Chief Engineer

Chief Engineer

Catbird is seeking an experienced Chief Engineer to join their team! As part of Sage Hospitality Group, we passionately strive to be the best and create excellence in everything we do. We believe in enriching lives one experience at a time. More than a mash-up of periods and styles, this hotel creates all the feelings that travel should provide. Catbird has 165-room rooms with hybrid furniture providing massive functionality in a small amount of space. The lobby features comfortable spaces, grab-and-go food options, and flexibility between work-flow and life-balance that experiential travelers seek out. Guest rooms feature full kitchens with functional housewares, unique storage, and multi-functional furniture where small spaces realize their larger potential. The rooftop at Catbird features a stunning indoor/outdoor bar and an inviting outdoor deck with lounge seating and firepits, perfect for enjoying unobstructed views of the Denver skyline with friends and colleagues.

Job Overview

Supervise the implementation of all property and equipment preventive maintenance and repairs, monitor life safety systems and utilities and assist in the administration of the department in compliance with all corporate/franchise standards and local, state and national codes and regulations to protect assets, guests and employees. Supervise the day-to-day operations. Recommend and implement procedural changes. Monitor and control expenses.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Engineering employees; interview, schedule, train, develop, coach and counsel, provide open communications, make recommendations to performance reviews, resolve problems and recommend discipline, as appropriate.
• 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, convenience and satisfaction of all guests, managers and employees, to protect the assets and maintain the property in first class condition.
• Prioritize service requests; schedule and monitor the service performed to ensure customer satisfaction, safety and convenience.
• Test and examine the life safety systems to ensure they are 100% operational at all times to protect the asset, guests and employees.
• Monitor utility consumption to determine the effectiveness of current systems.
• Review purchase requests and monitor expenses to ensure budgeted goals are met/exceeded.
• Assist in the administration of the department by preparing and maintaining schedules, logs, records or other documentation to ensure a smooth operation and minimize liabilities.

Qualifications

Education/Formal Training: One to two years of post high school education.

Experience: Experience required by position is from two to three full years of full employment in a related position with this company or other organization(s).

Knowledge/Skills: Requires advanced knowledge of the Building Management/Engineering profession. This includes experiential knowledge required for management of people and complex problems. Requires investigating and analyzing current activities and/or information in a specialized field involving readily available data and indicating logical conclusions and recommendations. Requires supervisory skills. Ability to provide information and associated services to hotel management and guests. Comprehension and literacy required for procedures, reports, instructions, receipts.

Physical Demands

Ability to communicate with management and staff. Ability to visually check hotel premises. Frequent lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying weights up to 25 lbs. and greater, for all hotel equipment and machinery. Frequent bending and/or kneeling throughout the day for repairs and maintenance of hotel property, equipment and machinery. Mobility throughout the hotel, all floors, varying heights and distances. Use of ladders and lifts required at times. Continuous standing required in varying degrees throughout the day. Climbing approximately 210 steps 10% of each day. Climbing ladders approximately 20 feet 5% of each day. Driving - limited driving on an occasional basis for supplies, equipment, etc. Generally within 20 miles.

Environment

Work inside 95% of a week; outside 5% of a week. Abnormal temperatures - walk-in freezers below 32 degrees - 1% of the time. Equipment operation - power hand tools (i.e. circular saw, drill).

Benefits

Eligible to participate in Sage bonus plan Garage covered parking Unlimited paid time off Medical, dental, & vision insurance Eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) program with employer matching Health savings and flexible spending accounts Basic Life and AD&D insurance Company-paid short-term disability Paid FMLA leave for up to a period of 12 weeks Employee Assistance Program Great discounts on Hotels, Restaurants, and much more. Eligible to participate in the Employee Referral Bonus Program. Up to $1,000 per referral. The application period will be open for approximately 30 days or until a suitable candidate is identified. We encourage qualified individuals to submit their applications within this timeframe.

Salary

USD $65,000.00 - USD $85,000.00 /Yr.

Position Type: Regular Full-Time Property: Catbird Hotel Outlet: Hotel Category: Building & Facility Maintenance Min: USD $65,000.00/Yr. Max: USD $85,000.00/Yr. Address: 3770 Walnut Street City: Denver State: Colorado EOE Protected Veterans/Disability