Chief Engineer

CROWNE PLAZA SUFFERN

The Crowne Plaza Suffern-Mahwah is nestled between the lower Hudson Valley, northern New Jersey, Bergen County and close to New York City. Explore attractions such as Palisades Center Mall, Woodbury Premium Outlets, Bear Mountain State Park, enjoy outdoor concerts at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, kayaking on the Hudson River with Storm King Adventure tours, wineries on the Shawangunk Wine Trail, wander amid sculptures at Storm King Art Center, stroll boutique shops in downtown Nyack and premier shopping at Woodbury Common Premium Outlets.

Offering 229 spacious guest rooms and over 25,000 square feet of event space, the Crowne Plaza Suffern-Mahwah is the perfect place to relax and recharge or take your event to a new level. The Flagstone Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and the Koi Lounge has a full service bar and a casual lunch and dinner menu. Spook Rock Golf Course is just 1.5 miles from the hotel and downtown Manhattan is 30 just miles away.

If you think you bring the ideal blend of skills, attitude and teamwork, sprinkled with a love for all that New York has to offer, this could be the perfect home for you! Are you passionate and creative with a desire to grow? Let's talk! Click here to learn more about what makes Crowne Plaza Suffern a one-of-a-kind in the northeast.

THE ROLE

Position: Chief Engineer - $70,000-$85,000

Reports To: AssistantGeneral Manager

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Valor Hospitality is a leading hotel management company that is a trend setter in the hospitality market. The company is recognized by owners, investors, developers, and guests as an innovative partner to drive revenue and increase profits.

We believe that the highest form of compliment is respect for each associate, both as an individual and as a valued part of our organization. We will do our best to encourage communication, and we will listen with an open mind to new ideas. Furthermore, we are dedicated to implementing those ideas, which will result in a higher level of productivity and professionalism. In addition, we are committed to you, and your career advancement and we will provide you the opportunity to be successful.

POSITION PROFILE:

We are seeking a hands-on Chief Engineer to supervise the implementation of all property and equipment preventive maintenance and repairs, ensuring the effective operation of life safety systems and utilities. This role involves monitoring compliance with corporate standards and local, state, and national codes and regulations to protect assets, guests, and associates. The ideal candidate will recommend and implement procedural improvements, monitor and control departmental expenses, and play an active role in troubleshooting, repairing, and problem-solving maintenance-related issues. Additionally, this position requires coaching and mentoring team members to enhance their technical skills and efficiency. Strong leadership, technical expertise, and a commitment to safety and operational excellence are essential for success in this role.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION:

Accomplish engineering human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining associates; communicating job expectations, job duties and job responsibilities; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.

Implement and schedule property and equipment preventive maintenance programs in compliance with

Corporate / franchise standards and local, state and national codes and regulations to ensure safety and satisfaction of all guests, managers and associates, to protect the assets and maintain the property in first class condition.

Prioritize service requests; schedule and monitor the services performed to ensure customer safety and satisfaction. Coordinate with contractors regarding outside repairs and building maintenance.

Extensive experience with installing and troubleshooting electrical switches, operating boilers, and repairing appliances. Test and examine the life safety systems to ensure they are always 100% operational to protect the asset, guests and associates. Monitor utility consumption to determine the effectiveness of current systems.

Diagnose mechanical, equipment and building problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.

Recommends the departmental budget and capital expenditures & manages expenses within approved budget constraints. Review purchase requests and monitor expenses to ensure budgeted goals are met/ exceeded.

Assist in the administration of the department to include but not limited to preparing and maintaining schedules, logs, records or other documentation to ensure a smooth operation and minimize liabilities.

Perform Manager-on-Duty functions and shifts as assigned. #INDcsuffern DESIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: One to two years of post-high school education; one or two-year certificate program in building maintenance, technology or related field.

Experience: Minimum of five years of building maintenance experience in a leadership role or a related management position. Hotel experience is a plus.

Skills and Abilities: Ability to perform critical analysis and manage a wide-range of information. Has natural instincts and insight for finding the best solution to unclear situations, issues and problems. Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, and coordination of people and resources. Require investigating and analyzing current activities and/or information in a specialized field involving available data and indicating logical conclusions and recommendations. Communicate information and hotel services to management, staff and guests.

BENEFITS PACKAGE

Competitive Salary

Daily Pay!

Team Member Hotel Discount Program

Uniforms Provided for most positions

Benefits - Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and other supplemental options

Paid PTO

401k with employer match

Food and Beverage Discounts

Tuition Reimbursement

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