Hospitality Vacancies (7x Roles) – Dubai Marina | Gastropub Pre-Opening Team

Available Positions:

An exciting new Irish-inspired gastropub is preparing for its grand opening in Dubai Marina, and is recruiting passionate, energetic professionals for the following pre-opening roles:

• General Manager
• Restaurant Supervisor
• Bartenders (2 Vacancies)
• Hostesses (2 Vacancies)
• Sous Chef

Company Overview:

A premier, highly successful hospitality corporation, premium lifestyle food-and-beverage enterprise, and leading culinary entertainment network is expanding its high-performance leisure footprint with a flagship venue launch in Dubai Marina, United Arab Emirates. Built upon world-class service metrics, strict brand compliance guidelines, and progressive operations frameworks, the organization develops high-end conceptual dining spaces, handles exceptional mixology programs, and ensures absolute alignment with municipal licensing structures, federal safety frameworks, and international service delivery benchmarks.

Job Description:

We are executing a strategic organizational appointment across multiple core service divisions and are seeking passionate, highly capable hospitality professionals to govern fast-paced service pipelines and direct launch-phase guest experience pathways in Dubai Marina. Tailored for authentic pub-culture specialists who possess strong engagement habits and excel at building high-vibe restaurant environments from the ground up, these full-time pre-opening roles focus on accelerating launch preparation speeds, auditing initial standard operating procedures, and maximizing guest satisfaction under our integrated corporate management framework.

🔹 Key Responsibilities:

• Support comprehensive pre-opening setup phases, menu dry-runs, asset layouts, and operational readiness training programs tailored to your assigned functional role.
• Deliver exceptional, highly engaging guest interaction and customer service aligned with premium gastropub hospitality metrics.
• Lead or support day-to-day front-of-house service steps, active bar mixology speeds, or high-volume culinary lines based on position scope.
• Maintain uncompromised excellence in menu execution, cold beverage delivery controls, ingredient preservation, and overall hospitality standards.
• Assist in constructing a collaborative, high-energy venue team culture, executing new shift workflows, and troubleshooting floor service bottlenecks.
• Ensure absolute operational alignment with corporate hygiene protocols, municipality health regulations, and safe workspace parameters.
• Contribute directly to site visibility goals, launch-phase revenue milestones, reviews acquisition, and community brand reputation.

🔹 Requirements:

• Professional Hospitality Diploma, relevant Bachelor’s Degree, or matching accredited trade certifications depending on the seniority and functional requirements of the position.
• Proven professional experience operating within an active food-and-beverage venue, with a high preference for candidates possessing previous tenure in premium Irish, Scottish, British, or equivalent gastropub concepts.
• Prior practical participation in a restaurant pre-opening cycle, venue fit-out, or service launch timeline is considered highly desirable.
• Deep, comprehensive operational knowledge across relevant service domains:
  • Gastropub operations standards, casual-premium sequence of service, and guest hospitality models.
  • High-volume bar operations, mixology dynamics, beverage inventory control, and menu pairings.
  • Team leadership structures, on-the-job service training methods, and labor optimization.
  • Kitchen food line mechanics, food safety systems, and culinary preparation standards.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication traits, high stamina, rapid problem-solving habits, and an ability to thrive within an active, fast-paced guest service environment.
• Location Restriction: Only candidates currently based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates will be evaluated for these launch tracks.

What We Offer:

• Competitive baseline fixed salary package structured from AED 4,000 to 5,000 (scaled across operational, service, and managerial bands based on role requirements), determined entirely by practical experience defenses, concept interviews, and technical skills evaluations.
• An elite opportunity to assume operational ownership of a major flagship launch and shape your professional profile within Dubai’s premium nightlife and culinary scene.
• Stable career advancement pipelines supported by expanding brand portfolios and active internal growth channels for venue managers, corporate culinary leads, and specialized corporate hr jobs or hospitality talent managers.