Maintenance Manager

The Pine Trees Hotel Ltd.; Pitlochry; On-site; GBP 35,000 - GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned hotel in the Scottish Highlands is seeking a Lead Maintenance Engineer to oversee maintenance and compliance while managing a team. This role requires a qualification in Mechanical or Electrical disciplines along with IOSH Managing Safely certification. The candidate should have strong leadership skills and a solid understanding of statutory regulations for commercial properties. Benefits include 35 days of holiday, training from day one, and various employee perks.

Benefits

35 days holiday

Training and development from day one

Employee events and celebrations

Healthy meals during working hours

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Financial Wellbeing App

Referral bonus

Discounted room rates for employees

Qualifications

• Experience as a Maintenance Manager or Facilities Manager.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Solid understanding of statutory certification for commercial properties.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with health, fire, and life safety standards.
• Lead and coordinate maintenance activities at the hotel.
• Supervise and mentor Maintenance Technicians.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Proficiency in CAFM systems

Education

Qualification in Mechanical or Electrical disciplines

IOSH Managing Safely certification

Job description

Why Join Pine Trees Hotel?

Experience a warm welcome in the Scottish Highlands. Join us at Pine Trees Hotel as our new Lead Maintenance Engineer and embrace the very best of Scottish culture. Nestled in the heart of Pitlochry, we invite everyone who joins our team to help us create a traditional Coorie lifestyle that reflects the natural beauty and serenity of our surroundings. At Pine Trees, we want our team and our guests to step away from the hustle and bustle and take in the breath-taking scenery within our 10-acre woodland estate.

You will work with a fantastic team with a strong focus on delivering exceptional guest experiences. We will help you to develop your skills and passions whilst offering boundless warmth and hospitality. Bringing your own ideas and creativity, to the Maintenance Manager role, you will assist us to guide the guest experience beyond the expectation.

Role Overview

We are looking for a proactive Maintenance Manager with qualifications and expertise in Mechanical or Electrical disciplines (or other relevant trade skills with career experience). The Maintenance Manager will lead and coordinate maintenance activities at the Pine Trees Hotel and our newly acquired East Haugh House, acting as a line manager to our hotel-based Maintenance Technicians. This hands-on role involves ensuring compliance, overseeing planned and reactive maintenance, managing the team, and driving energy efficiency and environmental initiatives. The role includes responsibility for the CAFM system, managing all maintenance tasks effectively.

Key Responsibilities

Health, Safety & Compliance

• Act as the Health & Safety lead for hotel and grounds maintenance (IOSH Managing Safely required).
• Ensure compliance with Health, Fire, and Life Safety standards.
• Rectify issues from H&S audits whilst updating the CAFM system.
• Conduct risk assessments and train team members on Safe Systems of Work.
• Oversee Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) activities and ensure timely completion.
• Act as the appointed person, responsible for implementing the legionella risk assessment recommendations and the day to day running of the risk management program. Acting as a point of contact between the hotel, FM Helpdesk and water treatment consultants.
• Implement emergency plans and train team members on procedures.
• Ensure adherence to Asbestos Management and all Permit to Work systems.
• Conduct safety tours and enforce ‘lock off, tag off’ (LOTO) procedures.

Planned & Reactive Maintenance

• Lead PPM activities and ensure timely updates in the CAFM system.
• Manage reactive maintenance tasks reported via CAFM.
• Conduct regular reviews to ensure high-quality hotel upkeep.

Team Management

• Supervise and mentor Maintenance Technicians, providing practical skills training.
• Assist with team induction, performance monitoring, and risk assessments.
• Always ensure adequate maintenance personnel coverage.

Energy & Environmental Initiatives

• Drive utility consumption reduction through best practices and initiatives.
• Ensure proper functioning of the hotel’s Building Management System (BMS).
• Record and report utility consumption weekly.
• Ensure compliance with WEE regulations and waste management protocols.

Projects

• Implement centrally directed initiatives and assist with refurbishment projects when required.
• Participate in contractor surveys and provide necessary documentation.

Purchasing & Contractor Management

• Manage material requisitions and ensure cost-effective supplier selection.
• Supervise visiting contractors and ensure compliance with Permit to Work systems.

Budget Management

• Identify and control unnecessary costs, actively eliminating wastage.
• Highlight building opportunities for rolling property improvements plans.

Communication

• Maintain clear communication with the Head of Property, FM Helpdesk and hotel management team.
• Provide updates on project progress and contractor visits.

CAFM System Management

• Ensure all maintenance tasks are logged and tracked in the CAFM system.
• Monitor task lists, review reports, and ensure timely completion of activities.
• Support the FM Helpdesk with information and documentation.

Requirements

• Qualification in Mechanical or Electrical disciplines (or relevant trade skills with experience).
• IOSH Managing Safely certification.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in using CAFM systems.
• Experience in team management and mentoring.

About you

We will support you by giving you the platform to develop, learn & shine!

We ask of you:

• Experience of working as a Maintenance Manager / Facilities Manager with grounds maintenance experience
• Solid understanding of all Statutory certification for commercial properties.
• Qualification in Mechanical or Electrical disciplines (or relevant trade skills with experience).
• IOSH Managing Safely certification.
• Proficiency in using CAFM systems.
• Experience in team management and mentoring, strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Qualification in a relevant facilities or engineering field with demonstratable experience within high end commercial, engineering or construction industries.
• Can demonstrate an understanding of budgeting control management and planning.
• Has a good understanding of legal compliance and record keeping.
• Proven fault finding and problem-solving skills within buildings.
• Able to produce full UK DVLA Driver\'s Licence on application with no more than 3 points and with no DD (reckless/dangerous driving), DR (drink or drugs), or CD (careless driving) endorsements.

Benefits

• 35 days holiday
• Training and development from day one
• Employee events and celebrations
• Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP
• 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

We look forward to receiving your application for this role and welcoming you into our warm and friendly team and our haven within the Scottish Highlands.

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.