Salary: $154,000

Job Type: Full-time

About the RoleAs Venue Manager, you will oversee all aspects of the venue's operation, leading a large and diverse team across food & beverage, events, and boat hire while ensuring exceptional guest experiences and strong commercial outcomes. This is not a standard hospitality management role. Fairfield Boathouse requires a resilient and adaptable leader who can confidently navigate peak trading periods, seasonal fluctuations, and the complexity that comes with running a destination venue catering to a broad range of clientele. You will play a key role in driving profitability, labour management, operational standards, team culture, and customer engagement while helping shape the venue during an exciting redevelopment period.What You'll Be Responsible For Leading and developing a large front and back-of-house teamDriving venue profitability and operational performanceManaging labour, wages, and cost controls across fluctuating trade periodsOverseeing high-volume service operations and large-scale eventsDelivering exceptional customer experiences across diverse demographicsBuilding strong relationships with locals, tourists, families, and community stakeholdersMaintaining high standards across service, presentation, and complianceLeading the venue through upcoming renovations and operational changeCreating a positive, high-performing team culture About YouYou are an experienced hospitality leader who thrives in large, fast-paced, and operationally complex environments. You bring robust commercial acumen, calm leadership under pressure, and the ability to balance strategic oversight with hands‐on operational involvement. You'll ideally have: Proven experience managing large hospitality venues or destination operationsStrong understanding of P& L management, labour control, and profitabilityExperience leading high-volume service environments and events operationsExceptional people leadership and team development skillsThe ability to manage seasonal trade fluctuations and operational complexityA warm,



engaging leadership style with strong customer and community focusA proactive and solutions-focused mindsetExperience in tourism, waterfront, or multifaceted hospitality operations highly regarded Why Join Australian Venue Co? Total package up to $154 K (Base salary + super + KPI bonus)Staff discounts across 250+ venues throughout Australia & New ZealandReal career growth opportunities within one of the fastest-growing hospitality groups in ANZStrong centralised support across operations, marketing, people & culture, finance, recruitment, and trainingBe part of an exciting renovation and transformation journeyWork with a business that invests heavily in people development and internal progression If you're a commercially savvy hospitality leader ready for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you. Make your career one to remember at Aus Venue Co. The work you do will directly impact everyone of our customers and our aim is to ensure our employees are provided with the support and knowledge to exceed our customers' expectations.Turn your hospo job into a rewarding career. If you're already in a hospitality management role or you're ready for career progression into management, you can take the next step with Australian Venue Co. We're passionate about training & developing our team members and providing internal career advancement opportunities. At AVC, we turn hospo jobs into careers! Join our team & get access to our Ad Van Ce Career Pathways program, our in‐house development program that is tailored to the hospitality industry.If your next step is to become a Duty Manager, Assistant Venue Manager or Venue Manager, we can support you on your career journey.Australian Venue Co. promotes a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion through programs like AVC Pride for LGBTQIA+ support, Her Hospo for empowering women, and a First Nations Committee for reconciliation. We are committed to growing our understanding and engagement in diversity, equity and inclusion to build a more inclusive industry.Have a question regarding a career at Australian Venue Co? Read some of our commonly asked questions here.

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