The Infrastructure Readiness and Integration Manager will be responsible for validating all requirements for catering-specific furniture, additional equipment, utilities, overlay, and operational layouts for UEFA EURO 2028™.

The role will oversee the development and delivery of catering solutions, including bespoke equipment and CCG, while ensuring sufficient kitchen and back-of-house space, infrastructure, and resources are in place to meet operational requirements.

Key responsibilities will include coordinating infrastructure requirements across venues, ensuring layouts, equipment, utilities, and catering spaces are aligned with operational needs and support efficient service delivery.

During the Operational Phase, the role will operate at venue level, ensuring infrastructure, equipment, and back-of-house requirements are fully integrated, operationally ready, and supporting the successful delivery of catering operations.

Key Accountabilities

Strategy & Planning

• Validate and manage all requirements for catering-specific furniture, additional equipment, utilities, overlay, and operational layouts across UEFA EURO 2028™ hospitality locations.
• Develop and manage detailed catering infrastructure layouts, equipment registers, asset plans, and logistics requirements, ensuring functionality, efficiency, and alignment with operational requirements.
• Oversee the development and delivery of catering solutions, including bespoke equipment and CCG, while maximising the use of existing facilities, utilities, and legacy assets where appropriate.
• Work closely with Catering, Production, Procurement, Logistics, Technical & Operations, and other relevant teams to ensure catering infrastructure requirements are fully integrated into venue plans.
• Maintain oversight of key infrastructure timelines, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and risks from planning through to completion.
• Manage appointed service providers and suppliers, ensuring contractual, commercial, quality, and delivery requirements are met, with full alignment to the agreed scope of work and timelines.

Operations – Planning and Implementation

• Oversee the planning, mobilisation, installation, fit-out, operational delivery, and demobilisation of catering infrastructure and equipment across fixed stadia and temporary villages.
• Ensure sufficient kitchen and back-of-house space, infrastructure, utilities, equipment, furniture, fixtures, and fittings are in place to meet operational requirements and support efficient service delivery.
• Work with Catering and Technical & Operations to ensure the procurement, delivery and installation of any BEYOND supplied bespoke catering service, furniture and equipment.
• Coordinate bump-in, installation, testing, readiness, handover, hand-back, and bump-out activities across designated locations.
• Ensure infrastructure and equipment are delivered in accordance with approved layouts, specifications, timelines, and relevant health, safety, and operational standards.
• Coordinate with service providers, contractors, logistics, and venue teams to ensure all spaces are fully operational and ready for service.
• Support venue readiness assessments and proactively identify and resolve infrastructure, equipment, utility, access, and logistical issues.
• Ensure relevant contractors and workforce groups meet required onboarding, accreditation, and venue access and delivery procedures in accordance with tournament security policies.
• During the Operational Phase, provide venue-level support and integration across catering operations, Catering Service Providers, and Venue Operations Teams.

Communication & Reporting

• Act as a key point of contact between Catering Service Providers, event stakeholders, contracted suppliers, and relevant internal departments.
• Coordinate communication across infrastructure, catering, production, logistics, technical, venue, and operational teams to ensure effective integration and delivery.
• Lead or participate in planning, readiness, operational, and handover meetings, ensuring clear communication and timely resolution of issues.
• Monitor and report on infrastructure readiness, service provider performance, equipment delivery, key milestones, risks, and outstanding issues.
• Maintain relevant readiness trackers, issue logs, risk assessments, and project reporting requirements.
• Proactively troubleshoot infrastructure and operational issues and escalate matters that may impact wider project delivery.

Post-event

• Oversee the efficient demobilisation and removal of catering infrastructure, equipment, furniture, fixtures, and fittings.
• Coordinate the return, storage, reuse, or disposal of assets and rental equipment as required.
• Ensure all outstanding infrastructure and operational issues are resolved and hand-back requirements are completed.
• Conduct post-event debriefs with relevant Venue Teams, Service Providers, and stakeholders and consolidate lessons learned for future UEFA EURO 2028™ operations.

General

• Working hours will be in accordance with your employment contract and any applicable Relocation or Temporary Stay Policy.
• Due to the nature of the business, the role requires flexibility to work outside normal business hours, including evenings and weekends, as operationally required.
• The role involves travel and may require remote work, temporary assignments, or relocation depending on business requirements.
• Work will be carried out across a variety of environments, including on-site at event locations, during inspections, and in meetings with technical and operations teams, Catering Service Providers, staff, and external service providers.

Beyond Hospitality is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Start Date: April 2027
End Date: July 2028

Applicants must be based in the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

If you are interested in this position, please send your CV and a cover letter directly to kirsty.dabner@beyond-hospitality.com with reference - CAT Infrastructure Readiness and Integration Manager

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