VP, Operations and Facilities

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Inter Miami CF seeks an exceptional leader as our Vice President of Facilities and Operations who will provide a shared, leading-edge vision for the Club's current Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Blue Training Center and Miami Freedom Park. The VP of Facilities and Operations has a critical role within the organization, as this person will oversee daily operations, including engineering, maintenance, set-up/tear-down, custodial/housekeeping, and groundskeeping. This person will provide overall administrative planning, direction, and policies to facility's staff, assuring the highest quality service for soccer games, trainings, concerts and events.?This person will also ensure an effective, high quality and cost-efficient outcome for all events and overall stadium operations. The VP of Facilities and Operations will report to the SVP of Facilities Operations & Revenues and work extensively with other departments. The successful candidate will also be expected to play an active role in the stadium maintenance of our current stadium and development process of the new Miami Freedom Park stadium.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Ensure that the strategic vision for the stadium's operation is defined, developed, and executed, including major parts of the organization's P&L such as development of non-core revenue streams (e.g., concerts, college lacrosse, international soccer, facility rentals, etc.).
• Manage departmental staff and ensure the organizational structure is sound and reporting/line item responsibilities of staff are appropriate.
• Oversee and ensure budgets remain in line with the Club's strategic plan.
• Manage and coordinate daily operations of the stadium and training facilities (match day and non match day), including engineering, maintenance, set-up/tear-down, custodial/housekeeping, and groundskeeping.
• Implement necessary tools & procedures to manage spaces, work order assignments, incident notice management
• Make the necessary improvements ensuring Inter Miami are world-class facilities
• Spearhead all capital improvement projects.
• Review all services for optimization, considering internal and third-party options for all divisions of facility operations.
• Ensure fan experience is a primary focus and stay ahead of trends in order to achieve continuous improvement.
• Collect and distribute consumer research and feedback initiatives with other departments.
• Negotiate, administer and manage contracts with outside vendors and labor groups.
• Communicate with appropriate departments and staff relative to a master schedule for all stadium events.
• Collaborate with HR on the development of staff, including hiring, training, coaching and ensuring compliance with labor & safety regulations.
• Serve as liaison with local officials on facility-related functions (city/county codes, parking, transportation, security, licenses, permitting, etc.).
• Responsible for the overall health & safety compliance of the facility in accordance with all OSHA regulations.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of 15+ years of relevant experience in managing sporting / concert venues required.
• Previous experience opening a major sporting facility or as part of a company that interacts with large-scale sports events is required.
• Strong leadership skills with proven experience managing multiple personnel, projects and timelines.
• Ability to analyze and prepare a budget and project/forecast expenses based on industry and historical data with demonstrated success in improving quality and efficiencies.
• Extensive knowledge of facilities management, security, guest relations, fan experience, marketing, event planning/execution, logistics, and the overall success of the facilities.
• Exceptional revenue generation abilities; looking to push the envelope and seek additional revenue streams.
• Experience with a new build stadium from construction phase to completion is preferred.
• Exceptional knowledge and passion for the sport and culture of fu´tbol with familiarity of Major League Soccer, English Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, etc., preferred.
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) fluency a plus.
• Strong PC skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Experience functioning in a 24/7 operating environment and ability to work extended hours and weekends and holidays when required.

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations:

• Forklift certification preferred.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to move and/or lift up to 50 pounds.
• This position requires work inside and outside of the building and some exposure to adverse conditions.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.

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