Sr. Manager, Infrastructure Risk Management & Program Assurance

LA28 does not provide relocation assistance.

The Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games will be hosted in Los Angeles, California in 2028, returning to the United States for the first time in over 30 years. 2028 will be the first time LA hosts the Paralympic Games, creating an opportunity to expand awareness, understanding and inclusion of people with disabilities.

LA28, the organizers for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, is on a mission to create an unparalleled Games experience for athletes, fans, partners, our community and our people. Our vision is to collectively create what's next through sport, community and the power of our differences.

The 2028 Olympics and Paralympics will represent LA and leverage the strength of our community's diversity and creativity as we collectively work to design a Games that we all want to be a part of. We do this by focusing on people and by inviting everyone into the story of the LA28 Games.

The LA28 organizing committee is an independent, non-profit organization that is privately funded and governed by a board of directors.

Our Vision is to collectively create what's next by harnessing sport, community and the power of our differences. Our Mission is to create an unparalleled Paralympic and Olympic Games for athletes, fans, partners, our community and our people.

Values and Behaviors:

• Optimism – Embody a positive, enthusiastic, and solution-oriented attitude in everything we do; challenge the status quo, inspire and support one another to achieve our best; have our eyes on the future and believe we can make a meaningful impact
• Integrity – We communicate openly and honestly, listen, and respectfully value multiple perspectives; we do what we say and are accountable for everything we do; we do the right thing, always. Even when it isn't easy
• Excellence – We hold ourselves to the highest standard and expectations; we live our values and truths and persevere through challenges; we are continuous learners and adapt and pivot with speed to meet changing needs
• Inclusion – We seek to represent, include, empower and level the playing field; our work reflects the communities we serve and the world in which we live; we leverage our platforms to bring awareness to issues relevant to who we are
• Co-Creation – We are authors of a shared story. Everyone contributes their unique voice to our shared mission; we share pride in our accomplishments and ownership of our shortcomings
• Boldness – We embrace creativity, courage and outside-the-box thinking; we are unafraid to take risks, explore unconventional solutions, and learn from the process; we are innovators, disruptors, and challengers of the status quo

Sr. Manager, Infrastructure Risk Management & Program Assurance

The Games Planning & Delivery group aims to deliver the most seamless, innovative, and engaging Games experience ever for all athletes, fans, partners, and the community. The Games Planning & Delivery team is currently organized in four key areas including Venue Infrastructure, Venue Management, Revenue & Commercial, and Games Operations, but will expand to over 30 functional areas by Games time.

The Venue Infrastructure team is responsible for delivering the competition and non-competition venues fit-for-purpose for the preparation and staging of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. This department is responsible for managing the design, development, program management, construction, maintenance, and removal of all Games infrastructure in existing and fully temporary venues.

Reporting to the Director, Infrastructure Program Management, the Sr. Manager, Infrastructure Risk Management & Program Assurance will be responsible for supporting the strategy, manage-ment, and execution of the risk management and program assurance processes. This role will lead infrastructure risk management, including the identification, analysis, prioritization, and mitigation activities for infrastructure risk. Due to the nature and scale of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, there are many key and unique challenges around IOC requirements, suppliers, delivery methods, and compressed construction schedules. The Senior Manager will also prepare assurance programs to monitor internal activities, including setting process controls, disseminating best practices, and leading internal audits. These efforts will require close integration with the organizational Risk team as well as the internal and external infrastructure development team to align design and con-struction timelines and activities for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Key Responsibilities:

Infrastructure Risk Management

• Lead the strategy and implementation of infrastructure risk management
• Prepare the master issues tracker to centralizing the identification, analysis, and control of key risks and mitigation plans
• Facilitate risk reviews of key activities and milestones, including delivery and procurement, supplier onboarding, and permitting development
• Ensure appropriate experts, internal and external, are involved in the risk identification and mitigation planning
• Advance key risks to internal decision makers and champion mitigation plans
• Oversee external risk management staff and contractors

Program Assurance

• Prepare an assurance program to support risk management activities, program health, and project stage gate status
• Set up monitoring processes, internal audits, and reporting of assurance activities for leadership. Integrate control systems with Finance and operating teams

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Coordinate with the central LA28 Risk team on key contracting activities, including procurement, insurance, and compliance
• Partner with Venue Development and Engineering teams to share guidance, expertise, and best practices to incorporate risk management into the design process
• Work with schedulers and planners to incorporate risk activities into the infrastructure master schedule, with emphasis on design risk, supplier risk, and construction risk

Background & Qualifications:

• 5-10 years of large-scale program and project management in the infrastructure space and demonstrated expertise in construction risk management and program assurance
• Experience with temporary infrastructure and overlay for large-scale sports event delivery, or equivalent experience with major infrastructure capital programs
• Knowledge of the end-to-end activities and key risk items around infrastructure delivery, from scoping, design, procurement, construction and turnover
• Extensive knowledge of qualitative and quantitative risk analysis to prioritize issues and prepare mitigation plans
• Experience with fundamental project management concepts (scope, schedule, budget)

• Physical Requirements and Working Conditions
  • In office at the Los Angeles HQ with some limited travel to partner offices.

Education:

• Required – Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Construction Management or related
• Desired – Project Management certifications

Expectations:

• Detail oriented with excellent command of productivity and collaboration tools (Office360, SharePoint, Smartsheet, Autodesk Construction Cloud etc.)
• Present information concisely to wide audience of executive leadership, external contractors and advisors, and governmental agencies

Submission Requirements:

• Resume

The annual base salary range for this position is $115,000 - $130,000. The pay scale provided is the range that LA28 reasonably expects to pay as starting base compensation for this role. All LA28 compensation remains subject to final determination based on individual candidate qualifications, experience, or other reasonable criteria consistent with LA28's operational business needs and applicable law.

LA28 does not provide relocation assistance.

LA28 is committed to operating fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment, free from discrimination on the basis of religion, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, color, ethnic or national origin, or any other classification as may be protected by applicable law. We strive to build a team that is diverse, inclusive and encourages qualified candidates of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities to apply. We will consider all qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local law. We assess applications based on relevant skills, education, and experience a candidate can add to our team.