Senior Project Manager - Stadium Experience

Company Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and organized Senior Project Manager with Fifa Stadium Experience to lead and oversee the successful completion of design projects within our organization. The Project Manager will be responsible for managing project timelines, resources, budgets, and team collaboration to ensure that all project goals are achieved efficiently and on schedule.

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.

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