The LaFayette Hotel · 2 days ago
Chief Engineer
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelThe LaFayette Hotel is hiring a Chief Engineer, a senior, hands-on facilities leader responsible for keeping a historic, high-volume, guest-facing property running at a high level every day. This role requires strong leadership and hands-on troubleshooting abilities across hotel building systems, aiming to improve standards and response times while ensuring a well-maintained environment for guests.
Hospitality
Hiring Manager
Steve Slack
Responsibilities
Hands-on troubleshooting and repair ability across hotel building systems (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, restaurant equipment, etc.)
Strong leadership — the ability to train, direct, and hold a maintenance team accountable
A proven ability to improve standards, systems, and response times, not just react to breakdowns
Calm decision-making under pressure, especially when issues impact guests or operations
Willingness to put in the hours when needed — including weekends, urgent calls, and high-volume periods
Qualification
Required
Hands-on troubleshooting and repair ability across hotel building systems (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, restaurant equipment, etc.)
Strong leadership — the ability to train, direct, and hold a maintenance team accountable
A proven ability to improve standards, systems, and response times, not just react to breakdowns
Calm decision-making under pressure, especially when issues impact guests or operations
Willingness to put in the hours when needed — including weekends, urgent calls, and high-volume periods
Company
The LaFayette Hotel
The LaFayette Hotel will be a new kind of Hotel in San Diego, located in North Park a neighborhood that has strong local idiosyncratic characteristics, the LaFayette has been a landmark in the neighborhood for the past 70 years, and we are currently investing $30 million into a re-birth that can juxtapose its history with modern-day San Diego, years in the making…We want to challenge preconceived notions in our industry and push the needle in our city, not only in terms of hotels but in the ways that culture can intersect with hospitality.
Founded in 1946
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase