This property is a part of the Echelon Luxury & Lifestyle division of HHM Hotels.
HHM Hotels is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color gender gender identity sexual orientation marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry age religion disability veteran status genetic information citizenship status or any other group protected by law.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
