ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEER

Role summary

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The Assistant Chief Engineer supports the Chief Engineer in managing hotel maintenance, engineering operations, and facility systems. Responsibilities typically include supervising maintenance teams, coordinating preventive and corrective repairs, monitoring HVAC, electrical, plumbing, water, fire-safety, and other technical systems, and ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards. Candidates are expected to have relevant engineering or technical qualifications, practical hotel or building-services experience, leadership ability, and strong problem-solving skills. Flexibility, reliability, budget awareness, and the ability to coordinate contractors and respond to emergencies are important. Experience in resort operations and knowledge of Spanish workplace and safety regulations would be advantageous.

About the employer

Meliá Hotels International is one of Spain’s largest hotel groups and a major international hospitality company. Founded in Mallorca, the group operates hotels and resorts across Europe, the Americas, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia under brands such as Meliá, ME by Meliá, Paradisus, INNSiDE, Sol, and Zel. Its portfolio includes luxury resorts, urban hotels, lifestyle properties, and vacation destinations. Meliá places strong emphasis on guest experience, service quality, sustainability, digital development, and professional growth. The company employs a large multicultural workforce and offers opportunities across hotel operations, engineering, food and beverage, guest services, commercial departments, and management. This role is associated with Meliá’s Ibiza operations, where engineering teams help maintain resort facilities, guest comfort, regulatory compliance, and efficient day-to-day operations.

Working in Spain Islands

Spain’s islands, including Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, and Fuerteventura, offer strong employment opportunities in hotels, resorts, restaurants, tourism, property services, construction, and marine activities. Ibiza is internationally known for nightlife, beaches, music, and a busy seasonal hospitality market, while Mallorca and the Canary Islands provide broader year-round employment. Island life offers a relaxed outdoor lifestyle, warm weather, beaches, and close-knit communities, although summer housing and transport can be expensive. EU, EEA, and Swiss citizens generally need registration and a Spanish tax number; non-EU applicants require an appropriate work visa and employer sponsorship or another legal residence route. Candidates should arrange accommodation early, confirm contract terms, and check whether seasonal housing, meals, or relocation support is included.