Job Ref: CG12995
Branch: Stirling Highland Hotel
Location: Stirling Highland Hotel, Stirling
Salary/Benefits: Competitive Salary + Bonus + Pension + Ancillary Hospitality Benefits
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Hours per week: 45
Posted date: 10/08/2026
Closing date: 24/09/2026
About Us:
With a rich legacy of over 60 years, hotels are in our DNA. With unparalleled expertise in hotel acquisition, ownership, management, and investment, we own and operate hotels UK wide, with a diverse mix of our own and global brands. Guest focused and with our team central to our success, we’re proud of our history – and where we’re going.
Innovative and passionate, we have the people and systems to support you to drive the best outcomes for our guests, our team, and our business. We want our people to ‘grow with us’ and be part of our journey.
About the role:
As we continue to evolve, we have an exciting opportunity for a General Manager to join our team.
Our General Managers are supported and empowered to take responsibility for every aspect of their hotel – team engagement, the service that wows their guests and the engine that drives commercial success. They also:
- Establish clear performance goals and inspire, lead and coach the team to deliver the winning formula.
- Strive for operational excellence in everything they do.
- Drive the highest standards of safety for our guests and the team.
- Embed and bring to life our tools relating to but not limited to Operations, Health Safety, HR Training, Sales, Marketing and Revenue.
About you:
An inspiring leader with a burning passion for hospitality, you have a proven pedigree as a hotel leader and will be excited to take the hotel to the next level. You are:
- Innovative, creative and excited by change.
- A sociable character who your team will follow, yet also analytical, monitoring your business, forecasting the future, and driving the team to capitalise on all the right opportunities.
- Effective in time management, organised, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
- An empathetic individual who builds the best relationships both with the team and the local market.
- Resilient and with the ability to keep calm and bounce back when things don’t go to plan.
- The face and the heartbeat of our hotel, who our guests and the local market know… and our team want to follow!
What’s in it for you:
- A competitive remuneration package.
- Access to the company bonus scheme.
- Pension.
- Various ancillary benefits common to the hospitality industry.
#INDLP
The 4 Star Stirling Highland Hotel is situated in the heart of the city known as the Gateway to the Highlands. Our stunning Victorian property and ancient observatory hosts 96 bedrooms with a health club and swimming pool.
Built in 1854 as the city’s High School, the Stirling Highland Hotel is within easy reach of both Glasgow and Edinburgh, and perfectly placed for exploring Stirling, the nearby castles and battlefields, and the magnificent Scottish Highlands beyond.
Benefits
Cairn Group Staff Discount Scheme
Retail and travel discounts
Recruit a friend Scheme
Induction and training programme
Star of the Month Golden Ticket Award
Pension scheme
Meals on Duty
Uniform
Cycle 2 work scheme*
Free use of Leisure Facilities
- apply to positions above minimum wage
