Hersha Hospitality Management

Area Chief Engineer


PayCompetitive
LocationMiami Beach/Florida
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 55964

      Overview

      Opportunity: Area Chief Engineer

      Manage maintenance functions and engineering staff for multiple hotels to ensure hotel structures are maintained in accordance with established HHM, guest service and sustainability standards.

      Potential Career Path

      Regional 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.
      • Manage and coordinate bids, quotes and contracts for 3rd party vendors.
      • Manage in-house maintenance projects, or PIPS.
      • Conduct room inspections and identify repair needs.
      • Install or repair sheet rock and other wall coverings.
      • Paint designated areas and items.
      • Install and replace basic electrical fixtures.
      • Replace light switches, receptacles, light bulbs and fixtures.
      • Install, replace and program televisions.
      • Perform minor plumbing functions.
      • Replace and repair heating and cooling pumps as well as preventativemaintenance on units.
      • Troubleshoot and repair kitchen equipment.
      • Perform preventative maintenance on a scheduled basis and complete work orders as necessary; keep accurate records of PM’s on all rooms and equipment.
      • Maintain the building exterior and “curb appeal” of entire hotel grounds
      • Refurbish, paint and finish furniture and fixtures as needed.
      • Test, examine, and maintain hotel’s life safety systems to ensure they are 100% operational at all times.
      • Maintain repair and preventive maintenance records and coordinate compliance of service contracts.
      • Perform and maintain work to local, state and Federal codes.
      • Be aware of guest satisfaction scores and work toward increasingdepartmental and overall guest satisfaction.
      • Follow sustainability guidelines and practices related to HHM’s EarthView program.
      • Practice safe work habits, wear protective safety equipment and followMSDS and OSHA standards.

      • Perform other duties as requested by management.

      Position Requirements

      • High School diploma and/or trade school course work in related field preferred.
      • Previous engineer/maintenance experience in a hotel setting strongly desired.

      Work Environment and Context

      • 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

      Steps from the sand on Washington Ave., the stylish and playful Moxy South Beach celebrates Miami’s cosmopolitan culture, with the dining, drinking, and co-working options modern travelers crave. Check into one of 202 sun-drenched guestrooms, catch some rays at the 2 pools and nearby Moxy Beach Club, and explore the many indoor-outdoor spaces. Six dining & drinking venues from Miami’s uber-popular Coyo Taco Group include Marisquería Como Como, a seafood restaurant & raw bar, open-air rooftop restaurant Serena, sexy mezcal lounge Mezcalista, and rooftop bar The Upside.

      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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  • About the company

      HHM is an industry leader in hospitality. We are among the fastest growing -and most stable- management, investment and development firms in our sector, with 135 hotels and over $1B in managed revenues from coast to coast. We remain tireless in our approach to delivering results to our owners and fully understand that our people and their capabilities are our advantage.