Corporate Director of Facilities

Purpose for the Position:
The Corporate Director of Facilities is responsible for overseeing all engineering operations and capital programming across our portfolio of hotels. This role ensures the highest standards of preventative maintenance, staffing, capital planning, and project management. The position will lead initiatives to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, identify and implement green technologies, while ensuring compliance with brand, corporate, state and federal safety regimens. The Corporate Director of Facilities will join Windsor as a critical member of the senior management team to shape strategy, ensure execution and celebrate the wins. We're eager to meet you!

Essential Responsibilities:

1. Preventative Maintenance: Develop and implement comprehensive preventative maintenance programs to ensure the longevity and efficiency of all hotel facilities.
2. Staffing: Ensure proper staffing levels and skill sets at each property. Oversee recruitment, training, and development of engineering teams.
3. Capital Planning: Work closely with the corporate team and on-property leaders to create and manage multi-year capital plans for each hotel, aligning with equipment lifespans, the company's strategic goals and budgets.
4. Reporting: Maintain effective data-capture and reporting protocols to keep company leaders apprised of selected metrics indicative of success.
5. Training: Develop and deliver training programs for engineering teams to enhance skills and knowledge in maintenance, safety, systems and new technologies.
6. Contract Management: Track and manage all major contracts and warranties related to facilities, including maintenance, repairs, and special projects.
7. Special Projects: Oversee projects such as reroofing, repaving, and other significant facility upgrades.
8. Field Work: Routinely visit each hotel to develop relationships with critical personnel, monitor asset condition and evaluate the execution of initiatives.
9. Performance Evaluation: Evaluate the performance of engineering personnel, providing feedback and implementing improvement plans as needed.
10. Green Initiatives: Lead green initiatives to improve sustainability and reduce the environmental impact of hotel operations.
11. Technology Integration: Identify and implement new technologies to enhance operational efficiency and reduce costs.
12. Incentive Programs: Understand and leverage state and federal incentive and/or subsidy programs to improve facilities and reduce costs.
13. Vendor Management: Establish and maintain effective relationships with external vendors, contractors, and suppliers, ensuring high quality services and cost-effective solutions.
14. Capital Draws: Administer capital draws with the bank and corporate office, ensuring accurate and timely funding for projects.

Skills and Abilities:

1. Hotel Engineering Operations Leadership minimum 15 years with a minimum of 10 years as department head.
2. Strong Project Management Experience, preferred.
3. Previous experience utilizing KPIs to evaluate success and hitting target goals.
4. Ability to travel up to 35-40% between corporate office and hotels. Field presence is highly important in this role.
5. Able to work flexible hours as business needs arise.
6. Excellent interpersonal skills, communication, and vendor management skills.
7. Ability to communicate effectively in a timely manner, both orally and in writing.
8. Ability to work collaboratively in a self-managed team environment.

Education:

1. Construction Management Degree/Certificate, highly desired.
2. HVAC Certifications, preferred.
3. 4 Engineering Degree, preferred.
4. a. Engineering Management, Mechanical or Electrical.
5. 2 Technical Certification, minimum.
6. b. HVAC, Highly preferred.

Physical Demands: Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally. Requires walking or standing to a significant degree, and or requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. Reach overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping. #J-18808-Ljbffr