Senior Race Director - Outdoor Karting

Daytona Motorsport; Esher; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Daytona Sandown Park is seeking a Race Director to lead live race operations and oversee teams across departments. You will manage race control, track operations, staffing, and safety procedures to ensure each event runs smoothly, safely, and professionally.

The role combines operations leadership, people management, safety oversight, and event delivery in a busy outdoor karting venue. Excellent communication and decision‑making are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a management or team leadership role.
• Strong operational awareness and confident decision‑making.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer‑facing skills.
• Experience in customer service or live operational environments.
• Confidence in public speaking and leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Take full responsibility for venue operations, acting as Duty Manager.
• Oversee race control, track monitoring, and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure safe delivery of all race sessions and events.
• Coordinate event timings and operational requirements across departments.
• Manage staff rotas, breaks, and shift deployment to maintain safe staffing levels.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, training, and development of venue staff.
• Ensure staff presentation, PPE, and professional standards meet Daytona requirements.
• Conduct performance reviews and support career progression.
• Ensure compliance with statutory, licensing, and company regulations.
• Maintain accurate training, incident, and operational records.
• Act as a key point of escalation for incidents, customer issues, and emergencies.
• Ensure fire, evacuation, first aid, and incident procedures are followed.
• Liaise with engineering on kart safety, maintenance, and testing records.
• Oversee stock control, purchasing, and budget‑aware ordering.
• Ensure correct money handling procedures are followed.
• Maintain accurate documentation and reporting to GM, Ops, and HR.

Skills

Management experience

Operational awareness

Public speaking

Customer service

Team leadership

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Daytona Sandown Park is seeking a Race Director to lead live race operations and oversee teams across departments. You will manage race control, track operations, staffing, and safety procedures to ensure each event runs smoothly, safely, and professionally.

The role combines operations leadership, people management, safety oversight, and event delivery in a busy outdoor karting venue. Excellent communication and decision‑making are essential.