Sr. Manager, Venue Infrastructure Delivery
About The Position
LA28 is the independent, non-profit, privately funded organizing committee for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The organization is on a mission to create an unparalleled experience for athletes, fans, partners, and the community. The 2028 Games mark the return of the Summer Games to the U.S. for the first time in 32 years and Los Angeles’ third time hosting an Olympic Games and first time welcoming the Paralympic Games. The Venue Infrastructure (VNI) team plays a critical role in delivering competition and non-competition venues that are functional, innovative, and accessible. The VNI team ensures that all venues are designed and developed with the highest standards for functionality, sustainability, and inclusion. As Sr. Manager of Venue Infrastructure Delivery, the role leads the end-to-end design, build, and delivery of a key Games-time venue. This role will manage a team of 3-4 staff members alongside external partners and contractors. Initially, the Sr. Manager will coordinate with internal teams, external partners, and consultants to finalize Olympic and Paralympic venue designs, then transition to leading on-site execution, construction, and delivery.
Requirements
- Minimum 7-years of relevant industry in event overlay design and temporary infrastructure delivery
- Willingness to occasionally visit venues and work on-site as needed
- Familiarity with temporary infrastructure projects
- Experience working with a diverse range of stakeholders and proven success at building excellent working relationships
- Experience working with senior executives across multiple functional areas
- Excellent leadership skills with track record of people development and revenue achievement
- Extremely detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills
- Strong communication, team building, and interpersonal skills
- Well-developed problem-solving skills and ability to work independently to resolve issues
- Fluent working with Office suite products including Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Self-starter with experience in defining tasks, seeking feedback, and evolving work where applicable
- A collaborative mindset; someone who prioritizes the team and fosters a culture of high performance without ego
- An innovative viewpoint, challenging the status quo and thinking ahead to future years of the Movement
- Ability to implement and manage change effectively as well as manage and mitigate risk
Nice To Haves
- Preferred working knowledge of California Building Code requirements
- Previous experience in event operations, logistics, hospitality, or a related field preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Sports Management, Construction Management, Event Management, or related field or equivalent work experience strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Hire, train, motivate, and evaluate department staff
- Directly supervise sub-functions including design teams
- Develop and adhere to departmental budget with clear steps to implement, monitor, and appropriately measure deliverables
- Assist in the delivery of the design development strategy and process for one of the Games Time Venues
- Support the integration of internal stakeholders with external delivery partners, including architecture, engineering and other departmental resources to ensure a coordinated process
- Facilitate approvals and review process for all internal and external stakeholders involved in establishing venue technical requirements for Games infrastructure
- Ensure a robust, data-driven approach to venue design and delivery
- Provide design support for required venues to deliver fit-for-purpose and cost-effective solutions
- Establish close working relationships with key functional areas (especially Event Management, Hospitality & Ticketing, Games Operations, etc.) to ensure the venue design development process aligns with cross-functional planning timelines and objectives
- Work with the IOC and IPC to understand all requirements, get strategic buy-in, and expedite approval processes where necessary
- Closely align with the Infrastructure Program Management Sub-function to ensure coordinated planning for all venue design and delivery milestones and deliverables including procurement and cost
- Problem solve and negotiate with stakeholders to get the best outcomes
Benefits
- LA28 does not provide relocation assistance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
