Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Sprung from the site of a fallow tree nursery, Wildflower Farms, Auberge Collection is a 140-acre retreat in New York's Hudson Valley, just 90 minutes from New York City. Anchored by its namesake farm with orchards, heirloom gardens, and animals, the retreat offers immersive seasonal experiences like foraging walks, cooking workshops, and healing sessions. A three-mile walking trail links 65 stand-alone cabins, cottages, and suites with the Movement Studio and Maplehouse, a lofty barn home to a dynamic cooking school.

Working at Auberge requires a pursuit of excellence in luxury service delivery, and this role requires that same ambition. The Engineering Manager is responsible for working side by side with the team, ensuring guest and colleague comfort and safety at all times.

• Work as an active member of the management team. Create professional relationships and active involvement with all hotel operations, including but not limited to daily and weekly management meetings, and support to all team members, including the Manager on Duty Shifts.
• Provide in-house mechanical and electrical servicing, repair, and maintenance using well-trained, presentable personnel who carry out maintenance work efficiently, discreetly, and in a guest-friendly manner.
• Ensure that all maintenance requests are prioritized and dealt with efficiently.
• Develop, train, and supervise a team of technically proficient and generally helpful technicians to carry out all maintenance and repair work according to technical specifications.
• Oversee and coordinate mechanical repairs, transportation, preventative maintenance, and ground/landscaping teams.
• Ensure the Fire system is operating properly and train the Maintenance team and key team members, e.g., the Night Audit, on fire emergency protocol.
• Troubleshoot IT hardware issues.
• Act as the "go-to" in the absence of the Director of Engineering.
• Identifying all mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and life safety equipment record-keeping for Preventive Maintenance, including which equipment requires weekly, monthly, semi-annual, and annual inspections/maintenance.
• Establish and maintain all operating and maintenance manuals for equipment per building. Hard copies and electronic files.
• Establish and maintain photo logs of equipment for identification purposes.
• Establish and maintain standard replacement parts to ensure parts are in place to not hold up PM service.
• Establish a reporting system for Executive Committee / Ownership review.
• Establish annual PM service contracts as needed.
• Process contractor purchase orders and invoices in a timely manner.
• Serve as a culture champion by demonstrating the resort's values, supporting a positive team environment, and contributing to a culture of service, accountability, and collaboration.
• Responsible for accurate reporting and shift documentation (i.e to include but not limited to: properly closing work orders, completing daily shift reports, and service recovery updates)
• Develop working knowledge of the resort's major equipment and infrastructure systems.
• Work as lead to train team in areas where they possess a lack of knowledge and develop a balanced team
• Maintain parts, supplies, and critical spare inventory

Pay Range $100 - $110,000

• Must have proven experience and a solid understanding of plumbing, HVAC, electric, spa and pool utilities, and carpentry.
• Three years' operating experience in the engineering department of a hotel or closely related industry. Luxury preferred.
• Experience in maintaining state and federal health and safety regulations
• Able to work on a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays, according to departmental and operational needs.
• Must be able to speak, read, write and understand English. Bi-Lingual highly appreciated.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Window applications required.
• Valid driver's license
• Ability to operate machinery e.g chainsaws, skid steer, plow truck, snow blower.
• Experience reading and referencing blueprints and diagrams.