Dual Chief Engineer

posted September 17, 2024

Homewood Suites by Hilton Austin/Round Rock, TX

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Compensation: $65,000.00 annually

Job Type
Full-time

Description

Reports To
General Manager
Supervises
Maintenance Associates
Job Purpose
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Multiple Hotel Chief Engineer to oversee/supervise maintenance operations - i.e., refrigeration, heating, plumbing, etc., maintain the highest standards of the physical structure to ensure guest satisfaction in all areas of both Dimension Hospitality managed hotels - Homewood Suites by Hilton and Hampton Inn & Suites - Round Rock locations.  The ideal candidate will have a strong background in engineering and a proven track record of managing multiple properties.
Job Responsibilities
  1. Supervise, develop and maintain ongoing maintenance operation for hotel, including refrigeration, heating, plumbing, water treatment, preventive maintenance, hotel rooms, A/H units, ice machines, pools, lighting, kitchen equipment, emergency generators, water softeners, switch rooms, roof exhausts, electrical substations, etc.
  2. Ensure projects are completed according to specifications and on time by studying work schedules and estimating worker-hour requirements for completion. Establish or adjust work procedures to meet production schedules.
  3. Work closely with Housekeeper and Front Desk Manager to ensure coordination of activities. May confer with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.
  4. Aid and instruct craftsmen in scheduling work, ordering material and completing assignments by a specified date. May estimate, requisition, and inspect materials.
  5. Meet with architects to discuss blueprints, contact contractors to submit bids for new construction, and meets with construction supervisors to discuss different phases of work.
  6. Perform work within departmental expense plans.
  7. Analyze and resolve work problems, or assist workers in solving problems. Initiate or suggest plans to motivate workers. Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as training, promotions, transfers, discharges, and disciplinary measures. Reward employees who meet/exceed expectations. Confer with workers’ representatives.
  8. Interprets specifications, job orders, and company policies to workers and enforces safety regulations.
  9. Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules, recommends measures to improve production.
  10. May set up machines and equipment.
  11. Other duties as assigned.
Job Skills
  1. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form.
  2. Read and understand instructions, safety rules, etc. Write reports with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Speak with poise, voice control, and confidence, using correct grammar and well-modulated voice.
  3. Ability to understand the technologies required in the work you are directing

Requirements

Education
  • Vocational Institution Certificate and completion of apprenticeship in plumbing/electrical repair.
Experience
  • 2 years supervisory experience in the maintenance field and 3 years experience in the plumbing, electrical, and painting trades; OR, an equivalent combination of educ. & experience.
Salary Description
$65,000.00 annually
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Homewood Suites by Hilton Austin/Round Rock, TX

115 Room Extended Stay

Apartment style suites for your home comfort

Just off I-35, we’re next door to Dell Technologies and just five minutes from downtown Round Rock. Check out the local restaurants and shop at the outlet mall. We are just five miles from Round Rock Sports Center/Multipurpose Complex and Dell Diamond. Your apartment-style room features a full kitchenette, and we offer free breakfast, WiFi, parking, a basketball court, and pool.


Homewood Suites by Hilton Austin/Round Rock, TX

2201 South Mays

Round Rock, TX 78664


115 Room Extended Stay
Managed By Dimension Hospitality