Director - Design Standards - Facades & Structures (Stadiums) (SPA300)
Summary
Leads design standards for stadiums and sports venues, setting technical requirements for structures, roofs, façades, and spectator systems to ensure safety, performance, and architectural excellence.
The Director of Design Standards (Facades & Structures) is responsible for establishing, governing, and continuously enhancing the design standards framework for all stadium, arena, and major sports infrastructure projects across the portfolio.
This role serves as the technical authority for stadium structures, long-span roofs, building envelopes, façades, and spectator venue engineering systems, ensuring that all projects achieve world-class levels of safety, performance, durability, sustainability, architectural excellence, and operational efficiency.
The successful candidate will develop and maintain design standards, technical specifications, performance requirements, and compliance frameworks that are applied consistently across multiple sports assets, while supporting project teams through design reviews, technical governance, innovation initiatives, and independent assurance processes.
Design Standards Leadership
- Develop, maintain, and govern the Sports Design Standards for stadiums, arenas, training facilities, and associated sports infrastructure.
- Establish minimum technical requirements for:
- Stadium structures
- Long-span roof systems
- Retractable roof technologies
- Façade and building envelope systems
- Spectator seating bowl structures
- Structural resilience and redundancy
- Building movement and dynamic performance
- Durability and lifecycle performance
Technical Authority & Assurance
- Act as the subject matter expert for façade and structural systems across all sports developments
Stadium & Arena Expertise
- Advise on the design and delivery of:
- FIFA-compliant stadiums, Multi-purpose arena, Athletic stadium, Indoor sports venues
Governance & Compliance
Innovation & Sustainability
Stakeholder Management
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or related discipline.
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