Maintenance Manager

Job Responsibilities

• Lead from the front in maintaining the hotel's facilities, guest rooms, public areas, and back‑of‑house spaces, ensuring they are safe, functional, and presented to the highest standard.
• Supervise and support the maintenance team, allocating workloads, monitoring performance, and providing guidance to ensure maintenance tasks are completed efficiently and effectively.
• Coordinate and deliver preventative maintenance programmes, helping to maximise the lifespan of equipment and minimise downtime through planned inspections and servicing.
• Respond promptly to maintenance issues and emergencies, troubleshooting faults and ensuring repairs are completed safely and with minimal disruption to guests and colleagues.
• Work closely with departmental managers to identify maintenance priorities, support refurbishment projects, and ensure operational requirements are met across the hotel.
• Carry out regular inspections of guestrooms, plant equipment, public areas, and external facilities, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards and company policies.
• Monitor contractor activity and supplier performance, ensuring all work is completed to the required standard, within budget, and in line with relevant compliance requirements.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, including planned maintenance schedules, compliance documentation, and repair logs, ensuring all statutory requirements are met.
• Support the Maintenance Manager or Hotel Leadership Team in managing departmental costs, sourcing materials, and identifying opportunities for operational improvements and energy efficiencies.
• Promote a culture of safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement, helping to develop team skills and ensure a proactive approach to maintaining the hotel environment.

• Good experience in a maintenance or engineering role, ideally within hospitality or a similar setting.
• Expertise in HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and general building maintenance, with a proactive approach to problem‑solving.
• Leadership skills, with a track record of supporting the maintenance manager in building a motivated and efficient team that delivers quality results.
• Organisational and multitasking abilities to juggle a range of responsibilities and respond quickly to urgent issues.
• Flexibility to respond to urgent repairs, including availability for occasional evenings, weekends, and on‑call duties.
• A passion for maintaining a safe, well‑functioning environment that enhances the guest experience.

You will have access to a benefits package we believe truly works for our people:

• Discounted hotel room rates for you and your friends & family
• An extra day's holiday for your birthday
• Enhanced maternity, adoption & shared parental leave
• Course sponsorship
• 30% F&B discount at RBH hotels
• Refer a Friend scheme (earn £250 for each referral up to 5 referrals)
• Flexible working arrangements
• Wagestream – choose how and when you get paid
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Social and wellness events and activities all year round
• Free meals on duty saving you over £1,000 per year

RBH Hospitality Management is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people‑first culture. If at any point throughout our process you require reasonable adjustments, please contact