Job Ref: 13169
Branch: Apex City Quay Hotel Spa
Location: Apex City Quay Hotel and Spa , Dundee
Salary/Benefits: Competitive Salary plus excellent company benefits perks.
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Posted date: 29/05/2026
Closing date: 12/07/2026
Why join Apex Hotels?
This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join Apex Hotels in Dundee on our Management Apprentice Programme.
You’ll be welcomed into Apex Hotels with genuine warmth as you join us in Dundee. From your very first day, you’ll be part of a team that truly cares, where people feel valued, included, and connected. We love individuality - it’s what brings the spark, the curiosity, and the human touch to every interaction.
We are looking to nurture and develop the next generation of leaders within Apex Hotels. This great opportunity offers a unique route to achieving a BSc (Hons) Degree in Business Management whilst working to gain the necessary skills and leadership experience required for you to begin your successful management career within one of the UK’s leading hotel groups.
You will be based within the Food Beverage Department, reporting directly to the Food Beverage Manager with support from the operations manager. Following your first six months you will have the opportunity to move into other operational departments, Kitchen and Conference Events to learn the core, key elements of the guest journey in those areas, creating the ability for you to support each department at key times. The goal is to support you in your journey in becoming a guest focused manager who will be able to step into various Food Beverage departments seamlessly, supporting day to day delivery.
This is an opportunity to join a warm and welcoming team, where you will have fun, meet many new people, make friends, and enjoy your work. Hospitality is such a thriving industry that could take your career in endless directions!
As Management Apprentice, you will play a key role in within the team, using your passion for excellent customer care to motivate and support those around you and exceed guests’ expectations you will:
Responsibilities
- Attend University of Dundee 1 day per week for 4 years.
- Participating in ongoing training development to develop personal and professional skills.
- Ensure the smooth day to day running of the operational area you are assigned in line with Apex Brand Standards.
- Anticipate guests’ needs whenever possible to exceed expectations.
- Support relevant Department Head in the smooth onboarding of our people and timely delivery of operational skills training to ensure the highest standards of guest service and satisfaction.
- Assist in developing and leading hotel specific projects in line with Business Management Curriculum
- Assist in the preparation and presentation of reports on matters related to projects to senior management.
- Demonstrate behaviours reflective of Apex Family Values.
Personal Characteristics and Competencies:
- You will have a passion for the hospitality industry with a desire to progress to a managerial position within the next 5 years.
- You will have the required qualifications to gain entry to the degree level course or be expected to gain these from exams currently being undertaken. For example, a Modern Apprenticeship in a relevant area (SCQF Level 6), OR, A Foundation Apprenticeship in a relevant area and two Highers (English, Maths preferred), OR 4 Highers at Grade B or above.
- You will demonstrate full commitment to managing the demands of full-time employment and academic study.
- You will have good communication and IT skills relevant to the role and be ambitious to develop these skills.
- You will bring your own personality to work to ensure exceptional guest service
- You will have excellent customer care skills to deal with guest complaints in a calm and positive manner and bring to a suitable conclusion
- You will have previous experience of setting high performance standards.
University Programme Requirements:
- Resident in Scotland at the start of their work programme.
- Right to work in Scotland.
- No qualification at the same level in the same subject.
You will meet great people, have fun at work, develop new friendships, learn new skills, and of course you will also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits which includes:
- 29 days holiday
- Training and development from day one
- Employee events and celebrations
- Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP
- Entry to our state-of-the-art gym and pools
- Healthy meals to enjoy while you're working.
- Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme
- Financial Wellbeing App, allowing you the flexibility to get paid earlier than your normal monthly pay date.
- £200 referral bonus when your friends or family join the team.
Following your first successful 3 months, you’ll also receive ……
- Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform “Treat Yourself Here”, unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family.
- Involvement in our employee recognition schemes
- Long service recognition
- Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two
- 50% discount in our restaurants
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family
- Spa treatments and product discounts
- Life Assurance cover
About Apex Hotels
Come and join our team, guided by our values of trust, friendliness, teamwork, and passion - the good stuff that makes hospitality feel effortless. Here, you’ll shine in your own way, creating joyful moments that lift the everyday.
Please note, this role does not meet the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route.
If you'd like to apply, then please click apply. We look forward to hearing from you!
About the Apex City Quay Hotel and Spa
The Apex City Quay Hotel Spa has award-winning spa facilities, a restaurant, bar and meeting rooms. It’s a ten-minute stroll from RRS Discovery, Caird Hall and high-street shops.
The hotel has 151 bedrooms, features ample natural light through floor to ceiling windows and boasts a fantastic view of City Quay or river Tay. The Quayside Bar Grill overlooks Dundee City Quay.
