Lead Maintenance Engineer

Why Join Apex Hotels? You'll be welcomed into Apex Hotels with genuine warmth as you join us in London. From your very first day, you'll be part of a team that truly cares, where people feel valued, included, and connected. We love individuality - it's what brings the spark, the curiosity, and the human touch to every interaction.

Role Overview: Reporting to our Cluster Maintenance Manager, you will be responsible for leading and coordinating the delivery of Planned and Reactive maintenance services to the hotel's building fabric, FF&E, plant and systems. Acting as the line manager to a team of onsite Maintenance Technicians, you will take a proactive and hands-on approach to maintenance that leads from the front and through example. Core to your role is the hotel's Computerised Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) that you will utilise to maintain accurate record keeping, process reactive repairs and schedule planned maintenance activities of both your direct team and external contractors.

Main Responsibilities:

• Line management of on-site maintenance team including the driving of productivity and high maintenance standards through ongoing mentoring and development
• Reporting regularly to the Hotel Managers (and or Hotel Operations Managers) on the status of maintenance delivery
• Providing hands-on skills and knowledge necessary to maintain the hotel and embedded systems in fully compliant, optimal condition
• Undertaking regular and proactive inspection of the building fabric, plant and systems ensuring high standards of maintenance are maintained
• Delivery of Planned and Reactive maintenance services
• Liaising closely with other hotel departments and wider management team to support continual improvement of property maintenance standards
• Accurate record keeping and the maintaining of the CMMS database up to date
• Supervision of 3rd party contractors
• Purchase ordering of maintenance spares and outsourced specialist services
• Health & Safety management, including Statutory Compliance, Risk Assessment, Permits to Work and guarding of safe working practices
• Developing knowledge of hotel plant and systems including their switching, control and optimisation
• Actively seeking to improve the hotel's Environmental performance through implementation of initiatives to reduce the consumption of utilities.

About you: We love to welcome people with different experiences and from different places into our Apex family. To excel within this role, you will:

• Hold a minimum of 3 years management or supervisory experience within the building maintenance or facilities management arena
• Be mechanically or electrically qualified or hold other relevant trade qualification
• Be able to demonstrate sound knowledge and experience of building fabric related trades and practices
• Strong knowledge of the operation, control and maintenance of building services plant and systems (HVAC/ MEP)
• Hold sound knowledge of Statutory Compliance activities related to the built environment
• Hold familiarity with the function and use of Microsoft Office suite of programmes
• Have previous experience in the use of CAFM/ CMMS or similar software
• Hold strong people management and communication skills
• Be an enthusiastic self-starter, able to motivate and inspire others
• Have achieved a Pool Plant Operator Qualification (desirable)
• Hold a level 3 qualification in Health & Safety (desirable)
• Live within daily commutable distance of London
• Hold willingness to work at other Apex sites as directed, some of which may involve travel from your normal place of work.

This role has supervisory duties of other team members. You will work with great people, enjoy your time at work, develop new friendships, networks, and skills, and of course you will also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits which includes:

• 35 days holiday
• Training and development from day one
• Employee events and celebrations
• Inhouse company interactive employee communication app
• Entry to our state-of-the-art gym and pools
• Healthy meals to enjoy while you're working.
• Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial Wellbeing App, allowing you the flexibility to get paid earlier than your normal monthly pay date.
• £200 referral bonus when your friends or family join the team.
• Following your first successful 3 months, you'll also receive access to our discounts and wellbeing platform “Treat Yourself Here”, unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family.
• Involvement in our employee recognition schemes
• Long service recognition
• Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two
• 50% discount in our restaurants
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family
• Spa treatments and product discounts
• Life Assurance cover

Come and join our team, guided by our values of trust, friendliness, teamwork, and passion - the good stuff that makes hospitality feel effortless. Here, you'll shine in your own way, creating joyful moments that lift the everyday.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. However, candidates who were granted Skilled Worker status prior to 22 July 2025 who have had continuous permission may still qualify for sponsorship. If you are interested, click apply. We look forward to hearing from you!