Bar Manager

Bar Manager – Castle Hotel, Windsor

Salary: £37,000 plus TRONC and superb benefits.

Start date:

June 2026.

The Castle Hotel Windsor is a landmark hotel on Windsor High Street, directly opposite Windsor Castle and at the heart of the town’s historic and royal setting.

With significant investment underway, including newly refurbished rooms and a new restaurant and bar concept celebrating heritage and locally sourced produce, the Castle Hotel is entering an exciting new chapter.

As part of Sir Richard Sutton Ltd, a family‑owned business, the hotel offers the opportunity to grow within an organisation committed to excellence, people development and building a beautiful legacy for the future.

Working with the Restaurant General Manager, you will guide and coach Pennington’s bar team through the opening of the restaurant and bar. From the opening, the Bar Manager will lead by example, supporting the bar team and collaborating with all departments within the Restaurant and Bar.

Your guidance and training will help realise our goal of creating an approachable but fantastic cocktail experience that Windsor residents, tourists and hotel guests will enjoy.

• A minimum of 12 months experience as Head Bartender / Bar Manager in a similar fast‑paced environment
• Comprehensive knowledge of and passion for cocktails, spirits, beers and wine
• Proven track record of delivering exceptional hospitality
• Demonstrable experience managing a small team
• Able to effectively manage and delegate tasks to team members
• Able to work under pressure and multi‑task, especially during peak hours and extended periods of increased business
• Experience training staff in areas of beverage service and drink making
• Good knowledge of H&S and Food Hygiene
• Exceptional communication skills
• Personal Licence holder

By extension, our people are our family. We recognise how much our people invest in us and therefore offer exceptional learning opportunities and best‑in‑class benefits.

Here are some of the benefits you will receive when you join us:

• Free and discounted hotel breaks – From the first day of service, you can benefit from a free break of one or two days in any Sutton Hotel Collection hotel within a 12‑month period. Your family and friends are also entitled to discounted stays across all of our hotels and dining in our restaurants.
• Heka benefits platform – your access to Heka begins from day one and is pre‑loaded with a balance of £150 to use against a wide range of wellness‑focused products, experiences and schemes including health cash plans and gym memberships.
• Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle‑to‑work, tech and electric vehicles (T&Cs apply)
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave (26 weeks at 90% for expectant mothers, four weeks leave at 90% for fathers)
• Loyalty awards, annual social and celebration events
• Learning and Development – an extensive range of training opportunities are available to facilitate your personal development
• Wisdom Wellbeing – a confidential service offering C‑therapy, up‑to‑date information, support and advice on a broad range of subjects
• Subsidised Learning Courses – we encourage your learning and development and would like to contribute to courses you would like us to explore

We also provide all basic benefits such as free nutritious and tasty meals on duty, complimentary on‑site parking (where available), and bespoke uniforms where appropriate.

At the Sutton Hotel Collection, we are an inclusive, natural, generous, ethical and diverse group of people who celebrate human relationships and kinship. We enable our people to make the place.