Group Executive Chef

The Role: Group Executive Chef

The Location: Across All Evolv Collection Sites

The Salary: Competitive

Why Work for Us:

Our industry leading benefits have you covered!

• Industry leading pay: We value your expertise and dedication.
• Dine with style: Enjoy a lavish 50% discount at all our restaurants, all day, every day.
• Financial freedom: Take control of your finances with Stream – track your earnings in real time, access up to 40% of your pay instantly and save directly from your salary.
• Wellness support: Your wellbeing matters to us! Benefit from a confidential Employee Assistance Program with a 24/7 helpline and complimentary sessions with a trained counsellor.
• Recognition and Reward for a job well done: Shine bright with our Employee of the Month scheme, Long Service Awards and numerous group incentives. You may even earn a place at our yearly employee awards night!
• Grow with us: You will have access to some of the best training our industry has to offer. You will have access to our training platform, All Gravy which is packed with resources to nurture your skills and knowledge.
• Get some rest: Your holiday allowance increases with length of service.
• Make a difference: Give back to the community with an optional paid day each year for volunteering efforts.
• Spread the love: Benefit from our recommend a friend scheme and share the joy of joining our team.

Who we are:

The Evolv Collection is a pioneering, premium hospitality group, founded by Sir Terrence Conran in 1991. Our portfolio includes the most iconic restaurants in modern history, homed in London, Birmingham, Manchester and New York.
Every brand in the collection has its own heritage, distinctive character, offering and ambience. By striving for excellence through investing in our people, we drive a passion to deliver outstanding guest experiences.

A bit about what you will be doing:

The Group
Executive Chef will lead, devise and continuously elevate the culinary strategy
of the Evolv Collection, ensuring each brand delivers food of outstanding
quality, clarity of identity and commercial relevance. Working in close
partnership with the Back of House Operations Manager, Executive/Head chef and
Operations leadership and the Group Executive Chef will curate the culinary
direction of the group, protect brand DNA and raise standards through
mentorship, menu development and targeted intervention where required.

The role will
act as a culinary ambassador for the group, strengthening The Evolv Collections reputation
within the industry and supporting agreed PR and profile-raising activities,
while also entering into focused deep-dive projects to support business growth,
new openings and performance improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Culinary
  strategy, menu excellence, brand direction and creation of new menu concepts within
  our emerging brands.
• Devise
  and oversee the group-wide culinary strategy, aligned with the overall business
  vision and individual brand positioning.
• Collaboration
  in labour productivity across all Evolv Collection brands.
• Curate
  and protect the culinary identity of each brand, ensuring menus reflect clear,
  differentiated propositions.
• Set
  quality benchmarks across the estate, drawing on Michelin-level standards where
  appropriate, while remaining commercially viable.
• Partner
  with Brand Senior Chefs to develop, review, and refine menus, ensuring
  consistency of execution and clarity of concept.
• Identify
  gaps in food propositions and recommend strategic improvements or new culinary
  directions where required.

Food Quality, Consistency and Menu Excellence

• Assess
  and elevate food quality across all brands, ensuring consistently high
  standards of taste, presentation, and execution.
• Conduct
  regular tastings, menu reviews, and site visits to evaluate performance against
  brand standards.
• Support
  menu engineering to balance creativity, guest appeal, and commercial
  performance.
• Champion
  ingredient quality, sourcing standards, and culinary techniques appropriate to
  each brand.
• Provide
  expert input into kitchen standards, recipe development, and specification
  control.

Leadership, Mentorship and Talent Development

• Act
  as a senior culinary mentor to Executive/Head Chefs and senior BOH leaders
  across the group.
• Advise
  and support the recruitment of key culinary leadership roles, including
  Executive and Head Chefs.
• Support
  succession planning and capability development within the senior chef
  community.
• Provide
  coaching and guidance to raise leadership standards and culinary ambition
  across the estate.
• Promote
  a culture of excellence, professionalism, and pride in craft.

Commercial Awareness and Business Alignment

• Ensure
  culinary decisions align with commercial objectives, guest demand, and
  operational realities.
• Provide
  input into food cost strategy, menu pricing, and margin protection in
  partnership with BOH Operations leadership.
• Support
  performance improvement initiatives where food quality or menu relevance is
  impacting results.
• Contribute
  to new concept development and repositioning projects as required.

Innovation and Business Growth

• Identify
  emerging culinary trends, techniques, and guest expectations relevant to
  Evolv’s portfolio.
• Support
  the culinary development of new openings, refurbishments, and brand refresh
  projects.
• Enter
  into agreed deep-dive projects to address specific performance, quality, or
  brand challenges.
• Contribute
  to long-term concept development and innovation pipelines.

Team Collaboration:

Working
closely with:

• Back
  of House Operations Director: Work together to define the culinary identity
  across the group, translating the vision into chef philosophy, impeccable menu
  standards and overall guest experience all aligned with commercial performance.
  
• Director
  of People and Culture: Assisting with delivery of people, Culture and Impact
  2028 strategic vision priorities, fostering a culture built on values and a
  unique sense of belonging for our people.
• Marketing:
  Working closely with the marketing team to deliver restaurant brand initiatives
  and activations to attract first time diners and repeat visitation - in
  addition to driving loyalty and membership engagement.

At The Evolv Collection, we are proud of the people that work with us and see the diversity within our teams as part of our DNA. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our team members and value the similarities and differences they bring. Our people are a core part of our business. We welcome and embrace all, regardless of age, ability, ethnicity, gender, race, religion or belief or sexual orientation.