Luxury Hotel MD: Pre-Opening & Operations Lead

Red Nucleus; Crawley; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality group is seeking an experienced Managing Director to oversee a new hotel project in Crawley, United Kingdom. The successful candidate will manage everything from redevelopment to opening, ensuring operational excellence across all services. This hands-on role requires strong leadership, commercial awareness, and the ability to deliver on ambitious timelines. Ideal candidates will have a proven track record in high-profile hotel projects and a strong focus on team development and financial performance.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience at Managing Director or General Manager level in a 4 or 5 star hotel.
• Proven experience in pre-opening, redevelopment, or major refurbishment projects.
• Operational expertise across rooms, F&B, spa and wellness.

Responsibilities

• Delivering the full operational hotel from redevelopment stage to opening.
• Overseeing systems implementation, SOPs, and service standards.
• Building and developing a large multi-disciplinary team.
• Managing all pre-opening and post-opening project phases.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial awareness

Operational management

Project management

Stakeholder management

Job description

A leading hospitality group is seeking an experienced Managing Director to oversee a new hotel project in Crawley, United Kingdom. The successful candidate will manage everything from redevelopment to opening, ensuring operational excellence across all services. This hands-on role requires strong leadership, commercial awareness, and the ability to deliver on ambitious timelines. Ideal candidates will have a proven track record in high-profile hotel projects and a strong focus on team development and financial performance.