Team Facilities Manager - UK & Ireland 2028 Limited

Fixed Term Contract until 2028

The Tournament

Contested every four years, the UEFA European Championship has been showcasing the continent's top talent since its inception in 1960 and is the world's third largest sporting event.

UEFA EURO 2028 is taking place across the UK & Ireland where Europe's top 24 national teams will compete in a 31-day, 51 match tournament, attended by over 3 million spectators and with a global tv audience of upwards of 2 billion people.

As one of the world's largest and highest-profile sporting events, UEFA EURO 2028 will attract the attention of the sporting and major event communities, the media, and the public at large across the UK& Ireland, Europe and the World. With its unique hosting model, the event promises to spread the impacts and benefits of the tournament across the nations and communities of the UK and Ireland.

UK & Ireland 2028 Limited has been set up as a new company to locally deliver several UEFA requirements for the tournament, working closely with UEFA, 9 Host Stadiums, 8 Host Cities and other key stakeholders.

The Role
This role is responsible for the planning and delivery of the team facilities at UEFA EURO 2028 including the sourcing, contracting and operational delivery of training and accommodation facilities for teams and referees. Additional responsibilities include managing the work of the pitch assessment and monitoring contractors, to ensure that first class playing surfaces are delivered to the teams as well the allocating, and provision of football related facilities in all host stadia.

What will you be doing?

• Responsible for the sourcing and contracting of training centres and the day-to-day operational planning & delivery of elite team training and accommodation facilities for the 24 teams and referees in UEFA EURO 2028
• Provide input to and support setting up the UEFA team facilities catalogue for participating national associations
• Prepare detailed information for each selected training centre regarding the pitch conditions, security and privacy aspects as well as any branding requirements (incl. clean site).
• Develop and write operational plans for each of the selected and contracted base camp and transfer training facilities based on UEFA requirements
• Work in close collaboration with the appointed accommodation agency
• Manage the team of regional staff during tournament time to provide best services to the participating national associations and ensure that training venues and associated services are delivered in line with wider tournament planning
• Source, deliver and oversee a pitch monitoring programme to ensure the delivery of first-class pitch conditions both at training venues and match venues working alongside appointed pitch consultants and existing grounds management teams
• Integrate team facilities planning into wider tournament planning including security, transport, medical services, signage, logistics and venue management (for stadium related matters) to ensure that their operational planning are aligned with wider tournament service levels and procedures.
• Alongside the Senior Football Services Manager, develop the budget for the football facilities domain in line with agreed parameters
• Recruit and oversee a team for the delivering of elite, consistent facilities for the participating teams during the tournament in line with tournament requirements
• Facilitate participating national association visits to hotels and training facilities, including travel and base camp selection process
• Execute additional tasks as required to meet changing priorities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.