Hospitality and Outdoor
Starting Date: 1 - 2 Months Notice will be respected
Establishment: Game Lodge
Additional Benefits:
HousingOther
Maintenance Head
Luxury Safari Lodge – Northern Kenya
A permanent opportunity is available for an experienced Maintenance Head at a luxury safari lodge in Kenya. This live-in role requires a hands-on technical leader who can coordinate a maintenance team, safeguard critical infrastructure and ensure that lodge facilities, equipment and vehicles remain reliable. The successful candidate will combine excellent technical knowledge with practical problem-solving, effective planning and a strong commitment to safety and sustainable operations.
Job Description & Requirements:
- Lead, coordinate and support the lodge’s mechanics and maintenance team.
- Assign daily tasks and monitor work to ensure priorities are completed efficiently.
- Conduct daily briefings covering operational issues, urgent repairs and planned maintenance.
- Remain available to assist the team with maintenance requirements and technical emergencies.
- Inspect lodge facilities regularly to identify maintenance needs and operational risks.
- Monitor water-treatment equipment, generators, solar systems, HVAC infrastructure and electrical panels.
- Assist with and oversee urgent repairs, including plumbing leaks and electrical faults.
- Ensure lodge equipment and vehicles remain safe, reliable and in good working order.
- Implement preventative maintenance schedules to reduce breakdowns and operational disruption.
- Coordinate subcontractors and monitor the quality, timing and standard of their work.
- Schedule contractor activities, arrange access and verify that work has been completed correctly.
- Monitor fuel supplies for generators and vehicles, as well as gas levels in bulk tanks and portable bottles.
- Maintain appropriate stock levels of tools, light bulbs, plumbing parts and other maintenance consumables.
- Update logs covering completed work, equipment usage, readings and resolved issues.
- Complete all required daily measurements and operational records accurately.
- Strong technical knowledge of electrical, plumbing, solar and HVAC systems is essential.
- Proven experience leading and supervising a maintenance team is required.
- Excellent organisational, reporting and practical problem-solving abilities are essential.
- Familiarity with sustainability practices in maintenance operations is required.
- A valid driver’s licence is essential.
- Must be proactive, detail-oriented and committed to high safety and maintenance standards.
Package
- Salary: Market Salary
- Accommodation: Live-in
