Chief Engineer

About Appellation:

Born from the elegant merger of the culinary and hospitality worlds, Appellation is much more than a typical hotel company. Inspired by its name, this new hotel brand brings together the best of local elements in a new way: a hotel collection powered by people, connected by food, and defined by place - All designed to celebrate its destinations’ culture, community, and craftsmanship.

Developed by visionary co-founders Charlie Palmer, one of America’s best-known, award-winning chefs and pioneer in the American hotel-restaurant model, and Christopher Hunsberger, a 30-year veteran of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and its former president of North Americas.

Join Appellation as its future hotels and resorts take root in 2025.

Division: Grounds and Maintenance Department.

Reports to: General Manager.

Objectives of Position:

Responsible for overseeing the operation and administration of the Grounds & Maintenance department to ensure all structures, furnishings, equipment and grounds are optimally functional and aesthetically pleasing. The role is responsible to direct, coordinate, and perform routine, preventative and emergency interior/exterior maintenance and repairs to obtain optimum efficiency for the hotel property. Orchestrating seamless operations, ensuring impeccable service delivery, and fostering a culture of excellence are integral within the department. Accountable to maintain priorities and timelines for projects, coordinate and perform various physical operations of the hotel, including guest rooms, buildings, kitchen equipment, heating and ventilation/air conditioning, pool maintenance and various other areas of the hotel property as well as assist in the planning of major grounds projects.

The Chief Engineer must demonstrate active management, strong leadership, good communication (verbal and written), and organizational, analytical, and team building skills with team, peers and across all departments. Review and respond to all written forms of communication i.e., emails, texts. Our emphasis is based on caring and attentive team members who embrace the Company’s Mission/Vision Statement and Core Values.

In this position, you will serve on the Hotel’s Executive Committee, as a member of the leadership team for the company.

Job Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates strong fiscal awareness.
• Responsible for inventory, par levels and assuring high standards, consistency of all equipment and ensuring adequate supplies are available to meet operational needs.
• Recruits, trains and develops team members to fulfil highest standards of work.
• Maximizes Grounds & Maintenance team’s potential with a balanced focus on operations, guests, team members and ownership satisfaction, fostering strong relations across all departments.
• Supervises maintenance operations for the property to include but not limited to refrigeration, heating, plumbing, HVAC, mechanical equipment, emergency systems, electrical systems, commercial kitchen, water features, painting and finish work, dry wall, etc.
• Develops, implements and maintains, tracking of results of an ongoing comprehensive preventative maintenance system for all buildings, equipment, grounds and utility systems.
• Maintains effective means of receipt and dispatch of maintenance and service calls reported throughout the property. Establish and maintain logs, records, etc. necessary to maintain positive control flow and progress of the work. Coordinate all record and reporting systems in a manner to interface with appropriate electronic data systems. Ensure 24/7 coverage including on-call status.
• Develops and implements an effective energy conservation program to meet consumption reduction goals established by federal, state and local agencies. Monitors energy and water management programs to ensure cost effective use of utilities.
• Develops, upholds and oversees safety, health and sanitation policies and procedures at the property concerning maintenance and grounds. Ensure the hotel complies with all government, health, fire and life safety programs including Cal-OSHA, HazCom and PPE regulations.
• Responsible for the completion and submission of monthly property Safety Inspections.
• Creates and maintains property map denoting location of all shut-off valves for water, electricity and gas.
• Responsible for the creation and ongoing tracking of daily documented inspections of facilities, equipment and systems.
• Maintains, monitors and tests hotel’s emergency features including but not limited to Fire Alarm, Ansel systems, on annual/semiannual basis.
• Establishes relationships with preferred vendors. Obtain competitive bids for all supplies and work orders and preventative maintenance programs on an annual basis or as needed. Review ongoing service contracts ensuring superior performance and competitive pricing.
• Ongoing development and training of the Grounds & Maintenance team to Appellation’s service expectations, policies and procedures.
• Complete projects as determined by the General Manager and Appellation corporate office.
• Works closely with Director of Rooms/ Director of Restaurants & Bars, to ensure that the hotel has a complete Emergency Preparedness Plan that is current, and that training of key staff and drills are conducted with regularity.

Managerial Requirements:

• Prior resort/hotel opening experience preferred.
• Mastery of one or more building trades required.
• Ability to sell concepts and ideas to management, peers, and employees.
• Follows and enforces company policies and procedures.
• Works with limited support.
• Must have the ability to work under pressure.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability.
• Creates courteous, friendly, professional work environment.
• The ability to delegate to others with successful follow-up. Provide clear, precise, and direct leadership; team player who leads by example and encourages open communication.
• Must be effective in driving training and cross-training and development to motivate your management team while always bearing in mind the company goals, objectives, and culture.
• Evaluates staff on a continual basis to help improve overall work performance and elevate them to the next level; as well as provide two-way communication.
• Continually assures that the department is operating in accordance with all applicable local, state, federal and Cal - OSHA laws and guidelines.
• Participative management style.
• Use a “hands-on” approach to management.
• Instills a guest service attitude in all team members.
• Instills a “can-do” attitude in all team members.
• Instills a calm, organized approach in all situations, yet with urgency when necessary.
• Performs and executes special projects as necessary at the direction of the General Manager.
• Works as an effective member of the executive team as well as the ability to work with managers at every level of the company.
• Operates and manages in a proactive way.
• Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathering and analyzing information skillfully while developing alternative solutions, working well in group problem solving situations using reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Valid California driver’s license required. Proof of personal automobile insurance coverage required,

Business Skills:

• Excellent time management skills.
• Excellent knowledge of computers, excel, outlook, word, PMS, and POS.
• Must be able to read and interpret drawings, diagrams, and blue prints of all trades.
• Exceptional detail in follow-up.
• Strong budgetary, projections, and cost control skills.
• Excellent prioritizing skills.
• Strong forecasting skills.

Essential Functions:

In order to perform the duties and requirements for this job, you must have the following physical abilities:

• Must be able to stand up to 8 hours per day. The length of time of these tasks may vary.
• Must be able to exert well-paced ability to reach other departments on a timely basis.
• Sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Enter data into a computer terminal, operate standard office equipment, and use telephone.
• See and read a computer screen and printed matter with or without vision aids.
• Speak, hear, and understand speech at normal levels with or without aid. Ability to comprehend, carry out and explain verbal and written instructions.
• Be able to handle stress and have the mental capacity to do so under stressful times and situations.
• Understanding of Cal- OSHA Standards and Compliance.
• Lift and/or move up to 75lbs.
• Exposed to weather conditions, works on all ground surfaces including concrete, soil, and turf.
• Some exposure to noise of power-driven machinery.
• Some exposure to hazardous substances and fumes.
• Good fine motor skills for the use of power tools and equipment.
• Report maintenance needs, accidents, injuries and unsafe work conditions.

· Constant: walking, standing, use of hands, arms and legs for periods up to 4-6 hours at a time.

· Frequent: bending and twisting of neck, reaching below, above and at shoulder level.

· Occasional: pushing, pulling, and grasping, climbing stairs and stooping.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $110,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $110,000 - $120,000