About the role

Lead an iconic Far North Queensland resort. The Sovereign Resort Hotel is looking for an experienced management couple or a single General Manager to lead one of Cooktown's best-known businesses. Reporting to the owners, you'll be accountable for the safe, compliant, profitable and guest-focused operation of the whole business. You'll lead the management team (including Assistant Managers, Retail, Maintenance, Head Chef and Airport Operations) and their teams.

Key responsibilities

- Leading day-to-day operations across accommodation, restaurant, bar, bottle shop and airport services

- Guest experience, reservations, revenue and online distribution, keeping our 4-star standard

- Budgets, P&L;, payroll, stock control and monthly reporting to the owners

- Liquor, food, transport and WHS compliance, including holding the RMLV

- Recruitment, rostering, training and performance under the Hospitality Award

- Property and maintenance planning, and capital works

- Marketing, events and community relationships

- Leading cyclone and emergency preparedness through the wet season

About you

- At least two years' senior management experience in a hotel, resort or licensed venue with accommodation, F&B; and a bottle shop

- Experience leading multi-department teams of 50 or more

- Strong financial management, including budgets, P&L;, payroll, cash and stock control

- Sound working knowledge of the Hospitality Award,



Fair Work, WHS and liquor licensing
- A current Queensland RMLV, or the ability to obtain one before starting, plus RSA and Food Safety Supervisor certificates

- Experience with a PMS (ideally OPERA) and POS (ideally SwiftPOS)

- A leadership style that's warm, fair and firm, and the ability to build a stable team in a small community
- A current driver's licence and a satisfactory National Police Check
- A genuine readiness for remote living and the tropical wet season

Benefits

- Attractive Salary package of $130,000 (single Manager) or $200,000 (Management Couple) per year

- Accommodation negotiable

- Company vehicle with fuel and maintenance included

- Relocation assistance

- 20 days' annual leave

About us The Sovereign is a AAA 4-star, 38-room resort in the heart of historic Cooktown, the northernmost town on Australia's east coast and the gateway to Cape York. Set in tropical gardens around a lagoon-style pool, the resort includes resort rooms on-site and luxury villa nearby, The Balcony Restaurant overlooking the Endeavour River and the seven-day Cafe Bar, an in office bottle shop, and airport and wharf transfers, car hire, fly-stay packages, and airport, freight and pathology logistics services. We're a significant local employer with around 65 staff, and a well-established part of the Cooktown community.

📌 Resort General Manager (Single) / Management Couple (Cooktown)
🏢 Sovereign Resort
📍 Cooktown