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Maintenance Manager
Role summary
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The Maintenance Manager oversees hotel engineering, building systems, utilities, preventive maintenance, repairs, and compliance with safety and environmental standards. Candidates typically need a degree or technical qualification in engineering, facilities management, or a related field, together with several years of hotel, commercial property, or industrial maintenance experience. Strong knowledge of electrical, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, and fire-protection systems is expected. The role requires leadership, budgeting, contractor management, troubleshooting, and familiarity with local regulations. The successful candidate should be hands-on, organised, service-minded, and able to lead a team while responding quickly to operational emergencies and maintaining a safe, comfortable environment for guests and colleagues.
Can I work in the Philippines?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: The employer files a work permit (Alien Employment Permit) after a local-first job notice, then a 9(g) visa; hotels get permits for specialists, not line staff.
Watch for: From 11 November 2026: job notice online, decision in 10 working days. Filing is online only, at the labour department's central office, since 2026.
Official source: Bureau of Immigration: Pre-arranged Employment Visa (9G). Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the Philippines
Usual for the Philippines, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Not in city hotels; island resorts (Boracay, Siargao) may give shared staff quarters |
|---|---|
| Meals | Duty meals in the staff canteen |
| Flights | Senior packages only |
| Service charge | All of it shared equally among staff except managers (by law); the amount varies by hotel |
| Contract | Probation up to 6 months (by law); foreigners' contracts follow the permit, 1 to 3 years |
| Leave | 5 days after 1 year; 10 regular holidays; 13th-month pay (by law) |
| Income tax | 0% to PHP 250,000 a year (about USD 4,000), then 15% to 35% |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Makati Shangri-La, Manila
Makati Shangri-La, Manila is a luxury five-star hotel operated by Shangri-La Group, an international hospitality company founded in Asia with hotels and resorts across the world. Located in the heart of Makati, Manila’s major business and commercial district, the property serves corporate travellers, leisure guests, groups, and events. It is known for refined accommodation, restaurants and bars, meeting facilities, wellness services, and Shangri-La’s established standards of warm Asian hospitality. Engineering and maintenance teams play an important role in protecting guest comfort, supporting efficient hotel operations, and maintaining the property’s facilities and systems. Employees typically work in a multicultural environment with structured procedures, training opportunities, and career paths across the wider Shangri-La network.