Engineering Manager - Hospitality

Why work for Fairmont Vancouver Airport?

Steps away from the airline gates, Fairmont Vancouver Airport offers 397 beautifully appointed accommodations and is the only hotel located within Vancouver International Airport. Our guest rooms and suites are spacious with soundproofed, floor-to-ceiling windows and unobstructed views of the airport runways and North Shore Mountains. Newly renovated, Fairmont Gold rooms are located on the top floor of the hotel with access to first class service and amenities, including the exclusive Fairmont Gold Lounge.

The opportunity to join one of Canada’s Great Place to Work®, alongside passionate hoteliers, where over 50% of our Leadership team is female and over 50% of promotions happen from within.

The opportunity to live, work and play across the world through our employee travel and internal transfer programs

Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, such as Sustainability and collaboration with local charities

Generous Perks – complimentary dry cleaning, duty meal in our colleague dining room, transit reimbursement, complimentary hotel stay through Be Our Guest program

Hotel & Dining Discounts – Employee benefit card offering discounted room and food & beverage rates at Fairmont & Accor properties worldwide

Comprehensive Benefits – extended medical, dental, vision, company-matched Pension Plan and more

Paid time off including vacation, sick, holiday, and special leave

Competitive salary starting at $75,000, commensurate with experience

Engineering Manager

As Engineering Manager at Fairmont Vancouver Airport, you will lead and support the Engineering team alongside the Director of Facilities.

Under guidance of the Director of Facilities, responsible to manage the assignment of projects to ensure talent to task within the team

Acts as ambassador and spokesperson to all vendors and contractors; responds to third-party and contractor concerns in a timely, consistent manner

Responsible for managing the operations, including emergency response in the absence of the Director of Facilities

Proactively scheduling preventative maintenance repairs with contractors and the Engineering team

Responsible for hotel communication regarding repairs and projects and how it may affect operations

Involved in the recruitment, training, scheduling and performance management processes for the Engineering department

Proactively builds and manages strong working relationships with other departments, contractors and partners

Contributes and monitors hotel and departmental goals

Promotes the health, safety and wellbeing of colleagues and contractors through in-depth knowledge of the hotel's crisis and emergency procedures

Complies with Fairmont Hotels & Resorts policies, procedures and code of ethics

Minimum 3 year administrative assistant experience in the hospitality industry and/or in an engineering environment.

Previous work experience on computers and experience with MS Word, Excel, Outlook

Previous payroll administration experience would be an asset

Previous background in an Engineering/trades environment and a strong understanding of the demands of a hotel environment would be an asset.

A post-secondary education in Hospitality Management would be an asset.

Knowledgeable in all regulations such as building codes and fire and health department requirements are an asset.

Experience with purchase orders, payroll systems and scheduling employees.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

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