Director of Engineering
On-siteSavannah, Georgia, United States
Job Summary
Lead daily engineering, maintenance, facilities, and life-safety operations for Hotel Bardo Savannah's chief engineer and onsite department head. Direct, schedule, train, and develop the engineering team while overseeing preventive maintenance for guest rooms, public spaces, kitchens, laundry, pools, and back-of-house areas. Maintain critical systems including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, building automation, and fire and life-safety protocols. Manage work orders, inspections, permits, compliance documentation, and reporting. Respond quickly to guest-impacting issues, emergencies, and operational disruptions. Partner with Rooms, Housekeeping, Food & Beverage, Security, and hotel leadership to support daily operations. Manage vendors, contractors, departmental expenses, purchasing, inventory, and labor resources. Support capital projects, renovations, equipment replacements, and property improvements. Monitor utilities to improve efficiency and reduce waste. Ensure compliance with building codes, safety requirements, and brand standards. This onsite position requires five or more years of progressive hotel engineering experience with at least three years in leadership. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Required Qualifications
- Five or more years of progressive hotel, resort, facilities, or complex building engineering experience
- At least three years of engineering or maintenance leadership experience
- Strong knowledge of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, building automation, life-safety, and preventive maintenance systems
- Experience leading hourly teams, managing vendors, prioritizing work orders, and responding to emergencies
- Strong administrative skills, including budgeting, purchasing, reporting, compliance tracking, and project coordination
- Experience with a CMMS or work-order system
- Strong judgment, organization, communication, urgency, and follow-through
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship
Desired Qualifications
- Relevant technical certifications or trade licenses preferred
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Construction Management, or a related field preferred
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