Chief Engineer -EVEN Hotel & Staybridge Suites Seattle Lake Union

Chief Engineer
-EVEN Hotel & Staybridge Suites Seattle Downtown Lake Union

Hotel Brand: EVEN Hotels
Location: United States, Washington, Seattle

Hotel: Seattle Downtown - Lake Union (SEASW), 527 Fairview Avenue N, Bldg A, 98109

This dual property features 235 rooms, combining the EVEN Hotel and Staybridge Suites in Seattle’s Lake Union neighborhood. Our unique location promotes a wellness-focused atmosphere at EVEN Hotel, offering state-of-the-art fitness amenities and healthy dining options for our guests. Meanwhile, Staybridge Suites delivers the comfort and convenience of spacious suites, each equipped with fully functional kitchens, making it the perfect choice for extended stays.

As Chief Engineer you’ll direct the engineering/maintenance of your hotel and ensure the safety and comfort of hotel guests and team members – making sure all activities are delivered safely and with compliance. Motivating and training your team with the skills to keep hotels always looking their best.

• Direct daily engineering needs, plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right team in place.
• Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching and feedback, and create performance and development goals for colleagues - recognise good performance.
• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments.
• Communicate with all hotel department heads to stay informed of maintenance needs and ensure timely responses to requests.

• Help guests needs to ensure their satisfaction.
• Use a maintenance programme to ensure the hotel is maintained and in service for our guests.

• Oversee the physical operations of the hotel, including maintenance and repair and order parts and supplies in a timely and efficient manner while minimising waste and maintaining “green” initiatives.
• May be responsible for hotel security to minimise risk of theft, crime and other hazards.
• Ad-hoc duties – unexpected moments when we have to pull together to get a task done.

This is the top Maintenance/Engineering job in a large, luxury, resort, or major flagship hotel with multiple sites and facilities,a number ofmajor outlets, high-volume catering and convention facilities, anda large number ofVIP and key guests. Supervises a staff of maintenance/engineering tradespersons and contractors. May oversee subordinate managers and supervisors.

• Some college or advanced vocational training
• Four years’experience in general building maintenance and/or construction or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Specialised expertise in plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and carpentry fields
• Level 3 EPA Certification, HVAC and refrigeration certificate, licensed plumber and/or journeyman status for electrician and carpenter may be required
• Hotel experience preferred
• Professional certification and licence if required by law

The Salary Range for this role is $81,000 - 98,000. This position is bonus eligible.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits, including, paid time off, Medical, dental, and vision insurance 401(k) and any other other benefits available to eligible employees.

Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family. Like all families, our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together, we trust and support each other, do the right thing, and welcome different perspectives.

We’re looking for individuals who care, who notice the little things that make a difference to guests, and who are always seeking ways to improve.

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