At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and manage high-performance driving events across the UK, ensuring excellence and safety.
- Company: Join Everyman Driving Experiences, a leader in adrenaline-fuelled live events.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, performance bonuses, pension contributions, and staff discounts.
- Other info: Work at the iconic Top Gear Track and enjoy regular team activities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a thrilling environment with clear progression opportunities.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in events management, including senior leadership experience.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
The Opportunity
Ready to lead from the front in one of the UK’s most exciting live event environments? Everyman Driving Experiences is looking for a seasoned Head of Events to take full ownership of our high-performance driving events operation across Southern UK locations. This is a senior leadership role with real impact — overseeing the delivery of more than 250 adrenaline-fuelled events each year across 24 venues.
Based at our flagship Dunsfold facility (The Top Gear Track), you’ll also need the flexibility to travel occasionally to our other locations across the UK to ensure consistency and excellence nationwide.
You’ll be responsible for building and leading a high-performing team, ensuring operational excellence, and driving both commercial success and exceptional customer experiences.
- Own the vision and delivery of all events across Southern locations, ensuring they are safe, professional, and commercially successful.
- Lead large-scale operations, managing logistics, planning, and flawless on-site execution.
- Oversee a freelance workforce of up to 500 staff, alongside developing and mentoring in-house Event Managers, staff coordinators and logistics support.
- Champion team culture, driving engagement, performance, and retention across all event staff.
- Ensure best-in-class safety and quality standards across every event.
- Provide strategic insight to improve performance, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
Minimum 5+ years’ experience in events management, including 2+ years in a senior leadership role.
Proven ability to manage multiple large-scale events simultaneously across different locations.
Strong commercial awareness, including budget management and financial accountability.
Passion for building teams, developing people, and improving processes.
Full UK driving licence (essential).
Interest in automotive or high-performance vehicles (highly desirable).
Competitive salary + performance-based bonus.
Pension contributions.
Staff discounts on driving experiences and company events.
Regular company events and team activities.
A permanent, senior role with clear progression opportunities.
The chance to work at our brand-new Dunsfold HQ – The Top Gear Track.
This isn’t a typical events role.
Event development in Surrey employer: Everyman Driving
Everyman Driving Experiences is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment at our flagship Dunsfold facility, known as The Top Gear Track. With a strong focus on employee growth and development, we provide clear progression opportunities, competitive salaries, and performance-based bonuses, all while fostering a vibrant team culture through regular company events and activities. Join us to lead in a unique, high-octane industry where your leadership will directly impact the success of over 250 thrilling events each year.
