Venue Manager

Venue Manager | Kirra QLD | $85,000 - $95,000 + Super

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the Gold Coast’s standout beachfront hospitality venues in a hands-on leadership role.

Our client operates a high-volume venue in the heart of Kirra, delivering a premium mix of food, beverage, events, entertainment, and coastal hospitality. With sweeping views across the Gold Coast coastline and a growing reputation as one of the area’s destination venues, this is a role for a confident Venue Manager who knows how to lead from the front.

As the business continues to grow, our client is expanding its management team to meet demand. The Venue Manager will play a key role in driving service standards, team performance, financial outcomes, and memorable guest experiences across a busy, fast-paced environment.

If you are a hands-on hospitality leader who can manage high volumes, motivate teams, maintain strong operational control, and bring energy to every shift, this is the opportunity you have been building towards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead day-to-day venue operations across food, beverage, events, entertainment, and guest experience

• Manage, motivate, and develop front-of-house staff to deliver consistently high service standards

• Lead from the front during busy service periods, ensuring strong floor presence and operational control

• Drive financial performance across spend per head, labour control, cost management, and venue profitability

• Maintain high standards across presentation, cleanliness, compliance, service, and customer experience

• Support rostering, staff training, performance management, and team development

• Oversee high-volume bar and venue operations in a large-capacity environment

• Work closely with security, DJs, suppliers, and internal stakeholders during late-night trade and events

• Ensure compliance with RSA, RMLV, licensing, safety, and venue management requirements

• Handle guest feedback, resolve issues quickly, and maintain a positive venue atmosphere

• Contribute to a strong team culture built on accountability, energy, service, and professionalism

• Perform hands-on operational duties safely and efficiently as required

ABOUT YOU

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar venue management or hospitality leadership role

• Proven experience managing high-volume bars, hospitality venues, or large-capacity operations

• Experience managing venues with capacity of 200-400 patrons highly regarded

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, train, and develop staff

• Confident leading from the floor and maintaining control during busy service periods

• Strong commercial awareness across labour, cost control, spend per head, and financial performance

• Experience working nights, weekends, public holidays, events, and late-night trade

• Comfortable working with DJs, security, entertainment, and fast-moving venue environments

• High presentation standards with strong attention to detail

• Current RSA and RMLV essential

• Approved Managers licence held or obtainable

• Hands-on, energetic, reliable, and physically capable of supporting venue operations

• Positive, service-led attitude with the ability to bring energy, professionalism, and consistency every shift

WHAT'S ON OFFER

• $85,000 - $95,000 + superannuation

• Venue Manager role with a high-profile beachfront hospitality venue

• Opportunity to join a growing management team within a respected hospitality group

• Discounts across all SITE Hospitality venues

• Great work-life balance with rotating shifts

• Free meals

• Free car parking

• Monthly tips

• Hands-on leadership role in a fast-paced, high-energy venue environment

• Long-term opportunity to grow within a strong hospitality business

APPLY NOW

Apply now or contact Luke Hemmings on 07 5619 7075.