Chief Engineer (Hospitality)

Location: 1100 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, United States. Workplace: On-site, with open availability for nights, weekends, and holidays; schedules may rotate.

Company

hirify.global combines apartment living, vacation rentals, and hotel stays in tech-enabled buildings and partners with developers, property operators, and investors.

What you will do

• Establish the property's engineering structure, including access systems, back-of-house programming, inventory systems, maintenance SOPs, and preventive maintenance plans.
• Develop engineering reports and proactive maintenance strategies focused on asset health, aesthetics, work-order completion, occupancy, and retention.
• Manage inspections, licensing, vendors, service quality, compliance, invoices, and payments.
• Own onsite engineering operations and collaborate with property teams to implement operational best practices.
• Provide input on operational and CAPEX budgets and maintain service quality within approved budgets.
• Hire, oversee, support, and train engineering team members while maintaining brand standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in management, business administration, communications, hospitality, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of leadership experience in retail, food and beverage, hospitality, multifamily, or a similar customer-service-focused environment.
• At least 1 year of successful multi-department leadership experience.
• Experience with employee relations, retention, engagement, succession planning, performance management, or team development.
• Experience scheduling, training, and developing non-exempt employees; strong communication, decision-making, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and be at least 18 years old. Ability to stand, walk, and perform hands-on work involving objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

Nice to have

• Retail, food and beverage, multifamily, or hospitality-focused experience.
• CPR certification; certification can be obtained within one week of the start date at company expense.

Culture & Benefits

• Quarterly performance bonus program and company stock options.
• 401(k) with a 4% employer match.
• Medical, vision, dental, FSA, and HSA options.
• 20 days of PTO annually, increasing to 25 days after 2.5 years, plus up to 8 floating holidays.
• Monthly cell phone reimbursement, health and wellness stipend, management training, paid parental leave, and paid life insurance.
• Discounts at select hirify.global properties and a collaborative culture based on ownership, continuous improvement, and respect.