Venue Infrastructure, Senior Manager - Mexico City - Match Day Only (Xico)

Department: Tournament and Venue Operations
Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time
Location: Mexico City

At FIFA World Cup ****, our vision is to unite the world through the greatest, most innovative, and inclusive sporting event of all time. The FIFA World Cup 26 will mark the first time that the National Team tournament features 48 teams and will be hosted in a full competition spread across three Host Countries: Canada, United States and Mexico. This new format redefines excellence, generating unique opportunities for greater participation and engagement from fans and players in North America and all over the world. Now is your time to be a game changer and join the workforce that is planning and delivering this unique and unforgettable experience.

Reporting

The Venue Infrastructure Senior Manager will report organisationally to the FIFA26 Inc., Director of Infrastructure & Technical Services (INF & TCS) in the FIFA26 Headquarter, and will be a key member of the FWC26 Infrastructure & Technical Services team, working in close collaboration with the whole sub‑division.

Responsibilities

• Being the main representative and primary contact to the INF & TCS Sub‑Division at your assigned Stadium focused on excellent stakeholder management and communication.
• Being the primary contract for INF & TCS topics to the Stadium, INF & TCS Central Teams, FIFA Venue Operations Director, Venue Technology Manager, Venue Logistics Manager and for all other FIFA Functional Area Venue leads.
• Managing the INF & TCS team on site comprised of Venue Staff and multiple service providers coming from FIFA and the Stadium.
• Delivery of the INF & TCS technical requirements while maintaining clear communication with the stadiums and INF & TCS Central Teams to ensure FIFA delivery timelines, inclusive of monitoring schedules for stadium construction/renovation plans, etc.
• Ensuring all FA's requirements are delivered according to the Venue Designs, Matrix of Requirements, Bill of Quantities and Setup / Dismantling schedules, as per the contracts with suppliers.
• Managing and maintaining Roles & Responsibility matrices in the Stadium setup and dismantling periods.
• Project managing the Technical Information flow for assigned Stadium and populating reports and dashboards of stadium related activities.
• Identifying temporary infrastructure related issues and liaising directly with INF & TCS Central Teams, FIFA Venue Operations Director, FAs and Stakeholders during the delivery process.
• Validating, re‑adjusting, and finalising solutions against the reality of site conditions.
• Working with the Overlay delivery partner and all other INF & TCS suppliers onsite to monitor the execution of the project scope of work, to ensure all requirements are met and all Overlay spaces are handed over on time with quality during all phases of the project, including the removal/reinstatement phases.
• Providing oversight on Overlay contractors' deliverables and acting as an escalation point for issue resolution along with the INF & TCS Central Teams.
• Reporting on progress to INF & TCS Central Teams and Venue Operations Directors on venue's progress, tracking, issue resolution, etc.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English and Spanish.
• Bachelor's or master's Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Information Technology or related.
• Great understanding of the technical complexity of a stadium with additional FIFA World Cup needs.
• Experience in planning and delivering infrastructure and/or providing Technical Services to large scale sporting events.
• Experience in managing and leading teams and staff with different backgrounds.
• Experience in Site Coordination/Production Management on a promoter- and/or touring level for large scale sport events/concerts/tours or festivals.
• Planning software, online collaboration tools: Monday.Com, MS Planner, MS Outlook, MS Teams, Miro.
• Autodesk applications (AutoCAD, Revit, BIM 360, Autodesk Construction Cloud, etc.).

Application

We will only consider resumes submitted in English.

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