About
SailGP is the world’s most exciting racing on-water. The annual, global championship – established in 2018 and now in its fourth season – features national teams battling in short, intense races at iconic stadium-style venues across the globe.
The high-tech, high-speed action features the sailing's best athletes racing in identical hydrofoiling F50 catamarans, flying at speeds approaching 100 km/h who compete for the sport's top prize money, with US$4.3 million at stake over the season.
SailGP also races for a better future, championing a world powered by nature. In 2020, SailGP set a new standard as the first climate positive sports and entertainment property and began delivering actions and innovations that advance the global adoption of clean energy. Underpinning the organization’s purpose-driven agenda is a diversification of the league, with the goal of immediately progressing gender and racial equity and inclusivity.
SailGP is a global organisation with defined values that shape the culture of its diverse team: deliver quality, break boundaries, make an impact, stand together and strike a balance.
Why this role exists
SailGP is expanding its centralised cost management capability to ensure that all major infrastructure spend, from temporary event structures to venue build-outs, is controlled, transparent and commercially robust. The Quantity Surveyor will support the management of cost and procurement, and provide commercial oversight for our global events portfolio, including ensuring fit-for-purpose infrastructure is delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest standards.
Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor to establish and lead a new cost management function. This role will be pivotal in supporting both global and regional teams, providing commercial and cost oversight for major infrastructure packages, and ensuring value for money across the business.
You will work closely with the Event Infrastructure teams and Regional Procurement Leads, supporting the procurement process, negotiating contracts, and maintaining a fit-for-purpose Bill of Quantities (BoQ) for every project. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands‑on, commercially‑minded QS to shape a new area of operation while making a tangible impact on SailGP’s global events.
Key Responsibilities
Cost Management & Commercial Control:
- Establish and lead a centralised infrastructure cost management function.
- Produce, maintain, and update Bills of Quantities (BoQs) for major temporary and permanent infrastructure projects and all event related recurring costs.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure cost plans, forecasts, and projected final accounts.
- Identify risks, cost drivers, and opportunities for efficiencies and value engineering.
- Ensure commercial governance and cost control across all major infrastructure projects.
Procurement & RFP Support:
- Provide cost and commercial input into infrastructure RFPs, including drafting, analysis, and supplier evaluation.
- Lead commercial negotiations with Tier 1 suppliers, including contract variations and scope changes.
- Ensure procurement and tender processes are robust, transparent, and deliver value for money.
- Work closely with Regional Procurement Leads to align processes while recognising local delivery requirements.
Change, Risk & Opportunity Management:
- Assess the cost impact of design and operational changes from feasibility through to delivery.
- Identify commercial risks and support mitigation strategies.
- Provide cost input into new event feasibility studies, venue assessments, and infrastructure enhancements.
Stakeholder Collaboration:
- Partner with Event Infrastructure teams to support planning, delivery, and post-event reviews.
- Collaborate with global and regional teams to balance central oversight with local delivery requirements.
- Support continuous improvement of procurement, cost management, and commercial governance processes.
Background / Preferred Skills
- Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor, ideally in construction, infrastructure, or large-scale event/temporary works projects.
- Strong understanding of procurement, tendering, and supplier evaluation.
- Skilled in cost planning, forecasting, and final account management.
- Experienced in contract negotiation, scope management, and risk analysis.
- Commercially astute, pragmatic, and comfortable working hands‑on in a live operational environment.
- Able to communicate cost and commercial information clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
About You
- Highly organised, detail-oriented, and commercially minded.
- Confident working independently and collaboratively across global teams.
- Hands‑on, willing to roll sleeves up and engage directly with suppliers and internal teams.
- Comfortable managing competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
- Excellent communicator with the ability to present commercial and technical data effectively.
- Adaptable, resilient, and proactive in solving problems and mitigating risks.
- A valid passport and willingness to travel globally as required.
Location
London, UK (with regular collaboration across SailGP global teams)
