About the Role
You will lead end-to-end site masterplanning for large-scale, multi-venue mega events. Your responsibility will be to transform the client’s high-level vision into a comprehensive implementation plan for each event cycle. This plan will encompass venue footprint, infrastructure, resources, and timelines.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead a large multidisciplinary planning team by allocating design, drafting, and food & beverage planning work.
- Ensure delivery is on track and act as the client’s single point of accountability for performance and output.
- Personally develop masterplans, zoning, dimensioned layouts, and end-to-end visitor journeys.
- Conduct needs assessments, feasibility and validation studies, and benchmark against comparable global events to devise optimal solutions for each site.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client leadership, effectively integrating requirements from marketing, sponsorship, talent, media, and operations into a coherent site plan.
Requirements
- Senior Director grade with a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience.
- Proven track record with at least two complete delivery cycles of events of comparable scale (mega-event, multi-venue, mega sporting event).
- Experience in personally producing venue master planning, zoning, dimensioned layouts, and end-to-end visitor journeys.
- Ability to integrate stakeholder requirements from marketing, sponsorships, influencers, and players.
Contract and Benefits
- Long-term contract lasting 14 to 17 months.
- Flight and accommodation provided.
- Potential possibility of working remotely.
