Corporate Utilities Plant Manager
Apply NowCompany: Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Location: Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
Description:
Corporate Utilities Plant Manager
Location: Preferred - Wisconsin Dells Corporate Office | Round Rock, TX | Spotsylvania, VA | Pocono Mountains, PA (With regular travel to all, including Sandusky, OH)
Reports To: Corporate Director of Facilities
The Infrastructure Behind the Experience
Kalahari Resorts & Conventions operates like self-contained cities, and our success depends on the foundation of world-class utility systems. We're seeking a Corporate Utilities Plant Manager to lead mechanical plant operations and strategy across our entire portfolio - ensuring each location is operating at peak performance, safety, and efficiency.
This is a high-impact, cross-property leadership role where you'll standardize best practices, oversee modernization efforts (especially in legacy sites like Wisconsin Dells and Sandusky), and serve as a trusted expert for utility systems across all Kalahari resorts
In This Role, You'll:
This Role is for You If You:
Qualifications:
Why Kalahari:
This role is ideal for a former hands-on expert ready to continue into a high-impact strategic, portfolio-wide leadership position. If you thrive on solving big mechanical challenges and bringing consistency to complex environments, we want to hear from you.
Location: Preferred - Wisconsin Dells Corporate Office | Round Rock, TX | Spotsylvania, VA | Pocono Mountains, PA (With regular travel to all, including Sandusky, OH)
Reports To: Corporate Director of Facilities
The Infrastructure Behind the Experience
Kalahari Resorts & Conventions operates like self-contained cities, and our success depends on the foundation of world-class utility systems. We're seeking a Corporate Utilities Plant Manager to lead mechanical plant operations and strategy across our entire portfolio - ensuring each location is operating at peak performance, safety, and efficiency.
This is a high-impact, cross-property leadership role where you'll standardize best practices, oversee modernization efforts (especially in legacy sites like Wisconsin Dells and Sandusky), and serve as a trusted expert for utility systems across all Kalahari resorts
In This Role, You'll:
- Oversee Central Utility Plant (CUP) operations across all properties.
- Lead system upgrades and transitions at legacy sites.
- Develop preventive maintenance plans for HVAC and utility systems.
- Coordinate with Plant Managers to ensure regulatory and corporate compliance.
- Support long-term planning and CAPEX budgeting for infrastructure.
- Align operations with safety, sustainability, and energy goals.
- Travel to properties for implementation and performance audits (25-40%).
This Role is for You If You:
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in utility plant management or facility mechanical systems
- Demonstrated experience overseeing large commercial or resort-based infrastructure
- Experience in modernizing outdated systems and leading multi-site alignment efforts
- Strong mechanical knowledge across all major CUP components
- Ability to manage and train site-based plant teams, evaluate vendors, and drive accountability
- Financial literacy in system cost evaluation and ROI-based upgrades
- Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills
Qualifications:
- Associate's degree or higher in mechanical, electrical, or facilities engineering (or equivalent experience)
- EPA Universal Certification
- Licensed Boiler Operator or equivalent trade license
- Proficiency with BMS systems (e.g., Johnson, Siemens, Honeywell)
- Experience in resort/hospitality or high-amenity environments (theme parks, hospitals, casinos)
Why Kalahari:
- Direct impact on the guest experience and operational efficiency of high-profile resorts
- Competitive salary, benefits, and travel perks
- Work with a Facilities team known for excellence, innovation, and collaboration
- Help shape the utility infrastructure of future Kalahari developments
This role is ideal for a former hands-on expert ready to continue into a high-impact strategic, portfolio-wide leadership position. If you thrive on solving big mechanical challenges and bringing consistency to complex environments, we want to hear from you.