Burgers & Fries and Incredible Careers - We are the burger restaurant with the uncomplicated formula: Burgers and Fries cooked to perfection, with no frozen ingredients and we’ve stuck to the same ‘perfect and serve’ philosophy since our family business began in 1986.

While Burgers and Fries are what we’re famous for, we know that behind every meal is a restaurant situated in a prime location, built to an incredibly high and well maintained standard - that’s where the Property Director comes in.

THE ROLE

Reporting to the CEO and part of the Senior Leadership Team, you will develop and implement our real estate strategy across the UK, France, Spain, Germany and Portugal. You’ll oversee location strategy, site acquisition, design, construction, and facilities management – all in line with delivering the Five Guys 5-Year Plan.

We are continuing to expand across Europe – from busy high streets and shopping centres, Drive-Thru to travel hubs and we need an enthusiastic and strategic Property Director to lead on driving this execution and sharing best practice for all real estate decisions through the local country Property & Construction teams.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Lead the Five Guys site selection strategy across various formats - from High St, Shopping Centres, Outlets, Travel Hubs, Drive Thru’ and roadside.
Deliver outstanding new store designs, ensure maintenance is on point, and keeping standards high.
You will lead, manage and inspire property & construction teams across the JV, making sure they’re equipped with the best talent to deliver results.
You’ll work closely with Operations, Finance, and Procurement to align property decisions with business objectives and the 5-year plan.
You will confidently negotiate complex leases, manage landlord relationships, and ensure lease compliance across all countries.
Ensure Capex and Opex spend stays in line with budget
Continuously evolve store design, construction methods, and materials to deliver cost efficient excellence while continuously looking for ways to innovate.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

A proven track record managing a pan-European real estate portfolio and delivering successful rollouts for a major F&B or retail brand.
An MRICS qualification (or similar) preferred, with deep knowledge of European F&B real estate, lease structures, and market trends.
Familiarity with all the major retail and F&B destinations in each JV market and how they trade. Along with knowledge of European F&B market and the competitive landscape.
A track record of building well established relationships with landlords, brokers, contractors, and designers across Europe.
You will be a strategic and confident negotiator with strong commercial acumen, analytical skills when it comes to making data-driven decisions.
As a leader you will be confident, collaborative, and credible with the ability to inspire high-performing teams.

WHY JOIN FIVE GUYS?

We are passionate about our people as we are our Burgers & Fries, we are proud of what our teams have achieved so far but we’ve got big plans, and we want you to be a part of it too!

OUR REWARDS & BENEFITS

A generous annual bonus based on business performance
Pension scheme
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave
Long service rewards after 5 and 10 years with Five Guys
Five Guys Perks & discounts
Invite to our annual General Managers conference – this year we celebrated in Lisbon!
Life assurance
Private medical via Vitality
Wellbeing support