Head Chef – Luxury Country House

Salary: €75,000+ DOE | Private One-Bedroom Apartment Included

A rare opportunity for an ambitious Head Chef to take the lead at an exceptional luxury hospitality property in the West of Ireland.

The property has an established reputation for quality and is looking to further elevate its food offering, with a clear ambition to develop a dining experience capable of competing at the highest level.

We’re looking for a Head Chef with the experience, creativity and leadership ability to drive that ambition forward.

This is not simply a kitchen management position. The successful candidate will have significant influence over the culinary direction, menu development and overall dining experience.

The Opportunity

• Take full responsibility for the kitchen and culinary operation.
• Develop an exciting food offering with a strong sense of identity.
• Drive standards with the ambition of achieving Michelin Star recognition.
• Create menus that showcase exceptional ingredients, technique and creativity.
• Build, lead and develop a talented kitchen brigade.
• Establish and maintain consistently high culinary standards.
• Work closely with the wider management team to develop the property’s food reputation.
• Manage kitchen budgets, food costs, suppliers and operational performance.

The Ideal Candidate

We’re looking for an established Head Chef or an exceptionally strong Senior Sous Chef ready for their next major career move.

Ideally, you’ll bring:

• Experience within high-end hotels, luxury country houses or Michelin-recognised restaurants.
• A strong understanding of modern fine dining and classical culinary techniques.
• Proven ability to develop distinctive menus and lead a kitchen creatively.
• Experience building, motivating and retaining a strong brigade.
• Excellent commercial awareness alongside genuine culinary ambition.
• The drive and determination to take a food operation to the next level.

Previous experience in Michelin-recognised kitchens would be highly advantageous.

Package

• Salary from €75,000, depending on experience.
• Private one-bedroom apartment included.
• Senior leadership position with significant creative autonomy.
• Opportunity to shape the future culinary direction of an established luxury property.

This is an opportunity for a chef who wants more than another Head Chef position. The ambition is to build something genuinely special, and we’re looking for someone who has the experience and appetite to lead that journey.

All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence.