Live in Butler Job

  • Sector: Private Households & Estates
  • Function: Butler
  • Contact: Jules le Roux
  • Contact Phone: +442072339950
  • Start Date: June/July 2025
  • Location: West Sussex
  • Salary: £42,000 - £52,000 GPA DOE
  • Job Ref: 158638
  • Contact Email: jules@greycoatlumleys.co.uk

Head Butler Job, West Sussex

A quintessentially English estate, set in 12,000 acres of rolling West Sussex countryside.

Purpose of the role

To manage the day-to-day operations of a Lodge off the main house and develop the team to maintain high standards of service at all times, with the support of the Operations Manager and General Manager. Deliver with passion, a unique, attentive yet discrete and formal “domestic style service” in order to exceed The Lodges guests expectations.

Day-to-Day

  • Meet and greet all guests

  • Inspect all housekeeping

  • Manage budgets

  • Report any maintenance issues

  • Daily butler duties, entertaining and organising of dinner parties

  • All food and beverage service

  • Menu planning with the Chef 

Qualities you will possess

  • Passion for what you do

  • Positive and friendly with a “can do attitude”

  • Attention to detail

  • Ability to prioritise and organise

  • Proactive

  • Take responsibility for yourself

  • Confident to make decisions and to stand by them

  • Good negotiation and influencing skills

  • Excellent communicator

  • A sense of fun!

Live in a cottage on the estate

£42,000 - £52,000 GPA