Hotel Manager

Whitbread; Colchester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading hotel brand as a Hotel Manager at Premier Inn in Colchester. Lead a dedicated team, ensuring exceptional service and compliance with brand standards. Enjoy competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for personal development in a vibrant work environment.

Benefits

Performance-related company bonus scheme

Pension Scheme

Share Save Scheme

Whitbread Privilege Card

33 days annual leave

Discounts at shops and utilities

Qualifications

• Previous management experience in hospitality or similar environment.
• Strong leadership skills with a passion for customer service.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate Front of House and Housekeeping teams.
• Manage daily operations within the hotel, including bar and kitchen.
• Ensure health and safety standards are met throughout the hotel.

Skills

Leadership

Customer Service

Team Management

Communication

Job description

Job title:

Hotel Manager – Premier Inn – Colchester A12 (Maternity cover 1st July 2025 - 1st July 2026)

Salary: £29,872 - £30,083

Introduction:

Become the leader of a hospitality Dream Team and take hotel management at Premier Inn to even greater levels of guest satisfaction.

As a Hotel Manager at the UK’s leading hotel brand, you’ll take our famous name to more guests, keep our unique culture alive with your team, and use your management experience and skills to make your hotel a success.

As the leader of the hotel, you’re responsible for the safety of everyone within it. Manage your team, develop them, bring out the best in them, and be rewarded with a vibrant Premier Inn that delights guests time and time again.

Location:

Ipswich Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9WP

Why you’ll love it here:

• Award-winning induction and training
• Performance-related company bonus scheme, Pension Scheme, and Share Save Scheme
• Whitbread Privilege Card giving you 25% off in our restaurants and up to 50% off in our Premier Inn Hotels
• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Discounts at shops, utility bills, travel, cinema, supermarkets, and more through Perks at Work

What you’ll do:

• Lead and motivate our team of Front of House and Housekeeping to ensure outstanding service and compliance with our brand standards
• Manage daily operations within the hotel, including the bar and kitchen, to keep us the UK’s number one
• Understand the bigger picture and what really matters in your hotel to drive improvement and spot commercial opportunities
• Ensure health and safety standards are met throughout the hotel and maintain high-quality standards

What you’ll need:

• Previous management experience in the hospitality industry or similar environment where you led a team to success
• Strong leadership skills with a passion for customer service
• Excellent team management and communication skills with a warm, genuine approach to people and a capacity to engender trust and win support at all levels
• Commitment to safety and maintaining high standards of service

Be a part of Premier Inn – a Great British business. We do hotel jobs differently with award-winning training, all the support you need to develop, and brilliant career prospects with the UK’s biggest hotel brand. It’s about giving our own people a great experience so they can give our guests the great all-round experience they expect from us.