Chief Engineer - Dune & Spa - Jacksonville, Fl

Why us?

Keep the Magic Flowing Beneath the Surface. With a complete renovation underway, Dune House is opening with refreshed interiors, newly upgraded systems, and a design that blends modern ease with vintage surf culture. Behind this beautiful environment is a team of engineers who keep everything running with skill, pride, and care.

Your work will support the success of every new concept on the property. You will help preserve the integrity of a beachfront landmark while bringing new energy and innovation to its future. Guests will remember the seamless comfort that you make possible, even if they never see the work behind it.

If you take pride in craftsmanship and enjoy being part of a property at the very start of its evolution, this is an incredible opportunity.

Supervise the implementation of all property and equipment preventive maintenance and repairs, monitor life safety systems and utilities and assist in the administration of the department in compliance with all corporate/franchise standards and local, state and national codes and regulations to protect assets, guests and employees. Supervise the day-to-day operations. Recommend and implement procedural changes. Monitor and control expenses.

• Supervise the Engineering employees; interview, schedule, train, develop, coach and counsel, provide open communications, make recommendations to performance reviews, resolve problems and recommend discipline, as appropriate.
• Implement and schedule property and equipment preventive maintenance programs in compliance with corporate/franchise standards and local, state and national codes and regulations to ensure safety, convenience and satisfaction of all guests, managers and employees, to protect the assets and maintain the property in first class condition.
• Prioritize service requests; schedule and monitor the service performed to ensure customer satisfaction, safety and convenience.
• Test and examine the life safety systems to ensure they are 100% operational at all times to protect the asset, guests and employees.
• Monitor utility consumption to determine the effectiveness of current systems.
• Review purchase requests and monitor expenses to ensure budgeted goals are met/exceeded.
• Assist in the administration of the department by preparing and maintaining schedules, logs, records or other documentation to ensure a smooth operation and minimize liabilities.

• This is a hands‑on leadership position. The successful candidate is expected to actively participate in the maintenance, repair, and day‑to‑day operation of hotel systems while leading the Engineering team.
• Full schedule flexibility is required. This position requires the ability to work varied shifts, including mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended hours as business needs dictate.
• This is a Department Head position and is eligible for the company's management bonus program, subject to plan eligibility and performance requirements.
• This position is subject to on‑call responsibilities and must be available to respond to emergency maintenance issues outside of regularly scheduled working hours, as needed.
• This position reports directly to the Assistant General Manager.

One to two years of post high school education.

Experience required by position is from two to three full years of full employment in a related position with this company or other organization(s).

• Requires advanced knowledge of the Building Management/Engineering profession. This includes experiential knowledge required for management of people and complex problems.
• Requires investigating and analyzing current activities and/or information in a specialized field involving readily available data and indicating logical conclusions and recommendations.
• Requires supervisory skills.
• Ability to provide information and associated services to hotel management and guests.
• Comprehension and literacy required for procedures, reports, instructions, receipts.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate…