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Head of Football Facilities, Planning & Governance
Brentford Football Club
Brentford Football Club is a professional football club in Brentford, West London, England, which competes in the Premier League, the highest tier of English football, having gained promotion via the playoffs at the end of the 2020–21 Championship season.
Job Posted- 9 Jan 2025
Status- Full Time
Location- England
Closing date- 17 Jan 2025
The Role of the Head of Football Facilities Planning & Governance
We are seeking an experienced individual to join our team that will have the responsibility to oversee the development and management of Brentford FC’s existing football sites (training ground and Wheatsheaf Park) and also to plan and deliver future training sites to service the continued growth of the football club. The successful applicant will have the knowledge and experience to navigate the intricacies of planning processes, residents’ consultation and engagement, and other relevant internal and external stakeholder management in order to ensure good governance and project delivery, while also having oversight of operational effectiveness of our existing training ground and Academy stadium ensuring exceptional reliability and service at all the club’s football sites.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record in facilities management in a high-performance environment, and in delivering buildings and infrastructure, identifying areas for development and building good relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
This role involves working to a football/events schedule which may include early mornings, late evenings and weekends as required.
Main Accountabilities
- Oversee the facilities operations of the training ground and Wheatsheaf Park in collaboration with the Head of Training Ground Operations and Head of Operations & Facilities, ensuring that the sites are managed effectively and meet planning and S106 obligations
- Ensure good day-to-day training ground operations by acting as the critical link between football and facilities operations of the sites.
- Manage major planning projects at the Club’s existing and new sites to drive the growth of the football club.
- Deliver strong local engagement and communications to enable the smooth delivery of planning and projects.
- Manage relationships with Council Leaders, Councillors, Planning Officers, GLA, residential forums and consultants.
- Review the Club’s training ground buildings and infrastructure, advising where risks any are and delivering a plan to maintain, improve and replace key facilities.
- Co-ordinate various stakeholders involved in presenting, planning and budgeting for future infrastructure projects, managing the scope of works, risks, timelines and any other factors.
- Schedule monthly project meetings for all parties involved in the planning, delivery and post-delivery of projects.
- Co-ordinate with the relevant club stakeholders for when projects are planned to be scheduled (including inhouse service providers) and the impact that this may have on the end users.
- Manage project plans with all sub-contractors and stakeholders to deliver projects, infrastructure builds and special works.
- Submit a monthly progress report/update for the Operations Director and Performance Director with projects, recommendations and budget forecasting.
- Input into the Club’s sustainability strategy to recommend and implement best practice.
- Deputise for the Operations Director as required for training ground sites and assist the Operations team from a strategic planning and implementation viewpoint.
General Club Accountabilities
- To ensure compliance with all relevant Club policies, including safeguarding, health and safety policies and with specific reference to the data regulations (GDPR and PECR)
- To ensure compliance with the Club’s Code of Conduct.
- To ensure compliance with all relevant legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements
- To build and maintain good working relationships both internally and externally, maintaining a professional image at all times when representing Brentford FC
- To keep confidential any information gained regarding the Club and its personnel
- To maintain a flexible approach to work at all times
- To ensure compliance with all Matchday Safeguarding processes
- To ensure compliance with the Club’s Safeguarding Policy and processes.
- To promote and support positive mental health and wellbeing throughout the Club both on and off the field.
- To actively embed equity, diversity and inclusion into the operations and strategy of your team, in line with our EDI strategy.
Key Internal Relationships
The main internal relationship is with the Operations, Technology, Catering, Football department & Fan & Community teams.
Person Specification - Essential Characteristics
- Experience to advise and help shape the football infrastructure for the medium to long term.
- Interpersonal skills to provide a serviced relationship between Football Operations, Operations, Catering, Security and Technology.
- Proven, demonstrable experience as an expert in high performance facilities operations and developments
- Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks, manage timelines, and meet deadlines.
- Experience in managing teams and delivery of timeline events.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to identify areas of improvement and provide effective solutions.
- Familiarity with Estate management legislation and best practices.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with various stakeholders and effectively convey technical information to non-technical audiences.
- Accountability to plan, implement and deliver on the infrastructure, planning and governance at the BFC sites.
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- IOSH qualified to adhere to health and safety regulations and protocols is desirable.
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