Maintenance Manager -Fulltime (50% Admin, 50% Hands-On) - NH Collection Gent

Are you passionate about hospitality and excellence? Join the NH Collection team and work in captivating hotels and resorts in authentic landmark buildings in key destinations across Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia and now Greater China. You will create an eclectic-elegant atmosphere to offer our guests stays driven by extraordinary feelings, paying great attention to stimulating details to create memorable moments. Find your place at NH Collection and experience the joy of making guests feel unique in elegant spaces and rooms to unfold. You will provide them with outstanding service and personalised attention. You will be part of a brand that places extraordinary feelings at the heart of everything it does.

Together, we keep everything running smoothly, both literally and figuratively.

Are you an experienced technical professional who enjoys keeping the overview while still working hands-on? As Maintenance Manager at NH Collection Gent, you will combine team leadership, planning and budget management with practical technical work throughout the hotel. Approximately 50% of your time will be spent on coordination and administration, while the other 50% will involve hands-on maintenance, troubleshooting and technical improvements.

You will join a professional and close-knit team where collaboration is key. From your first day, you will receive the guidance, support and time you need to settle into your role successfully.

Your workplace

NH Collection Gent is located in the historic centre of Ghent and features 174 stylish rooms and suites, 10 fully equipped meeting rooms for up to 400 guests and the unique 13th-century Denys Medieval Crypt.

As Maintenance Manager, you will ensure that these varied spaces and technical installations remain safe, reliable and excellently maintained. In doing so, you will directly contribute to the comfort of both our guests and colleagues.

Beyond the ordinary: Your Benefits

• Be Our Guest! Through the Welcome at Work program, you and a guest of your choice can enjoy a complimentary overnight stay at your hotel, including breakfast, and experience our hospitality from the guest's perspective.
• Meal vouchers worth €10 per worked day.
• DKV hospitalization insurance after 6 months of service.
• A company mobile phone.
• Employee Rate: Stay in our hotels worldwide from €36 per night, including breakfast, and enjoy 30% discount in our restaurants and bars.
• Friends & Family Rate: Introduce your friends and family to our hotels around the world and benefit from up to 25% discount on accommodation and 30% discount in our restaurants and bars. They can also book their next stay using your personal Friends & Family code.
• High-quality training programs, both classroom-based and online, encouraging knowledge sharing and offering international development opportunities through Minor Hotels University, GoodHabitz, and GoFluent.
• Excellent career opportunities: As a Minor Hotels team member, you will have priority access to internal vacancies across our hotels worldwide.More than just a workplace, we are a true community. Join our annual staff party and many other team events throughout the year. A great opportunity to connect with colleagues from Minor Hotels across Belgium, share experiences, and celebrate together.
• Employee Benefits Portal: Enjoy exclusive discounts at numerous online stores, retail shops, and leisure activities through our dedicated employee platform.
• Refer-a-Friend Bonus: Talented people know talented people! Recommend a friend or acquaintance to join our team and receive an attractive referral bonus.

Your Day-to-Day

You will lead the Maintenance team and actively support day-to-day operations whenever required. In addition, you will:

• Coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance for guest rooms, public areas, technical installations, and hotel facilities.
• Analyze and resolve technical issues and equipment failures.
• Plan and oversee mandatory inspections, audits, and safety checks.
• Closely monitor energy consumption, maintenance costs, and budgets.
• Develop project plans and maintenance schedules, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Manage external contractors and suppliers, and monitor the quality of their work.
• Maintain relationships with external authorities and organizations, including the fire department.
• Work closely with other hotel departments to ensure the comfort, safety, and satisfaction of both guests and team members.

Will you be our new Maintenance Manager?

Are you looking for a technical leadership role where you will not spend all your time behind a desk, but will also continue to inspect, repair and solve problems yourself? Apply directly. We look forward to meeting you.

Relevant work experience

Head of Maintenance, Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Manager, Technical Manager, Facility Manager, Facilities Coordinator, Building Manager, Maintenance Technician, Service Technician, HVAC Technician, Electromechanical Technician, Electrician, Installation Technician, Service Engineer, Hotel Maintenance Technician, Hotel Technical Services, Facility Management and Technical Building Management in Ghent.

Minor Hotels Europe & Americas is committed to creating an inclusive working environment where every individual is valued and treated equally. People from all backgrounds and abilities are warmly encouraged to apply.

Excellence begins with you - Your qualities

For this position, we are looking for someone with proven technical and leadership experience.

In addition:

• you have at least 3 to 4 years of experience in technical maintenance, preferably within a hotel or a similar service-oriented environment;

• you have completed a technical education, for example in electrical engineering, HVAC or electromechanics;

• you speak Dutch fluently, and knowledge of English is a strong advantage;

• you are practically minded and enjoy solving technical problems yourself;

• you work in a structured way and maintain a clear overview, even when several issues arise at the same time;

• you can work both independently and as part of a team;

• you preferably have experience with MS Office, SAP, CMMS/GMAO and BMS systems.

Are you looking for a new challenge? Apply now!

Minor Hotels Europe & Americas is dedicated to fostering an inclusive working environment where every individual is valued and equally encouraged. We warmly welcome individuals from all backgrounds and abilities.