Job Ref: INT25408
Branch: Residence Inn, Ghent
Location: Holiday Inn Express Suites Ghent | Courtyard by Marriott Ghent | Residence Inn by Marriott Ghent
Salary/Benefits: Competitive salary, meal eco vouchers, DKV insurance, worldwide hotel discounts and excellent career development opportunities.
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Shift pattern: Mainly office hours
Hours per week: 38
Posted date: 12/06/2026
Closing date: 14/07/2026
Located at the vibrant Akkerhage hospitality hub in Ghent, Holiday Inn Express Suites Ghent, Courtyard by Marriott Ghent and Residence Inn by Marriott Ghent together welcome thousands of guests every year. Alongside our hotels, the site also includes meeting facilities, food beverage outlets and shared guest areas that require continuous technical excellence.
To support the ongoing growth of our cluster, we are looking for an Assistant Chief Engineer who combines strong technical expertise with leadership skills and a passion for operational excellence.
In this role, you will help oversee the technical operations of our three hotels, ensuring that our buildings, installations and maintenance processes meet the highest standards of safety, efficiency, sustainability and guest satisfaction.
As Assistant Chief Engineer, you will support the overall coordination of technical operations across the hotel cluster. Working closely with the General Managers, operational departments, technicians and external contractors, you will help ensure that all facilities remain safe, efficient and fully operational.
This is a highly visible position where you will combine technical leadership, project coordination, preventive maintenance planning, compliance management and sustainability initiatives.
Your responsibilities include:
- Lead, coach and support a team of maintenance technicians across three hotels while coordinating schedules, priorities and emergency coverage.
- Oversee all preventive, corrective and day-to-day maintenance activities to ensure smooth and uninterrupted hotel operations.
- Coordinate repairs, renovations and technical improvement projects in collaboration with internal departments and external contractors.
- Monitor and optimise the performance of all building systems, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical installations, lifts, fire safety systems and guestroom infrastructure.
- Work closely with Front Office, Housekeeping, FB and Operations teams to proactively resolve technical issues that may impact the guest experience.
- Drive energy efficiency, sustainability initiatives and utility consumption monitoring to support environmental and cost-saving objectives.
- Ensure full compliance with health safety regulations, fire safety standards, emergency procedures, audits, inspections and brand requirements.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement, standardisation and knowledge sharing while promoting a proactive maintenance culture focused on quality, efficiency and guest satisfaction.
You are a hands-on technical professional who enjoys combining operational involvement with leadership responsibilities. You are organised, solution-oriented and comfortable working in a dynamic hospitality environment where no two days are the same.
Your profile:
- A technical qualification or equivalent experience in building maintenance, engineering or facilities management.
- Experience coordinating maintenance activities or leading technical teams.
- Strong knowledge of building systems, including electrical, HVAC, plumbing and general maintenance.
- A good understanding of safety regulations and preventive maintenance practices.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills.
- A proactive and guest-focused mindset.
- Good command of Dutch and English.
- Flexibility to occasionally support outside standard office hours when operationally required.
- A key leadership position within a growing hospitality cluster.
- A permanent full-time contract (38h/week).
- Competitive salary based on your experience and expertise.
- Meal vouchers and eco vouchers.
- DKV hospitalisation insurance.
- Employee discounts at Marriott IHG hotels worldwide.
- Extensive training and development opportunities through Marriott International and IHG.
- A collaborative and supportive working environment.
- The opportunity to help shape the technical future of three internationally recognised hotel brands.
Our unique hospitality hub brings together Courtyard by Marriott Ghent, Residence Inn by Marriott Ghent and Holiday Inn Express Suites Ghent. Together, these hotels offer more than 400 guestrooms, modern meeting facilities, food beverage outlets and exceptional guest experiences in one of Ghent's most accessible locations.
We believe diverse teams create better guest experiences. Whatever your background, identity or experience level, if you're excited about this opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.
Help us keep hospitality running smoothly behind the scenes and make a real impact across three leading hotels in Ghent.
Set a pace that suits you at Residence Inn by Marriott Ghent, your aparthotel in Ghent. Whether you are staying in Ghent for a few days, a few weeks or a few months your daily routine matters. Each of our spacious apartment suites include all the traditional hotel amenities, however, have the benefit of a fully equipped kitchen giving you flexibility to cook your own favourite dishes whenever you like. Our guest services team offer a complimentary grocery delivery service. Start every morning with a complimentary breakfast buffet and meet fellow guests and staff during Happy Hour at The White Rabbit bar and restaurant in the lobby. The Residence Inn is conveniently located outside of the low emission zone and therefore accessible for all cars and vehicles. We are a pet friendly hotel, dogs and other small pets are very welcome to accompany you to Ghen
