Hospitality & Events Manager (Hospitality)

Location: Woking, United Kingdom; onsite hospitality and events operations. Full-time, 40 hours per week, with approximately two weekend days and two evening commitments per month, plus occasional out-of-hours support.

Salary: £56,644.20 per year.

Company

Restaurant Associates provides food, drink, and hospitality services for leading UK workplaces and iconic cultural and heritage destinations as part of Compass Group UK&I.

What you will do

• Take operational ownership of high-profile events for up to 4,000 guests, including premium dinners, corporate functions, receptions, and VIP experiences.
• Own a £3m operation and drive commercial performance, operational excellence, and consistently high service standards.
• Manage a core team of 25, scaling to more than 50 colleagues for major events, including agency and temporary staff.
• Deliver premium hospitality across 28 corporate meeting rooms and a high-end fine-dining operation.
• Lead operations from set-up through to close, ensuring seamless event delivery.
• Work with senior clients, the Executive Chef, and wider operational teams to deliver exceptional experiences.

Requirements

• Proven experience in corporate catering, premium hospitality, stadium hospitality, racing hospitality, or large-scale events.
• Experience delivering events for 1,000+ guests, ideally at significant scale.
• Strong client and stakeholder management experience, including confidence working with senior clients and demanding expectations.
• Commercial awareness and experience managing substantial operations and budgets.
• Strong people leadership skills, including management of agency and temporary teams.
• A proactive “let’s find a way” mindset.
• Flexibility to support approximately two weekend days per month, two evening commitments per month, and occasional out-of-hours work around international race schedules.

Culture & Benefits

• Contributory pension scheme.
• Career development through Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes.
• Digital GP access for employees and immediate family, plus wider healthcare benefits.
• Travel, grocery, cinema, and retail discounts, including discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, and Morrisons.
• Wellness, mindfulness, and exercise classes, plus cash rewards and the ability to share discounts with friends and family.
• Inclusive workplace culture focused on equal opportunities, respect, and career development.

Hiring process

• Apply online through the vacancy application.