Safety Planning and Staffing Manager

About The Role

London Stadium is looking for a Planning and Staffing Manager to join the Safety team and support with the safety planning, staffing and delivery for all allocated events at London Stadium.

In this role you will lead the coordination and delivery of event staffing and operational readiness for allocated football and alternative events at London Stadium. The role ensures that all events are appropriately resourced, compliant with the stadium’s Safety Certificate and Event Safety Management Plans, and delivered safely through effective rostering, deployment planning, and cross-functional coordination.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of event staffing and operational planning expertise with organisational and rostering skills. They will be able to manage multiple events within a rostered environment.

You can find the full roles and responsibilities in the Role Information document on our careers page.

Employees of London Stadium 185 Ltd (LS185) are eligible to an extensive range of health and welfare benefits, as summarised below. Further information will be provided to the successful candidate on appointment.

• 25 days annual leave (pro‑rata for part‑time employees), plus bank holidays
• Discretionary bonuses will be considered for exceptional performance based on personal and company results over a calendar year
• Private medical insurance with Bupa (with option to add dependents through salary deductions)
• Life insurance and income protection with Canada Life, including access to our Employee Assistance Programme and discounts platform
• Workplace pension with Royal London: our current pension match is 5% employer contribution and 5% employer contribution
• Paid sick leave
• Enhanced family leave: maternity/shared parental/adoption offer is 26 weeks full pay, 10 weeks half pay and three weeks at the statutory rate
• Additional paid leave for fertility treatment
• Suite of loans, including season ticket, childcare deposit, tenancy deposit and cycle to work loans
• On‑site fitness room
• Discounted membership of just £15 per month at Copperbox Arena
• Learning and development, health and wellbeing, and social activities
• Selection of other local discounts

Built to host London 2012, the former Olympic Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is home to Premier League football club West Ham United and UK Athletics. With rock concerts through the intervening months, our versatile venue has also seen us host the Rugby World Cup, international and domestic Rugby Union, The Race of Champions, the RFL Four Nations and was home for the first major league baseball games to be played in Europe.