Senior Design / Technical Manager (Sports & Events Facilities)

Parsons is looking an experienced Senior Design / Technical Manager to lead the design management and technical coordination of major stadium and sports venue developments.

The Senior Design / Technical Manager will be responsible for managing the interface between the Client, Lead Design Consultant (LDC), specialist consultants, project management team, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure the successful development, coordination, review, and delivery of all design packages throughout the project lifecycle.

The role requires extensive experience in managing multidisciplinary design teams and complex technical interfaces associated with large-scale sports, entertainment, and public assembly facilities. The position will ensure that all designs are fully coordinated, compliant with project requirements, constructible, operationally efficient, and delivered in accordance with schedule, budget, quality, and project objectives.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Act as the primary technical interface between the Project Management team and the Lead Design Consultant (LDC).

• Lead and manage all design management and technical coordination activities throughout the project lifecycle.

• Review and monitor the performance of the Lead Design Consultant and specialist design consultants.

• Oversee the development, coordination, review, and approval of all design deliverables.

• Ensure integration and coordination across all disciplines including architecture, structures, MEP, ICT, security systems, fire and life safety, venue technology, landscape, and infrastructure.

• Manage design interfaces between multiple consultants, stakeholders, contractors, operators, and authorities.

• Lead technical workshops, design review meetings, value engineering sessions, and coordination meetings.

• Ensure design solutions meet functional, operational, sustainability, safety, maintainability, and lifecycle requirements.

• Coordinate stadium-specific systems including spectator facilities, hospitality areas, VIP zones, athlete facilities, media and broadcast facilities, venue technology systems, crowd circulation, and support infrastructure.

• Monitor design progress against approved schedules and identify mitigation measures for potential delays.

• Manage design risks, technical queries, design changes, and interface issues.

• Ensure compliance with all applicable codes, standards, authority requirements, and project specifications.

• Support procurement activities through the review of technical submissions, tender documentation, and contractor proposals.

• Coordinate design support during construction, testing & commissioning, operational readiness, and handover phases.

• Prepare design reports, technical assessments, executive summaries, and project presentations.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Architecture, or a related technical discipline.

• Master's Degree preferred.

• Chartered Engineer, Professional Engineer, or equivalent professional accreditation preferred.

• Membership in a recognized professional institution is desirable.

• Minimum 15 years of professional experience in design management, technical management, engineering, or project delivery.

• Minimum 7 years in a lead design management or technical management role on major projects.

• Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary design teams on large and complex developments.

• Experience serving as the primary interface between Clients, Lead Design Consultants, and project delivery teams.

• Strong understanding of architectural, structural, MEP, ICT, security, venue technology, infrastructure, and specialist systems integration.

• Proven experience coordinating complex technical interfaces throughout design and construction stages.

• Experience in the delivery of stadiums, arenas, sports venues, airports, convention centres, entertainment venues, or similarly complex public-use developments.

• Strong understanding of stadium planning, spectator experience, crowd flow, hospitality operations, venue technology, media requirements, and operational readiness.

• Strong knowledge of design review processes, value engineering, constructability reviews, and technical assurance procedures.

• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple consultants, workstreams, and technical interfaces simultaneously.