Chief Engineer

We are looking for a Chief Engineer to join us here at The Hoxton, Florence.

The Hoxton is getting ready to open its doors in Florence, capital of Italy’s Tuscany region and home to some of the world’s most famous masterpieces of Renaissance art, architecture and monuments. This eye-candy city is packed with culture and is the birthplace of gelato – we did not need any persuading to make it our second home in the country.

The Hoxton in Florence will feature 160 beautiful bedrooms of varying sizes, a large ground floor restaurant, bar, lobby and courtyard. There is also a basement meeting and events space as well as a beautiful rooftop terrace.

Reporting to our Head of Rooms you will be responsible for providing an efficient and effective service, ensuring that the hotel and our building regs are always ship shape.

What’s in it for you…

• The opportunity to work with an exciting new hospitality concept in Florence and have a real impact on its success.
• Join an innovative, fast-growing, international group that’s committed to not just building new hotels but building a global brand.
• The chance to challenge the norm and work in an environment that is both creative and rewarding.
• Become part of a team that’s very passionate about creating great hospitality experiences and building a portfolio of brands.
• Great discounts across the entire Ennismore family (which you get to keep even if you decide to leave us!).
• A competitive package and plenty of opportunity for development.

What you’ll do…

• Recruiting and training a high calibre workforce.
• Designing maintenance/servicing strategies, procedures and methods.
• Planning and scheduling planned and unplanned work.
• Responding immediately to and diagnosing breakdown problems.
• Carrying out quality inspections on jobs.
• Arranging specialist procurement of fixtures, fittings or components.
• Controlling maintenance tools, stores and equipment.
• Monitoring and controlling maintenance costs.
• Dealing with emergency and unplanned problems and repairs, fixing faults or arranging for replacements to be installed.
• Writing maintenance strategies to help with installation and commissioning guidelines
• Allocating work to the maintenance team.
• Checking and calibrating plant and equipment to make sure they are accurate.
• Keeping heads of department informed of progress.
• Organising teams to manage leave and working hours to ensure 24-hour cover is available.
• Be personable, engaging, sociable and have a good sense of humour! 

What we’re looking for…

• You know all about building management and have experience of managing MEP.
• All things health & safety to ensure compliance monitoring and implementation of all procedures.
• You know how to use a facility management software.
• Stock management is your thing!
• You have managed projects from start to finish including responsibility for budgets.
• Individuals. You’re looking for a place where you can be you; no clones in suits here.
• Passion for hospitality – whether that’s a drink, a meal, an event or a bed for the night.
• You’re all about having a positive impact on the people you interact with, leaving them with a memorable experience.
• We leave our egos at the door and help get things done.
• You’re up for doing things differently and trying (almost) everything once.
• If we got stuck in a lift together, we’d have a good time and share a few laughs.
• You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and has fun along the way.

More about us…

The Hoxton is a series of open-house hotels, each in a neighbourhood that we love. Ever since we opened our first hotel in Shoreditch, we’ve never just been about offering a bed for the night. We want to be more than that: proving style doesn’t need to be sacrificed for good value and providing a place where guests can hang out alongside the locals and submerse themselves in the neighbourhood with vibrant, welcoming public spaces.