Head of Maintenance - 38 hours - NH Hotel Schiphol Airport (80% admin, 20% hands-on)

Ready to take care of a large hotel and make sure everything works as it should? At NH Schiphol Airport, you will be technically responsible for a complex hotel with 419 rooms, conference facilities for up to 700 guests, an indoor swimming pool, gym, spa, and sauna. This requires solid experience in technical maintenance, team leadership, and building installations. You understand how heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical, water, and mechanical systems work and know what it takes to keep a busy hotel safe and fully operational.

The role consists of approximately 80% planning, administration, coordination, and team management, and 20% hands-on technical work. You will lead a team of five technicians and become part of the hotel’s management team.

Your Benefits at NH Hotels 

• Salary: approximately €5,000 gross per month, depending on experience
• Free online & offline trainings organized by our own Minor Hotels University
• End of year bonus (up to 100% of monthly gross salary) & refer-a-friend bonus (500 EUR). 
• Employee rates starting from €36 in all our hotels worldwide, 30% discount in the F&B outlets, and Friends & Family discount up to 25%.
• Overtime compensation where applicable
• Opportunities to grow internationally
• Team events and social activities
• Become a part of the hotel management team
• Stable work schedule
• Free parking 

   

Your Role at a Glance 

As Head of Maintenance, you ensure that all technical installations, hotel rooms, public areas, and back-of-house areas are safe and well maintained.

Your responsibilities include: 

• Leading and motivating a team of 5 technicians

• Creating schedules, daily work plans, and maintenance plans

• Coordinating breakdowns, repairs, and preventive maintenance

• Managing external contractors for elevators, cooling systems, fire safety, sprinklers, and other installations

• Supporting renovations and technical projects, including the implementation of a new Building Management System

• Ensuring compliance with safety regulations, inspections, and legal requirements

• Maintaining reports, maintenance records, and budgets

• Identifying opportunities to reduce energy use and costs

• Acting quickly in the event of technical failures or emergencies

• Experience in hospitality or another guest-focused environment is an advantage. 

What Makes You a Great Fit   

• Solid maintenance experience within a large hotel, hospital, commercial building, or a similar technical environment

• Experience leading a technical team

• Strong knowledge of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical systems, water systems, and mechanical equipment

• Experience with mechanical building installations

• Knowledge of relevant legal regulations, safety requirements, and inspections

• Experience with maintenance planning, budgets, and cost control

• A practical, proactive, and solution-focused approach

• The ability to remain calm during technical failures and unexpected situations

• Strong organisational and administrative skills

Relevant experience: Maintenance Manager, Head of Maintenance, Technical Manager, Facility Manager, Maintenance Supervisor, Building Manager, Technical Coordinator, Mechanical Technician, Electrical Technician, HVAC Technician, or Service Technician. 

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.