About us

Part of London + Regional Hotels, The Lensbury Resort is located on the Banks of the River Thames at Teddington and is home to an exclusive leisure club, a 155 bedroom hotel, meeting and events space, restaurant and bar, Spa and 25 acres of gardens and grounds.

The Role

As our IT Manager, you will support the smooth running of all hospitality applications, liaise with third parties where required, and act as escalation when necessary.

As a primary IT contact for the hotel, the role is site-based, Monday to Friday business hours, however a good degree of flexibility is required to a support a 24/7 business.

Key Responsibilities 

• Provide a high level of technical support and assistance to all colleagues, and guests when required;
• Troubleshoot system and network problems by diagnosing and solving faults;
• Liaise with external support providers to ensure complex faults are resolved effectively;
• Build, configure, and setup all computers for staff.;
• Perform new user on boarding tasks, and system inductions;
• Configure, support and troubleshoot servers, printers, mobile and desk phones;
• Ensure Active Directory, Security Groups, and User Permissions are accurately up to date;
• Support the Executive Team with projects, ensuring timelines are adhered to;
• Assist the Hotel and third parties, in delivering and implementing new services;
• Responsible for ensuring all technical documentation is kept up to date and ensuring all IT policies are properly followed;
• Maintain inventory records of all Hotel IT equipment;
• Attend daily, and management meetings when required, to provide business updates;
• Maintain and review all compliance requirements around Cyber security and GDPR.

What we’re looking for:

To be successful in this role, we're looking for the following:

• Proven experience with Desktop & Server admin across the Microsoft stack.
• Experience working with IT Security & Network infrastructure.
• Overall appreciation of end point system security.
• Overview ISP solutions and connectivity requirements.
• Experience of Hospitality products such as PMS and POS systems and associated interfaces is essential.
• Understanding around core IT compliance for GDPR & PCI/DSS etc.
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in a similar role in a similar environment

What's in it for you?

• Up to £48,000 per annum
• Staff Discounts at The Lensbury and across the L+R portfolio of hotels
• Discounts on Spa, Tennis and more
• Free meals whilst on duty
• Use of some leisure facilities, including gym & swimming pool (after successful 30 day review)
• EAP for you and your family (including counselling)
• Online benefits portal offering lots of discounts
• Fully funded Apprenticeship opportunities
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Staff Awards and Social events throughout the year
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• Refer a Friend programme