Senior Project Manager - Stadium Experience

Overview

Job Description

• Lead and coordinate the full design management lifecycle — from concept and schematic design through detailed design, tender, and construction support — for stadium and associated precinct facilities.
• Ensure all design output complies with

FIFA Football Stadiums Technical Recommendations and Requirements

• , host-nation building codes, accessibility standards, and relevant safety regulations (e.g. crowd safety / "Green Guide" principles).
• Manage the appointment, scope, and performance of architects, engineers, and specialist consultants (structural, MEP, pitch and turf, broadcast, IT/ICT, security, vertical transportation, sustainability).
• Coordinate spectator-experience and operational requirements: seating bowl geometry and sightlines (C-value), capacity and accessibility provisions, hospitality and VIP/VVIP areas, media and broadcast facilities, mixed zones, and FIFA/operator functional spaces.
• Develop and maintain the design programme, track milestones, and manage interfaces between design, procurement, and construction workstreams.
• Manage design risk, value engineering, and change control while protecting design intent and budget.
• Chair design coordination meetings, review and approve drawings and deliverables, and maintain a clear approvals and document-control trail.
• Liaise with the client, tournament organisers, governing bodies, authorities having jurisdiction, and key stakeholders to secure approvals and sign-offs.
• Oversee BIM coordination and clash-detection processes to ensure design integration across disciplines.
• Integrate sustainability and legacy/post-tournament conversion requirements (e.g. demountable tiers, modular elements) into the design strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in

Architecture

• or a related field; a relevant master's degree and/or professional registration (e.g.
• RIBA, PMP, chartered status) is highly desirable.
• **15 + years**
• of design management experience on major buildings or infrastructure, with
• demonstrable experience delivering FIFA stadium projects
• (World Cup, continental championship, or equivalent tier-one venues).
• Working knowledge of FIFA stadium technical requirements and the standards of other governing bodies (e.g. UEFA, AFC, IOC) where applicable.
• Proven ability to manage multidisciplinary consultant teams and large, complex design programmes.
• Strong command of design and project tools: BIM workflows, design programming, document control, and design review processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills.