Designate General Manager

Parkdean Resorts; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 56,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Designate General Manager to oversee holiday parks across the UK. This exciting role offers the opportunity to develop leadership skills while ensuring smooth operations and financial success. You will collaborate with a dedicated team to create unforgettable guest experiences, all while fostering a positive workplace culture. With a commitment to employee development and wellbeing, this company provides a supportive environment where you can thrive. If you're ready to take your management career to the next level and make a meaningful impact, this role is for you!

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

50% discount on holidays

30% team member discount

Discounts on meal kits and local gyms

Qualifications

• Experience in management roles with a focus on team engagement and financial performance.
• Ability to adapt to new systems and technologies quickly.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial aspects of the park and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Collaborate with departments to drive performance and deliver results.
• Lead recruitment and training efforts to develop team members.

Skills

Positive workplace culture

Influencing and negotiating

Commercial mindset

Tech-savvy

Organizational skills

Job description

This range is provided by Parkdean Resorts. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Designate General Manager - £55,120 per annum

This is a regional role supporting our holiday parks in Cornwall and North Devon, frequent travel required.

Get ready for an exciting journey into the heart of holiday park life! You'll dive into every aspect of running a holiday park, learning the ropes and building the skills to become the next General Manager. This is your chance to shine and pave the way toward managing your very own holiday park someday.

At a strategic level, you'll team up with Regional Directors and General Managers to hit EBITDA targets while championing their mission to craft unforgettable guest experiences.

As a Designate General Manager, you’ll play a vital role in keeping our holiday parks running smoothly across the nation. This means being flexible and ready to relocate to different parks as needed, ensuring you're always where the action is and making a big impact wherever you go!

So, why Parkdean Resorts?

Well, besides the one-of-a-kind team culture, stunning locations across the UK, and the chance to work with the UK's largest holiday park organisation, we can offer:

• The chance to develop your skills and boost your career across our 66 parks – as one of the best in the biz when it comes to development, we’ve got your back when it comes to training!
• You’re never on your own with our Employee Assistance Programme! It comes with a 24/7 confidential helpline for counselling and support - because your wellbeing is our top priority.
• A 50% discount for you and a 25% discount for friends and family when booking your holiday with us.
• A team member discount of 30%, available on everything from fabulous food to delicious drinks and even our fun leisure activities.
• Score awesome discounts! From tasty meal kits like Hello Fresh to your favourite local gyms, we’ve got deals on lots of brands just for you.

We want to be a force for good and caring for our parks, people, and planet is a natural component of the way we do business. We celebrate our people, communities and natural environment, enabling us to enhance the amazing memories we create for many years to come.

What you will be doing...

• Champion our company values to create a positive, high-performing culture and engaged teams. Ensure full compliance with legal, health, safety, and GDPR regulations.
• Oversee all financial aspects of the park, including budgets, sales, profit margins, and expenses, to meet annual financial targets.
• Hold weekly Head of Department meetings, weekly 1:1 meetings, and monthly Health & Safety meetings to ensure your teams are working collaboratively within your business strategy and within compliance standards.
• Collaborate with each Head of Department to craft and execute a tailored business plan for their area. This plan will include clear performance targets, control measures, and reporting systems, all designed to drive success and deliver outstanding results.
• Partner closely with the central People Team to recruit, onboard, and welcome new talent. You'll also lead the charge in training and developing team members at all levels, helping them grow and thrive.
• Lead Park winterisation plans, capital projects, and proactively identify any weaknesses or security risks within company systems.
• Working closely with HODs, you will develop and deliver park winterisation plans and capital expenditure projects.

Some of the skills we’re looking for:

• Passionate about fostering a positive, engaged, and growth-focused workplace culture.
• Skilled at influencing, negotiating, and building strong relationships.
• Strong commercial mindset, focused on driving business performance and financial success.
• Tech-savvy with the ability to adapt to and master new systems quickly.
• Highly organised, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities and deliver results in fast-paced environments.

Whatever you do, please don’t filter yourself out! We are often flexible when considering an applicant’s skills and experience for a role. So, don’t be put off if you don’t tick all the boxes.

Are we the right fit for you?

At Parkdean Resorts we don’t leave unforgettable moments to chance.

We pitch in, we have fun, and we grow, challenging and inspiring each other to make great things happen every, single, day. We’re people people, Parkdean people, and we Parkdean like we mean it!

Parkdean Resorts is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Background checks including DBS (or equivalent) will be carried out if appropriate.

We want to do all we can to create an environment and recruitment process where people feel safe and comfortable to talk about disability. For any reasonable adjustment requests, please contact Stephanie at [e-mail].

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management

Industries

Hospitality