Oversee program management, milestone tracking, budget allocation, and resource management to ensure all objectives are met on time and within budget.
Direct the integration of intelligent transportation systems, wayfinding, and real-time information solutions.
Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across all event operations.
Drive integration of all event functions (transport, security, technology, logistics, etc.) across organizing committees and host city teams.
Foster a positive and motivating culture, ensuring staff are empowered to deliver creative solutions and adapt to evolving requirements.
Act as a principal liaison for external agencies, ensuring alignment of goals and effective escalation/resolution of issues.
Drive organizational and cultural change initiatives required for event delivery and transition phases.
Serve as a senior spokesperson and negotiator with public, private, and media stakeholders.
Oversee the creation of clear, actionable communications for internal teams and external partners.
Continuously assess and improve business processes, embedding best practices for event and legacy operations.
Oversee the planning and execution of complex, multi-venue transport and mobility strategies, ensuring safe, efficient, and accessible movement for all client groups.
Build and maintain strong relationships with a diverse array of stakeholders: municipal, provincial, and national governments; venue owners; host organisers; senior management; and delivery partners.
Ensure transparent, timely, and effective communication across all levels of the organisation.
Lead operational readiness and test event programs, ensuring teams and systems are prepared for live operations.
Develop and communicate the strategic vision for event delivery, translating it into actionable business and operational plans.
Champion operational readiness exercises, risk analysis, and mitigation planning, including the operation of transport control centres and incident management.
Lead the overall planning and integrated delivery of all operational elements for major international events (e.g. Olympic/Paralympic Games, etc.).
Recruit, inspire, and develop high-performing teams in high-pressure, deadline-driven environments.
Requirements
legacy planning
international
stakeholder management
project management
budget management
change management
Experience with legacy planning and post-event transition.
International work experience, ideally across North America and Europe.
Extensive experience integrating and collaborating with senior stakeholders across government, venue owners, and delivery partners.
Professional memberships (e.g., International Live Events Association, Project Management Institute).
Proven track record of executive-level programme and project management in complex, fast-paced environments.
Demonstrated experience managing large budgets and complex resource allocations.
Familiarity with public sector procurement, contract management, and policy development.
Bachelor’s degree in Event Management, Business Administration, Urban Planning, Operations Management, or related field desirable.
Minimum 20 years’ progressive experience in global event management, including multiple Olympic, World Cup, or equivalent mega events.
Deep operational readiness, business process management, and change management expertise in event and organizational transition settings.
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Company
Overview
Evolved into a global design, engineering and consultancy powerhouse.
Excels in major infrastructure, water management, urban building, transport and industrial manufacturing projects worldwide.
Recent standout assignments include flood defences in New York, the Sydney Metro, and sustainable legacy planning for the Paris Olympics.
Structured around core business areas—Places, Mobility, Resilience and Intelligence—backed by digital centres of excellence.
Notable for blending data-driven tools with traditional consulting to optimise asset lifecycles and smart infrastructure.
Culture + Values
People First
Collaboration
Client Success
Integrity
Sustainability
Environment + Sustainability
Transition of company fleet to EVs by 2030 (currently 26–35% by late 2024)
50% reduction in air travel emissions by 2025 (currently ~29%)
35% reduction in business travel emissions by 2025 (already at ~37%)
Joined supply-chain emissions platform in 2023 to capture supplier scope 3 data
Inclusion & Diversity
Continues to develop people through Skills Powered Organisation and Energy Transition Academy
GEC recruitment drive and increased focus on global roles to support diverse career paths