Head Chef

Radiant Hospitality Company; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Radiant Hospitality Company seeks a Head Chef to lead the kitchen of a premium Mediterranean restaurant in Dubai. You will own daily food quality, drive creativity, and preserve the concept's identity within a global multi-brand group.

This hands-on role requires strong technical skill, ingredient-led cooking, and a proven track record in high-end dining. Based in Dubai, you will manage the brigade and collaborate with the GM and central culinary team to ensure brand alignment and superb guest

Qualifications

• Formal food safety / HACCP certification, or eligible to obtain in UAE.
• Premium Mediterranean cuisine background with high-volume dining.
• Experience in group/multi-brand restaurant structures.
• Proven track record of stability in high-end environments.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the kitchen's daily food quality, creativity and consistency across the menu.
• Lead, coach and develop the brigade while maintaining strong team culture.
• Source and work with high-quality seasonal ingredients, maintaining provenance and seasonality.
• Maintain a hands-on presence on the pass, tasting, cooking and developing dishes with the team.

Skills

Leadership

Menu development

Team coaching

Food cost control

Culinary excellence

Education

HACCP certification

Job description

We are looking for a Head Chef to lead the kitchen of an established premium Mediterranean restaurant in Dubai part of an international multi-brand hospitality group with venues across the globe The kitchen is already in a strong place - a settled team a good culture and smooth day-to-day operations This is an opportunity to bring fresh creative energy to a Mediterranean menu that s ready to be pushed further with new flavours real technical strength and food that feels exciting again without losing the identity of the restaurant The group is looking for someone who is genuinely obsessed with food comes from a premium and relevant restaurant and is ingredient-led and technically strong - a hands-on chef who wants to be in the kitchen tasting cooking and developing dishes with the team not managing from an office strong

Responsibilities

strong Take full ownership of the kitchen s daily food quality creativity and consistency across the menuDevelop and refine dishes that push the restaurant s Mediterranean cuisine forward - new flavours technique and ideas - while protecting the identity of the conceptLead coach and develop the existing brigade building on an already strong team cultureSource and work with high-quality seasonal ingredients maintaining deep knowledge of provenance and seasonalityMaintain a hands-on daily presence on the pass - tasting cooking and developing dishes alongside the teamManage food cost wastage purchasing and kitchen variances with strong commercial awarenessWork closely with the General Manager and the group s central culinary and operations teams to maintain brand alignment strong

Additional Information

strong This is a permanent full-time single-status position based in Dubai United Arab Emirates with a target start date of November 2026 Candidates must hold or be able to obtain the right to work in the UAE relocation support can be discussed for the right candidate The identity of the group is confidential and will be disclosed to shortlisted candidates at the appropriate stage of the process Currently a Head Chef in an premium, high-volume dining establishment (PHONE_NUMBER covers a day)Strong Mediterranean cuisine background, with excellent knowledge of food and seasonality of ingredientsExperience working within a group/multi-brand restaurant structure is preferredA proven track record of job stability in high-end, high-expectation environments Genuinely ingredient-led, technically strong and creative - able to push a menu forward with real flavour and technique, not gimmicksA hands-on leader who wants to be in the kitchen, not an "office chef"Formal food safety / HACCP certification, or the ability to obtain the certification required to work in a UAE kitchenCandidates must hold, or be eligible to obtain, the right to work in the United Arab Emirates