Restaurant Manager (Luxury Restaurant, Turks and Caicos Islands)

The opportunity
Our client is a privately owned luxury resort group in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Alongside their boutique beachfront resorts, they run an upscale, à la carte restaurant and bar that welcomes resort guests, residents and visitors, and they are now appointing a Restaurant Manager to help it build a reputation as one of the island's best tables.

You will be trusted to run the restaurant as a business in its own right, setting the standard for service, wine and hospitality. It suits someone from a high-end, fine dining or luxury hotel background who wants a close-knit team, a beautiful setting and the chance to make a visible difference.

• Lead the front-of-house operation day to day, from reservations and floor management through to the bar and terrace, delivering polished, personal service at every table
• Recruit, train and develop the front-of-house and bar team, building a confident, knowledgeable team with a genuine sense of pride in the restaurant
• Own the restaurant's commercial performance: revenue, covers, average spend, labour and beverage costs, forecasting and budgets, with regular reporting to senior leadership
• Work in close partnership with the Head Chef on menus, tastings, service flow and special events
• Oversee the wine list and beverage programme, including cocktails, staff training, pairings, stock control and supplier relationships

• At least three to five years in restaurant management in high-end, fine dining or luxury hotel restaurants
• A track record of leading service at a consistently high standard, with strong attention to detail
• Strong commercial understanding: P&L, cost control, forecasting and revenue growth
• Excellent wine and beverage knowledge
• Michelin, AA Rosette, Forbes Travel Guide or LQA experience, WSET Level 2 or above, pre-opening or new restaurant experience, and familiarity with reservations platforms such as OpenTable or SevenRooms would all be welcome.

• A competitive salary, with no personal income tax in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Housing provided
• Benefits package, with work permit support for non-Islanders

The practical detail
This is a full-time, island-based role on Providenciales, so you will need to be ready to relocate. Restaurant hours mean evenings, weekends and public holidays are part of the pattern, and the cost of living on the island is higher than many people expect, which the housing support helps to offset. We would rather you knew that up front than found out at offer stage.

Apply
If you have led service in a high-end restaurant and are ready for life in the Caribbean, we would like to hear from you. Thatcher Associates has been providing specialist recruitment services since 2000. You will speak to a consultant who knows hospitality, get a straight answer on salary and scope, and nothing goes to a client until we have spoken with you.

Apply with your resume, or contact us for a confidential conversation.