Maintenance Manager -Fulltime (50% admin, 50% hands-on) - NH Collection Gent

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.

Your Day-to-Day at NH Collection Gent

You will lead the maintenance team and actively support them with hands-on technical work whenever needed.

In addition, you will:

• coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance for guest rooms, public areas, installations and hotel facilities;

• analyse and resolve technical faults and operational issues;

• plan statutory inspections, technical checks and safety controls;

• closely monitor energy consumption, maintenance costs and budgets;

• prepare project plans and maintenance schedules and ensure deadlines are met;

• work with external suppliers and contractors and monitor the quality of their work;

• maintain contact with external authorities, including the fire brigade;

• work closely with other hotel departments to ensure the comfort and safety of both guests and colleagues.

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.

Beyond the ordinary: Your Benefits at NH Collection Gent

• A company mobile phone.

• Meal vouchers worth €10 per day worked.

• DKV hospitalisation insurance after 6 months of employment.

• Access to Minor University, GoodHabitz and GoFluent.

• National and international career opportunities within a global hotel organisation.

• Training opportunities and challenging projects that support your professional development.

• Recognition programmes such as Memorable Dates.

• Opportunities to contribute to sustainability programmes and volunteering initiatives.

• Hotel stays from €36 per room per night in our hotels worldwide.

• A 30% discount in the restaurants and bars of our hotels.

• Friends & Family discounts ranging from 30% to 40%.

• Discounts at selected shops and online retailers.

• An international and inclusive working environment with colleagues from more than 150 nationalities.

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.