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Head Housekeeper – UHNW Estate
Surrey, U.K
Type: Land-based / Permanent
Location: UK
Salary: £50,000+ DOE
Start Date: ASAP
Posted: 19th October 2026
Head Housekeeper – UHNW Private Estate
Location: Surrey
Salary: £52,000+ DOE
Position: Permanent, Live-Out
Start Date: ASAP
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Head Housekeeper to join a 25+ acre private estate in Surrey.
Working within an established household team, the Head Housekeeper will be responsible for maintaining exceptional standards throughout the residence and leading a team of 5 experienced Housekeepers.
The household operates to an extremely high standard, with a strong emphasis on creating a polished, luxury hotel-style environment. We are therefore looking for someone who has worked within high-end private households, luxury hotels or similarly demanding environments and understands the level of attention to detail required.
This is a hands-on leadership position and would suit someone who is confident managing a multicultural team while remaining approachable, fair and supportive.
Responsibilities
- Overseeing the day-to-day housekeeping operation
- Leading, motivating and supporting the housekeeping team
- Ensuring consistently exceptional standards throughout the residence
- Implementing and maintaining housekeeping procedures and SOPs
- Managing departmental ordering, stock and supplies
- Supporting the team hands-on when required
- Preparing the residence ahead of Principal visits
- Working closely with senior estate management
- Maintaining the highest levels of discretion and confidentiality
Candidate Requirements
- Previous experience as a Head Housekeeper or Senior Housekeeper within a luxury private household or five-star hospitality environment
- Proven experience managing and developing a housekeeping team
- Excellent attention to detail and exceptionally high standards
- Strong administrative and computer skills
- Experience working with SOPs and household procedures
- Physically fit and comfortable working in a hands-on role
- Discreet, professional and adaptable
- Strong longevity within previous positions
- Experience working within an international or Middle Eastern household would be advantageous
- Flexibility during periods when the Principals are in residence
Working Pattern
The role predominantly operates Monday to Friday outside of the summer season, moving to a 5-day-on / 2-day-off rolling rota during busier periods when the Principals are in residence.
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Natasha Slade
Head of Land Based
+44 7849 777290
natasha@bespokecrew.com
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Natasha Slade
Head of Land Based
+44 7849 777290
natasha@bespokecrew.com
About Tash
Before swapping deck shoes for desk life, I spent six incredible years working on private and charter yachts. In 2021, I decided it was time to hang up my passport and come back down to earth, taking with me the standards, work ethic, and long-standing relationships that yachting instils.
With a strong background in hospitality, moving into recruitment felt like a natural next step. Over the following four years, I built my career in recruitment, developing a people-first, detail-driven approach while gaining a solid understanding of what it takes to place individuals into roles where they can genuinely thrive.
Combining my time on board with my newly acquired recruitment skills, moving into yacht recruitment felt like the perfect fit. In September 2024, I joined Bespoke Crew, where I successfully grew an exterior desk. During this time, I became increasingly involved with and intrigued by the land-based division, which was already gaining momentum and showing huge potential.
As the land-based side of the business grew rapidly, supporting private households, family offices, private islands, estates, waterside properties, and yacht management companies, I was given the opportunity to bring all my experience together and take the division forward. From senior household staff and operational professionals to shore-side roles within management structures, my focus is on bridging the gap between lifestyle-driven service and professional operations.
What drives me is simple: matching the right people with the right environments. Having lived the lifestyle myself, I understand what sits behind a CV, the long seasons, high expectations, absolute discretion, and the importance of cultural fit. Whether you’re building a trusted team within a private household or management company, or looking for your next step after yachting or hospitality, I’m here to make the process personal, professional, and effective.
Favourite country visited while in the industry and why?
Would have to be Sri-Lanka, it’s the most cultured country I was lucky enough to visit, we were based in the southeast for a month in between trips, so got to travel right through from Galle down to Matara which is a beautiful surf town, the locals were so friendly. We also did a big crew trip to Yala National Park which is Sri Lanka’s most famous wildlife park, it was incredible.
Funniest memory?
Performing Spice Girls “Wanna B” with the Interior Crew for a New Years Got Talent Special. I was Mel B and had to perform the whole rap chorus on my own in front of the whole charter crowd and crew.. It was as horrendous as it sounds!
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Bespoke Crew is a recruitment agency specializing in superyacht crew placement and private household staff recruitment. The company recruits across all yacht departments including interior, galley, deck, engineering, and specialist roles, as well as sourcing staff for ultra-high net worth households and estates globally.
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