Chief Engineer

Blue Water is privately held and family-owned by father and son Jack and Todd Burbage.

Founded in 2002, Blue Water invests, develops, and manages RV resorts, campgrounds, hotels, marinas, and attractions. Blue Water's integrated marketing, revenue management, and operations approach has quickly established itself as a hospitality industry leader. With dozens of resort-area properties in East Coast states from Maine to Florida and new additions out west in Texas, Montana, and Oregon, the Blue Water family is growing rapidly and committed to creating elite assets, delivering exceptional guest experiences, and enhancing the communities we serve

INTRODUCTION TO ROLE

The Chief Engineer for our properties manages all hotel asset preventive maintenance. Manages the hotel maintenance team and organizes efforts around providing a premier facility to support positive guest experience. A mechanical self-starter who can ensure property operations run smoothly and safely.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Ability to solve problems
• Converts problems into actionable solutions and provides work instruction to the team
• Ability to read and translate blueprints into job specifications and work orders
• Ability to interpret instructions (written and oral) into actions
• Effectively communicates to a variety of audiences
• High regard for safety and regularly provides risk analysis of operations
• Must be resourceful and self-motivated to work well under pressure
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work assignments
  
  

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

• Supervise maintenance and grounds support staff to maintain ongoing operations and property systems.
  • Support recruitment, hiring, and development of staff
  • Schedule and manage to ensure operational needs are met through adequate staffing plans while managing budget
  • Supports team to solve problems, educates, mentors, and coaches' staff for training and development of skills
• Leads maintenance, operation, and preventative needs for the entire property and onsite facilities, including, but not limited to, landscaping, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, generators, water treatment systems, and general housekeeping; includes analysis and operational knowledge to address issues, fix problems, perform routine maintenance
• Leads and completes projects according to specifications, timelines, and budgets. Regularly establishes defined work processes and procedures
• Performs regular inspects to ensure optimal conditions and safety protocols are met or exceeded
• Effectively communicates with property department heads for all property operational needs or coordination of activities
• Works cohesively with management to lead, support, and implement Capital Expenditures through interaction and management of staff, contractors, or other related individuals
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Provides regular and reliable attendance
  
  

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

As our Chief Engineer reporting to the General Manager.

WHAT YOU BRING

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Vocational Training or Certificate; completion of applicable trade apprenticeships
• 1-3 years of supervisory and general maintenance experience
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen. This position is active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the d ability to adjust focus.

Blue Water is raising the standard of excellence and innovation in real estate development and hospitality with every entity brought on board.

Blue Water Development Corporation is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and to making employment decisions based on merit. We are also committed to complying with all Federal, State, and local laws providing for equal employment opportunities and all laws related to terms and conditions of employment.