Southampton Football Club
Estates and Operations Manager
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Location: St Mary's Stadium | Staplewood Campus
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Criminal Record Check: DBS Enhanced with Childs Barred List
What is the role?
The Estates and Operations Manager will take ownership of the daily operational management of Staplewood Campus, ensuring all facilities, services, and stakeholders are effectively coordinated to support the demands of professional football.
Working closely with internal departments, external contractors, and senior football leadership, you will help maintain a high-performing environment that reflects the standards expected across Southampton Football Club.
You will lead and develop a small operational team, manage budgets, oversee site readiness and improvement projects, and ensure compliance with all relevant health, safety, and operational standards.
What will you be doing?
- Lead the day-to-day running of the Staplewood Campus, ensuring facilities, pitches, rooms, and support services are maintained to the highest standards.
- Act as a key operational contact for football leadership and site stakeholders, resolving issues quickly, and ensuring effective communication across the campus.
- Oversee maintenance activity, monitor service levels, and ensure work is completed efficiently.
- Identify opportunities to improve the environment, enhance service delivery, and maintain a safe, clean, and professional workplace.
- Support the planning and delivery of operational projects, manage facility booking systems, coordinate site schedules, and oversee operational budgets.
- Provide support to the catering operation, ensuring exceptional standards of food service, hygiene, and compliance are maintained.
- Oversee a small team to deliver an excellent experience for staff, players, and visitors.
- Act as a key link between Stadium and Staplewood Operations, ensuring information is shared effectively and services are coordinated across both sites.
- Support the changing demands of football operations, including training schedules, academy activities, fixtures, and visiting teams.
- Lead, coach, and develop your team, ensuring clear objectives, regular development conversations, and a positive, high-performing culture that reflects the Club's values.
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Is this you?
- Highly organised and solution-focused operations professional who excels in fast-paced environments.
- Enjoy building strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Can balance strategic thinking with hands-on operational delivery.
- Calm under pressure, adaptable to changing priorities.
- Passionate about creating environments where people can perform at their best.
- Strong leadership skills and a commitment to continuous improvement.
- Take pride in delivering exceptional standards across every aspect of site operations.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Proven experience in facilities, site, or operational management within a complex and fast-paced environment, ideally within professional football, elite sport, or a similar high-performance setting.
- Experience of leading, managing, and developing teams to consistently deliver high standards of service.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across operational, football, and support departments, as well as with suppliers and contractors.
- Experience managing operational budgets and working closely with finance stakeholders.
- Sound knowledge of health and safety, compliance, and operational risk management.
- Excellent planning, organisational, and project management skills.
- Strong communication and decision-making abilities, with the confidence to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Proactive, professional, and solutions-focused approach, with the flexibility to respond to changing operational demands.
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How this benefits you…
- Healthy benefits package
- Access to 2 free match tickets for every home league game
- Access to staff Health & Wellbeing initiatives (Mental & Physical Health)
- Discounted Southampton Football Club merchandise
- 25 days’ holiday per year excluding bank holidays plus your birthday off each year
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Worldwide Travel Insurance for you and your family
- Learning & Development opportunities
- Free onsite parking
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Collaborative & inclusive working culture
How can I apply?
Just click on the apply button, enter your details, and answer a quick pre-screening questionnaire, then attach your CV.
The closing date for this role is 11 August 2026.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if a high volume of applicants are received.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk and we expect everyone to share this commitment. You will be required to adhere to all relevant policies and uphold the Club’s commitment to safeguarding children, young people, and adults at risk and to ensure that Southampton Football Club is free from discrimination and harassment.
The post holder will demonstrate a strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, supporting the organisation’s strategic aims to remove barriers and address inequality. You will play an active role in promoting an inclusive, discrimination-free environment that ensures fair access to opportunities and resources. This includes fostering a culture of dignity, respect, and belonging where everyone is empowered to contribute, perform, and reach their full potential.
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