Site Manager

Are you a confident energetic leader who loves working outdoors and thrives in fast paced environments? We are looking for a hands-on Operations Manager to run the day to day operation of Aqua Park Lakeside for summer 2026. This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of a vibrant visitor attraction - keeping customers safe, managing a high-performing team, and ensuring every session runs smoothly and efficiently. What you will be doing: ● Leading daily operations, planning and staffing across the Aqua Park. ● Being the onsite Health & Safety lead and ensuring processes are followed. ● Optimising sessions by reviewing bookings, weather and staffing. ● Coaching and motivating a seasonal team to deliver brilliant customer service. ● Working closely with Directors on performance and site improvements. ● Ensuring maintenance checks, records and compliance logs are completed. ● Keeping our site safe, clean, organised and running like clockwork. Training & Development: ● Complete company specific online modules and structured practical training with the Aqua Park management team. ● Meet training milestones set by the Sites Director. ● Deliver bite-size training sessions to Aqua Park employees once signed off. We would like to hear from you if you have some of the following: ● You have strong judgement, confidence and the willingness to take responsibility. ● Previous management experience. ● Great communication skills with the ability to stay calm under pressure. ● A practical solutions focused mindset and a genuine care for customer experience. ● Good IT skills and comfortable learning new systems. ● Confident in and around water, able to swim with a sense of urgency. ● Full driving licence. Desirable: ● If you hold a First Aid at Work Qualification, or are willing to gain it. ● Practical skills, such as happy setting up equipment and printers. ● Great at trouble shooting, hands-on, able to fix things/find and propose solutions. ● Management experience in one of the following sectors: aqua parks, logistics/hospitality/facilities/emergency services/retail. ● OR experience in any of the following roles/environments: an outdoors environment, such as leisure, open water swimming, kids clubs/activity camps, youth programmes, marine/chandlery services, activity centre, instructor/sailing instructor, venue operations, guest experience resort or holiday park. Perks & Benefits: ● Employee social events ● Discounts on watersports apparel ● Free Aqua Park sessions for family and friends ● Free car parking ● Uniform provided Other Information: ● You will need to undergo a DBS Check before you can start work. ● You will be fully referenced before starting work, so you will need to provide details of two referees. ● Full availability across the summer season, peak season is July to September. ● Be open to occasional travel to our other Aqua Parks, at the beginning and end of the summer.