The Grand Brighton | Careers and our people

Exceptional people deserve to be part of an exceptional experience. The Grand Brighton is part of the carefully curated collection of Leonardo Limited Edition hotels, where passion for hospitality and heritage combines.

The Grand culture underpins our success as we are committed to promoting the values of diversity, equity and inclusion across our business. We empower our colleagues to bring their 'whole self' to work; everyone is understood and respected for who they are.

Current Vacancies

Are you ready for your next adventure? Come join us at The Grand! We are delighted to be further investing in our fabulous team by offering some new opportunities here at our iconic seafront hotel in Brighton.

We know we will only ever be as good as our team, so we’re always on the look-out for talented people to become part of our community. Like our brand we seek out exceptional individuals who can champion, encourage and inspire those around them with the drive to succeed, ambition to be the best and motivation to make a difference every day.

We strive to create an individual and personal experience for all our guests by delivering exceptional hospitality, so we're on the look-out for individuals with engaging personalities, who recognise the detail and demonstrate a 'can-do' attitude to join our team!. If you are truly passionate about delivering the highest standards and can see yourself as part of a diverse, award-winning team who deliver amazing hospitality consistently, then take a look our current opportunities.

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The Grand Brighton is part of the Leonardo Limited edition collection. There are over 50 Leonardo Hotels across the UK & Ireland! You can check out even more opportunities here.

The Grand Brighton is a Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident is a UK government scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain people living with disabilities and health conditions. All of our hotels in the UK are signed up to Level 2, where we have actively taken steps to create more opportunities for people living with disabilities. We would encourage you to read more about the scheme here.

Opportunities to Grow

Here at The Grand Brighton, we offer exceptional learning opportunities where our team are able to design their personal career path according to their aspirations and future goals. We are very proud that more than 70% of our General Managers and Hotel Managers joined the business in operational roles, and have progressed through the Company with the help of our great Learning & Development, and the opportunities available within our growing business.

Check out our Learning & Development opportunities here.

Grand Benefits

We look after our employees just as well as we look after our guests! That’s why our colleagues can enjoy a wide range of perks, including:

• Employee discount rates on our hotel rooms at The Grand Brighton and all Leonardo Hotels across the UK and Ireland, along with special rates for Leonardo Hotels across Europe

• Wellbeing Calendar: our themed months provide support, tips and practical advice from experts on physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

• MyGymDiscounts: get amazing discounts on memberships at your local gyms starting from as little as £9 per month! This also includes 50% off memberships in our very own hotel gyms.

• Regular social events including summer barbecues, Christmas parties and Thank You Week, and every year we get dressed up in our fanciest threads to host our Exceptional Employee Annual Awards

• Recognition points are awarded for you to spend on vouchers for a wide range of high street shops. We also award an Employee of the Month, who’ll win lots of points and therefore some big rewards!

• Free meals on duty

• Ongoing job-related training programmes with clear paths for progression

Graduate Programme

We are extremely proud of our GROW Graduate Programme! Our 2-year programme allows you to develop your skills and knowledge of the different roles and departments within our hotel or function with a view to securing a permanent position with us at The Grand Brighton (or any other Leonardo Hotels in the UK & Ireland) by the end of your programme.

Check out more info here.

Apprenticeship

We need people like you, who want to start an exciting career in Hospitality! Not everyone has the experience to get their first Hospitality role and that is why we have developed our Leo Apprenticeship programme to help. With five different programmes to choose from, there is bound to be something for you! Check them out right here.

Our Policies

View our 2022 Gender Pay Gap Statement

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Come and write your Grand story on Brighton's beautiful seafront!