Chief Engineer ?? Manchester City Centre
?? Up to £55,000 per annum + benefits
The Company An iconic, large-scale city centre hotel in Manchester with heritage features and a complex operational footprint. This is a flagship operation known for quality, high standards, and constant evolution offering a genuinely challenging and rewarding environment for an experienced engineering leader.
The Role We are seeking an experienced Chief Engineer to take full ownership of the hotels maintenance and engineering function. This is a senior, hands-on leadership role responsible for ensuring the smooth, safe, and compliant operation of a demanding, high-profile property.
You will lead a team of seven, including:
2 highly skilled Assistant Engineering Managers
1 Engineering Supervisor
4 General Maintenance Engineers (General, Plasterer, Painter & Tiler)
This is a strategic yet operational role, requiring strong organisation, technical expertise, and the ability to manage people, projects, contractors, and compliance within a fast-paced hospitality environment.
Key Responsibilities Full responsibility for all hotel maintenance operations
Delivering and managing a robust PPM schedule
Ensuring full statutory compliance across all systems
Leading capital projects, refurbishments, and improvement works
Managing external contractors and specialist suppliers
Budget control, forecasting, and cost management
Developing, coaching, and motivating a multi-disciplinary engineering team
Working closely with senior hotel leadership to support operational excellence
Maintaining heritage and complex building systems to the highest standards
About You You will be:
Strategic, organised, knowledgeable, and highly efficient
An experienced engineering leader within hospitality or a similarly complex environment
Comfortable operating in a challenging, high-pressure maintenance operation
Confident managing large teams and multiple workstreams simultaneously
Essential Experience
Proven experience as a Chief Engineer / Head of Engineering or similar senior role
Background in a large-scale hotel, complex heritage property, or multi-property portfolio
Strong people management experience is imperative
Excellent knowledge of compliance, health & safety, and statutory requirements
Whats On Offer Salary up to £55,000
Opportunity to lead engineering in a truly iconic Manchester property
High-profile role with real autonomy and influence
Long-term career growth within a prestigious operation
?? Apply now to take on one of Manchesters most challenging and rewarding Chief Engineer roles.
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