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Chief Engineer

InterContinental Hotels Group
Naperville, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 6/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/7/2026
Job Description

Role Purpose

As Chief Engineer you'll manage the engineering/maintenance of your hotel and ensure the safety and comfort of hotel guests and team members. You'll be a master multitasker and be comfortable with any repair needs. Motivating and training your team with the skills to keep hotels always looking their best.

Key Accountabilities

People
  • Direct daily engineering needs, plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right team in place.
  • Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching and feedback, and create performance and development goals for colleagues - recognize good performance.
  • Recommend or initiate any HR elated actions where needed.
  • Ensure a safe and secure environment for guests, team members in compliance with regulatory policies and procedures.
  • Maintain relations with outside contacts including guests, regulatory agencies, others as needed.
  • Follow-up outstanding points from the latest IT audit of his/her hotel under the supervision of IT Manager/Leader.

Guest Experience
  • Help guests needs to ensure their satisfaction.
  • Use a maintenance programmed to ensure the hotel is maintained and in service for our guests.

Responsible business
  • Maintain and order parts and supplies whilst minimizing waste and maintaining "green" initiatives.
  • May be responsible for hotel security to minimize risk of theft, crime and other hazards.
  • Ad-hoc duties - unexpected moments when we have to pull together to get a task done.

Accountabilities

This is the top Maintenance/Engineering job which may include one or more food or beverage outlets, and/or meeting space or catering/convention facilities. May supervise a small maintenance staff.

Key Skills & Experiences
  • Some college or advanced vocational training
  • Four years' experience in general building maintenance and/or construction or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Specialized expertise in plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and carpentry fields
  • Level 3 EPA Certification, HVAC and refrigeration certificate, licensed plumber and/or journeyman status for electrician and carpenter may be required
  • Hotel experience preferred
  • Professional certification and license if required by law

Salary
The salary range for this role is salary range: $73,360 to $85,000 depending on experience etc. This job is also eligible for bonus pay.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401k, and many other benefits to eligible employees.

Salary : $73,360 - $85,000

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