Chief Engineer

Hotel

Des Moines Embassy Suites

101 E Locust St

Des Moines, IA 50309

Chief Engineer

Full time

Atrium SPIRIT – where teamwork, passion and appreciation ignite service excellence

Join us at the Des Moines Embassy Suites as our next Chief Engineer and make a lasting impact at one of downtown Des Moines’ top destinations! With 234 comfortable two-room suites and 20,000 square feet of premier event space, our hotel is a hub for visitors seeking both relaxation and productivity. Nestled along the scenic Des Moines River, we’re minutes from local hotspots like the State Capitol and Des Moines Civic Center. Step into a leadership role with Atrium Hospitality and take our property to new heights!

The Des Moines Embassy Suites is seeking a dynamic Chief Engineer to ensure guests have an excellent experience through managing the engineering department and supervising maintenance operations while exhibiting leadership, integrity, initiative, composure, decision making skills, flexibility and adaptability in relation to business needs and crisis.

The Chief Engineer will be tasked with the following duties, responsibilities, and assignments:

• Lead, develop, and train a diverse and effective team in accordance with Atrium Core Values;
• Manage engineering associates by ensuring they understand employment practices, recommending employment decisions and corrective action, supporting performance management, and implementing discipline;
• Maintain an adequate inventory of parts and supplies; 
• Troubleshoot and repair malfunctions in mechanical and electrical systems and other equipment throughout the hotel; 
• Participate in the development of the engineering and Capital budget, which at times involves strategic agility and sound planning capability;
• Create work schedules while managing and measuring departmental needs and productivity; 
• Oversee preventative maintenance assignments and the execution of Capital projects in partnership with the Atrium capital team; 
• Maintain Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), Lock Out/Tag Out procedures and all relevant Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards;
• Track guest room requests for servicing and ensuring completion;  
• Serve as the head of the property’s loss prevention and risk management programs, managing the hotel loss prevention committees and ensuring all life safety systems are code compliant with the brand and the authority having jurisdiction (i.e. Fire Marshall, Building Inspector, etc.);
• Follow all company safety and security policies and procedures, including reporting accidents, injuries and unsafe work conditions to management; and
• Any and all other work as required to complete the primary purpose of the position
  
  

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering experience to include mechanical, electrical and plumbing
• Prior supervisory/leadership experience
• Prior responsibility for a department budget with a fundamental understanding of a P&L statement, labor costs and other R&M expenses
• Experience in managing utilities and energy systems
• Understanding of capital planning and replacement cycles
• Experience with NFPA fire code and life safety systems, controls
  
  

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Benefits

When you’re an Atrium Associate, you’re a part of a crucial workforce providing the ultimate ‘Home Away From Home’ for our guests. We know that it takes a lot of time and effort to provide these exceptional experiences, so we reward your efforts with a competitive compensation plan and other benefits and perks that allow you to offer your best to our guests. These benefits include:

• Daily Pay
• Significant Travel Discounts on Marriott and/or Hilton properties
• 401k Plans
• Medical Insurance
• Other property specific benefits
  
  

Plus, we make sure you can grow your career the way you want to through Internship programs, training and development and over 80 hotels that offer incredible opportunities for career driven associates.

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Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.

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