Dual Site Accommodation & Hospitality Manager

We're partnering with a well-established accommodation and food & beverage business in Lake Tekapo to appoint a newly created Dual Site Manager role, overseeing both a high-performing hostel and an on-site restaurant.

This role has been created to bring strong leadership, commercial oversight, and strategic direction across both operations. Historically, the two sites have operated in isolation, while both generate strong revenue, there is a clear opportunity to improve cost control, team sustainability, and long-term performance, particularly within the restaurant.

The Opportunity

This is a hands-on, on-the-ground leadership role suited to someone who thrives in remote locations, enjoys building trust with teams, and can balance operational detail with big-picture strategy.

You will lead through your direct reports:

• Hostel Manager
• Restaurant Manager
• Head Chef

Across both sites, you'll oversee a team of approximately 25 staff, providing structure, support, and clarity.

What You'll Be Responsible For

• End-to-end leadership of both accommodation and restaurant operations
• Supporting and developing existing managers with clear structure and direction
• Financial performance, cost control, and commercial decision-making
• Creating sustainable rostering and team practices to reduce burnout
• Improving communication and alignment across both divisions
• Acting as a trusted, credible leader on the ground

About You

• Proven multi-site management experience, ideally across restaurants and bars or accomodation facilities
• Strong commercial capability with confidence managing costs, margins, and performance
• A natural leader who can quickly build buy-in and credibility with existing teams
• Calm, confident, and solutions-focused - able to step into complex situations
• Comfortable living and working in a remote location

What's On Offer

• Salary: $80,000-$90,000 per annum (depending on preferred candidates experience)
• Monday-Friday role (operational flexibility as required)
• Newly created position with genuine scope to make a lasting impact
• Staff accommodation available initially, with flexibility to transition into private accommodation
• Accredited employer and open to Visa or Variation of Conditions (VOC) for the preferred candidate

This role will suit a leader who wants to step into something meaningful, stabilise and elevate an operation, and leave a clear legacy across both teams.