Engineering Manager, Residences

Rosewood Residences is a refined collection of estate homes, luxury villas, and serviced apartments, thoughtfully curated to enrich the lives of those who call them home. Each associate plays a critical role in bringing the Residential Services philosophy to life, enhancing daily living, adding value, and delivering a seamless, elevated experience for our residents.

The global Rosewood Residences team focuses on delivering distinctive, service led branded residential experiences that enrich everyday living and foster meaningful connections between people and place. The team supports residential developments across pre-opening, stabilization, and ongoing operations, contributing to culture activation, operational excellence, and long-term community success. This role collaborates closely with onsite General Manager, global operations partners, and Talent & Culture colleagues to ensure consistent application of Rosewood's values, service philosophy, and people practices across standalone residential projects.

As Engineering Manager, you will lead all engineering and building systems operations for the property, ensuring the long-term performance, reliability, and integrity of the physical asset. You will be responsible for preventative and reactive maintenance programs, system performance, regulatory compliance, and capital planning. The role carries full ownership of building systems and their ability to consistently deliver Rosewood-level residential comfort and experience.

In a pre-opening and early operations environment, you will also support transition from construction to operations, including commissioning follow-up, defect resolution, and warranty management in coordination with ownership, consultants, and contractors.

Building Systems Performance and Operations

Lead the day-to-day operation, maintenance, and performance of all building systems, including HVAC, electrical distribution, plumbing, fire life safety, technology systems, controls, and vertical transportation

Own system reliability, uptime, and performance, ensuring consistent delivery of comfort, acoustics, and controllability aligned with Rosewood standards

Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis of system issues and recurring deficiencies

Maintenance and Engineering Programs

Develop and execute preventative and predictive maintenance programs to protect asset value and optimize system lifecycle

Maintain engineering records, asset registers, and maintenance histories to support long-term planning

Pre-Opening, Commissioning, and Stabilization

Support transition from construction into operations, including commissioning follow-up and system validation

Track and resolve defects and warranty items in coordination with developer, contractor, and consultants

Drive stabilization of building systems to achieve design intent and operational readiness

Resident Experience

Oversee engineering response to in-residence issues, ensuring discreet, efficient resolution with minimal disruption

Partner with Residential Operations to deliver a seamless in-home experience aligned with Rosewood service expectations

Asset Protection and Capital Planning

Contribute to capital planning and lifecycle replacement strategies to ensure long-term performance and asset preservation

Support budgeting, forecasting, and cost control while maintaining operational integrity

Vendors, Compliance, and Risk Management

Manage vendor and contractor relationships to ensure quality execution and adherence to standards

Ensure compliance with all statutory regulations, codes, and safety requirements

Lead engineering response to emergencies and critical incidents

Energy and Sustainability

Drive energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives while maintaining uncompromised resident comfort and system performance

Team Leadership

Lead, mentor, and develop the engineering team to deliver disciplined, technically sound, and service-oriented operations

Establish clear standards, accountability, and performance expectations

Could This Be You?

510+ years of experience in engineering operations within luxury residential, hospitality, or mixed-use developments

Proven experience leading engineering teams in complex building environments

Strong technical knowledge of MEP systems, building controls (BMS), and maintenance systems (CMMS)

Experience in new-build, pre-opening, or property stabilization environments

Demonstrated ability to interface with developers, consultants, and contractors during turnover and early operations

Solid experience managing budgets, capital projects, and operational planning

Strong understanding of regulatory compliance, safety systems, and building codes

Service-oriented mindset with the ability to support a high-touch residential environment

Preferred:

Experience in luxury hospitality or branded residential environments

Relevant licenses or technical certifications

Exposure to energy management and sustainability programs

Our Commitment To You

At Rosewood Hotel Group, your voice is heard and valued. We're a community that encourages associates to be themselves, not fit into a fixed culture, and this philosophy shines through in our commitments to reflect and honor the history, culture and geography of our destinations. We're not only committed to building and nurturing genuine, long-lasting relationships but to transforming them and our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) strategy helps put these principles into practice.