Lodge Manager, Bamurru

Intrepid Travel; West Arnhem Region; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site accommodation

Meals provided

Employee benefits

Travel discounts

Job summary

Intrepid Travel’s Bamarru Plains is seeking a Lodge Manager to oversee daily operations at our luxury camp in the Northern Territory. You’ll ensure exceptional guest experiences while driving revenue, cost control and smooth logistics on site.

Based on Bamarru Plains, you’ll lead a small team, mentor staff, optimise service delivery and maintain our standards of the Intrepid Experience in a remote environment.

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as a Hotel Manager in luxury accommodation.
• Proven ability to manage guest experience and optimise operational performance.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Good business analytics and financial management skills within a hospitality setting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily lodge operations and guest services to ensure the Intrepid Experience.
• Drive revenue, manage costs and maintain market positioning.
• Lead, mentor and develop on-site teams to deliver exceptional service.

Skills

Hotel management

Guest experience

Leadership

Financial management

Operations

Communication

Remote-area experience

Education

Hospitality management degree

Job description

At Intrepid Travel we exist to inspire, create, share and lead the best travel experiences ever - for both people and the planet. We've been creating positive change through the joy of travel since 1989, and we're proud to be a certified B Corp with 1000s of experiences in over 100 countries.

Bamarru Plains is an all-inclusive Australian safari camp in the Northern Territory's tropical Top End, where guests experience some of Australia's most spectacular wildlife and birdlife. Set across more than 300 square kilometres of pristine floodplains and savanna woodland on the edge of Kakadu National Park, this exclusive, off-grid destination features just twelve guest lodgings, offering an intimate wilderness experience for our guests.

Bamarru Plains caters up to 30 guests, and we are looking for a highly talented and passionate Lodge Manager to oversee all aspects of the daily operations for our next season, starting 2027. You'll manage and refine the day-to-day, ensuring every guest receives the 'Intrepid Experience'. You'll collaborate with all functions from front-of-house service to behind-the-scenes logistics to ensure everything is operating efficiently and effectively, while keeping a sharp eye on revenue, cost control, and market positioning.

This is more than just a management role - it's about bringing the lodge to life, embodying our values and setting the tone for an unforgettable guest experience. Whether it's fine-tuning operations, mentoring your team, or implementing new ways to enhance our services, you'll be the driving force behind Bamarru's success as a luxury lodge, and it's subsequent growth.

This is a full time, ongoing position based on site at Bamarru Plains, offering free on-site accommodation, meals and other fantastic benefits! Couples would also be considered for this opportunity.

We'd love to hear from you if you:

• Have proven work experience as a Hotel Manager in luxury accommodation
• Proven ability to manage guest experience and optimise operational performance.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Good business analytics and financial management skills within a hospitality setting.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise and negotiate.
• Have experience working in remote-area environments, with fleet management experience highly regarded.
• Watercraft experience, particularly with airboats, would be a strong advantage.

Our people reflect the diversity of our customers and the communities we visit:

Intrepid is made up of 71 nationalities in over 30 countries, and we recognise that diversity makes we a stronger business. We support a culture where people can be themselves and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Including First Nations People, LGBTQI+ people, those living with a disability, or from disadvantaged backgrounds, and all people from different ethnicities, races, and religions.

Rewarding and developing our people is important to us, some of our work perks include:

• A free Intrepid trip every year, plus generous discounts for families, and close friends
• 5 extra days of leave a year for use on Intrepid trips
• A minimum of 10 weeks paid parental leave for all parents, and other additional leave provisions.
• Access to e-learning platforms, professional development and mentor programs
• 20 hours of volunteer leave every year to use on causes most important to you
• Employee Assistance Program, a 24/7 service that offers counselling for you and your family

We are Real. Together. Ambitious. Impactful. These are our values and to us they're more than just words, they are the pillars of our success and every day it's our people and the work they do that bring them to life.