W Edinburgh is hiring a Spa Manager to join the team! We invite you to play an integral part in bringing to life this award-winning hotel, situated in the heart of Edinburgh. With W Edinburgh winning the coveted “Scottish Hotel of the Year 2025” award and our AWAY Spa being recognised with “Spa Treatments Award of the Year 2025”, now is the perfect time to join the team and take your career to the next level.
ABOUT THE BRAND
Ignite Curiosity, Expand Worlds. W Hotels are a place to experience life. We’re here to open doors and open minds. With us, there’s always more. We dare to deliver a different kind of luxury. One that revels in bold ideas and indulges in the unexpected. We believe luxury is the freedom to be yourself and explore desires: whatever, whenever.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Spa Manager at W Edinburgh has overall responsibility for ensuring the success of all aspects of the operation at our AWAY Spa, including all treatments, our thermal experience, programming coordination, reservations and health and safety.
As Spa Manager, key aspects of your role will include (but are not limited to):
- Be highly knowledgeable about all products and treatments offered on-property, and ensure your team are experts at their job
- Maintain the highest levels of cleanliness, health and safety
- Design and implement the department’s policies, standards and procedures
- Manage all aspects of the team, including payroll, training, recruitment, performance and discipline
- Devise steps of service and train all staff accordingly
- Develop teamwork throughout your team
- Work in collaboration with all heads of departments to ensure a successful hotel operation
- Be a W brand ambassador, ensuring the brand’s voice is present in your interactions with guests and talent
Our ideal Spa Manager is someone who has:
- Passion for their role
- A keen interest in continuous professional learning and development, both for themselves and their team
- Natural leadership skills
- Strong organization and multi-tasking skills
- Sophisticated communication skills
- Business acumen
- Previous experience working in five star, luxury hotels and spas
- A positive mindset
- A genuine passion for working in hospitality
In return for your hard work, we give you:
- World class training and development, including leadership development
- Unlimited career opportunities (internationally and locally)
- Bonus plan
- Enhanced holiday entitlement – starting at 31 days (including bank holidays) and increasing with length of service
- Company pension scheme
- Private medical insurance
- Wellness and mental health programmes
- Discounted accommodation, food and beverage in over 9,000 hotels all over the world!
- Discounts for your friends and family
ABOUT THE PROPERTY
W Edinburgh brings bold architecture and a vibrant lifestyle offering to the Scottish capital. Behind a façade featuring a winding steel ribbon – reflecting the city’s festival spirit – this 12-storey structure is the centrepiece of Edinburgh St James Quarter, incorporating retail, leisure and entertainment facilities along with residential apartments.
This W hotel helps redefine the city’s hospitality landscape. Accordingly, it fuses the brand’s signature amenities with modern design and W Happenings, highlighting what’s new in design, fashion, music and culture.
Built in 2023, this new W hotel accommodates guests across 244 stylish guestrooms, including 45 suites. While staying here, guests benefit from the brand’s signature Whatever / Whenever service philosophy.
A real highlight of this property is its rooftop bar and outdoor terrace, pairing exciting cocktails and cuisine with 360-degree views over the historic city. Among the other noteworthy amenities are the W Lounge, a restaurant collaboration with SUSHISAMBA, a FIT workout facility and an AWAY spa, with special functions hosted in 2,450 sq ft of modern event space.
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, then apply to be our Spa Manager today!
At Marriott International, we are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all and providing access to opportunity. We actively foster an environment where the unique backgrounds of our associates are valued and celebrated. Our greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture, talent, and experiences of our associates. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, including disability, veteran status, or other basis protected by applicable law.
