Head of Security

OPERATIONS TEAM

Working in this fast-paced and multi-dimensional environment, the Head of Security will be responsible for ensuring Silverstone meets and exceeds its safety, security, and compliance obligations across a number of departments on a day-to-day and event-by-event basis. This includes, but is not limited to, Catering, Venue, Driving Experiences, Corporate and Public Events. The role involves advising, monitoring, assisting and mentoring team members to ensure the business achieves best practice and legal compliance.

Final date to receive applications: 28 August 2026

Department: Security

Employment Type: Permanent - Part Time

Location: Silverstone

Reporting To: Venue Operations Director

Working in this fast-paced and multi-dimensional environment, the Head of Security will be responsible for ensuring Silverstone meets and exceeds its safety, security, and compliance obligations across a number of departments on a day-to-day and event-by-event basis. This includes, but is not limited to, Catering, Venue, Driving Experiences, Corporate and Public Events. The role involves advising, monitoring, assisting and mentoring team members to ensure the business achieves best practice and legal compliance.

We’re smooth operators, and there’s never been a more exciting time to join. Alongside our established Hilton Garden Inn hotel and Escapade luxury onsite residences, we continue to maintain and develop a range of leisure activities and programmes that support the business’s longer-term strategy of sustainability and diversification.

You’ll play an essential role in a fast-paced team that is made up of:

• Operations (Venue, Facilities, Logistics, Track, site and buildings)
• Medical (Onsite medical facility and services)
• Health & Safety (including circuit safety team),
• Security & Safety (public safety, site and event security)
• Public Events (including the British Grand Prix, MotoGP, Classic and Club meetings and bespoke leisure events)
• Corporate & Hospitality events (Day to day delivery of track days, testing and conferencing, banqueting, catering and hospitality)

The post-holder is responsible for the strategic leadership, development and continuous improvement of all security, stewarding and access control operations across the venue, ensuring the safe, secure and efficient delivery of all business activities and world-class events.

Reporting to the Venue Operations Director and working closely with the Head of Venue Operations and Head of Safety, the role plays a key part in shaping the overall operational strategy for Health, Safety and Security, ensuring security is fully integrated into event planning, venue operations and the wider customer experience.

The role is accountable for developing and implementing a forward-thinking security strategy that meets legislative, regulatory and industry best practice requirements while supporting the commercial ambitions of the business. This includes leading the planning and delivery of security arrangements for all events, enhancing operational resilience, improving service quality, strengthening access control systems and driving continuous improvement across security operations.

• Ensure security arrangements are proportionate, effective and commercially sustainable while continually enhancing the Fan experience.
• Lead the strategic planning and operational delivery of security and stewarding for all events, ensuring security is embedded throughout the event lifecycle from planning through to delivery and debrief.
• Develop, implement and continuously improve the venue’s security strategy, policies, standards and operating procedures.
• Drive operational excellence through robust quality assurance, performance management and continuous improvement initiatives across all security services.
• Lead the development of modern access control strategies and technologies to improve operational efficiency, the Fans First experience and venue security.
• Review and supplier arrangements, consolidating service providers where appropriate to improve consistency, accountability, quality, and value for money.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation,…