Restaurant Manager

The Ned & Ned's Club; Washington; On-site; USD 66,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

STD Insurance

LTD Insurance

Complimentary meals

401k matching

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Job summary

The Ned & Ned's Club Washington DC is seeking a Restaurant Manager to lead one of our venues, stepping in when leadership isn’t on site and partnering on all aspects of running a successful business.

You will drive strategy, monitor financial performance, manage labor scheduling, and ensure exceptional guest experiences while maintaining health and safety standards. This role offers growth within a global hospitality group and memorable experiences for members and guests.

Qualifications

• Previous leadership experience with a proven track record of delivering outstanding food, guest experiences, and people management.
• High standards are essential for consistent quality and service.
• Organized and detailed with record keeping for safety and audit standards.
• Commercial mindset to deliver strong financial performance and results.
• Calm, steady leadership in a high-pressure environment with guest focus.
• Flexibility to cover Am, PM and holiday shifts to balance guest needs.

Responsibilities

• Support your management team in delivering operational, commercial, experiential, and people performance.
• Contribute to and drive the restaurant strategy to achieve goals and long-term vision.
• Monitor financial performance, oversee labor scheduling, expenses, and budgeting.
• Protect and drive profitability via sales forecasting and month-end analysis.
• Ensure exceptional service and hold team to balanced scorecard results.
• Maintain health, safety and regulatory compliance.
• Lead people tasks: recruitment, development, onboarding, and performance chats.
• Bring creative hospitality to elevate member and guest experience.

Skills

Leadership experience

Guest experience

People management

Financial acumen

Labor scheduling

Budgeting

Commercial mindset

Calm under pressure

Job description

The Ned's Club DC offers a variety of spaces for eating, drinking and entertaining, each offering signature dishes and a selection of cocktails and drinks from around the world. As Restaurant Manager you will support your management team in the leadership of one of our venues, taking the reins whenever they aren’t on site and partnering on all elements of running a successful business.

Do you want to join one of the best places to work in hospitality?

What's the role?

Restaurant Manager

Who We Are…

The Ned and Ned's Club are a global collection of hotels, clubs, spas, and restaurants for like-minded individuals to meet, work and have a good time. Seven years after launching The Ned London in 2017, we are proud to have opened a Ned's Club in the US capital, our fourth and newest location.

The Property…

Ned's Club Washington DC is a members' club set over three floors of a neoclassical style building situated within President's Park at 734 15th Street NW. The Riggs Building sits opposite the US Treasury and was constructed in 1930. The 12-storey building is located around the corner from the White House and sits above the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream, formerly the historic Riggs Bank Corcoran branch. The Club has a Rooftop Terrace and Loft Restaurant with views overlooking the White House, US Treasury and Washington Monument, plus a Founder's Dining Room, The Library, Drawing Room, Gallery and Conservatory. On level nine, there is a self-contained floor of private event spaces.

As an Restaurant Manager and a key part of the management team, you will:

• Support your management team in delivering all operational, commercial, experiential, and people performance
• You’ll contribute to and drive the restaurant strategy to achieve our goals and build a long-term vision for the brand
• Closely monitor financial performance, you’ll provide direction and make decisions where needed to protect and drive profitability, including labor scheduling, expense control, sales forecasting, annual budgeting process and month end performance analysis
• Our customer and member experience are central to success, and you’ll be obsessive about any detail that has the potential to make or break this
• You’re accountable for ensuring the whole team delivers exceptional service and equally, you’ll hold them to account for performance as measured on the restaurant balanced scorecard
• As an accountable person for health and safety and labor relations, you’ll ensure that all regulatory compliance is maintained
• Support with all people leadership tasks - including team recruitment, development and performance chats, onboarding new starters - this is a great role for a growing manager who wants to build their people management skillset
• Bring your creative hospitality that will elevate our member and guest experience.

What you can bring to the role:

• Previous leadership experience with a proven track record of delivering outstanding food, guest experiences, and people management
• Our customers and guests expect the best, so high standards are essential
• An organized and detailed manner is necessary, as impeccable record keeping is needed to maintain records for our safety and audit standards
• A commercial mindset is non-negotiable in all our leaders as you will be supporting in delivering excellent financial performance and results
• Our operation can be a high-pressure environment, but you’ll be the steady presence that our team look to, so a calm demeanor and a genuine passion for providing guests with an exceptional experience every time is essential
• Have the ability to be flexible with your schedule, to include Am, PM and holiday shifts- we believe in balancing your needs and our guests

What The Ned can give you:

• Salary of up to $110,000/year
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Company Paid Life, STD, LTD Insurance
• Complimentary meals in our friendly team restaurant when the Club opens
• Exciting learning and development programs to help progress your career
• Exclusive rates with our hotels for stays and dining, exclusive rates for your family and friends for hotel stays
• Paid time off
• 401k matching
• Employee assistance program - advice and support
• Reward and recognition initiatives

At The Ned, we don't just celebrate our diversity, we challenge ourselves to do even better. The Ned is committed to being the best place to work, and ensuring that we have a leading diversity, equity and inclusion program is central to making that vision a reality.

Please let us know of any specific needs you may have during your interview.

All candidates must be eligible to work in the US to be considered for this role.