Banquet Setup Lead — Luxury Resort Events

Sandestin Investments; Miramar Beach (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort is seeking a Senior Setup Manager to lead our Banquet Setup team and oversee the daily banquet setup operation across luxury event spaces at the Miramar Beach resort.

The role requires hands-on leadership, attention to detail, and the ability to coordinate with multiple departments to deliver flawless events for weddings, conferences, and corporate meetings.

Qualifications

• Previous banquet setup, event operations, convention services, hospitality, or related supervisory experience.
• Strong leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience in a large resort, hotel, convention center, country club, or high-volume event operation.

Responsibilities

• Lead, train, coach, and supervise the Banquet Setup team and ensure professional execution of events.
• Oversee setup, breakdown, and changeover of rooms, ballrooms, and outdoor venues.
• Review BEOs and diagrams to ensure accurate setups according to specs.
• Coordinate with Banquets, Catering, F&B, Housekeeping, Engineering and other departments for seamless events.
• Ensure equipment, linens, AV, decor, and furnishings are properly placed and maintained.
• Manage room flips and multiple event setups under tight timelines.
• Conduct pre-event inspections to ensure readiness and guest safety.
• Communicate changes and special requests to departments and execute them accurately.
• Assign daily tasks and manage staffing based on event volume.

Skills

Banquet operations

Leadership

Communication

Event planning

Staff scheduling

Quality standards

Safety procedures

Problem solving

Job description

Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort is seeking a Senior Setup Manager to lead our Banquet Setup team and oversee the daily banquet setup operation across luxury event spaces at the Miramar Beach resort.

The role requires hands-on leadership, attention to detail, and the ability to coordinate with multiple departments to deliver flawless events for weddings, conferences, and corporate meetings.