Organization: Legends Global

Position Title: Vice President of Facility Operations

Reports to: Assistant General Manager

Location: Las Vegas, NV

Search Contact: Prodigy Search

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BACKGROUND

Located adjacent to the world-famous Las Vegas Strip and home to the Las Vegas Raiders, Allegiant Stadium is an award-winning global events destination. A state-of-the-art, multipurpose venue with a capacity of 65,000, Allegiant Stadium hosted world-class music artists such as Garth Brooks, The Rolling Stones, Guns N’ Roses, Illenium, and BTS with more legendary concerts to come. The fully enclosed stadium is also home to the UNLV Rebels football team and has hosted premier sporting events such as the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final, Pac-12 Championship Game, Las Vegas Bowl, and WWE SummerSlam. The venue also hosted the NFL Pro Bowl in 2022 and Super Bowl LVIII in 2024. 

SUMMARY

The Vice President of Facility Operations provides executive leadership for all facility operations, engineering, maintenance, production, and conversion activities for Allegiant Stadium. This position is responsible for ensuring the stadium remains operationally ready, safe, compliant, and financially efficient while supporting NFL games, concerts, special events, conventions, and private functions. The Vice President develops and executes operational strategies, manages departmental budgets and capital improvement plans, oversees critical building systems and infrastructure, and serves as the primary operational liaison for clients, promoters, touring productions, contractors, and key stakeholders. The role is accountable for delivering a world-class guest, client, and event experience while maintaining the long-term integrity and performance of the facility.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and manage the annual Facility Operations budget including labor, utilities, maintenance contracts, operating supplies, and capital expenditures.
• Lead and oversee all facility operations for Allegiant Stadium, ensuring building systems, event infrastructure, and operational equipment remain fully functional and event-ready 365 days per year.
• Monitor work order performance and ensure critical facility issues are addressed within established service-level standards.
• Direct a leadership team consisting of the Sr. Director of Facility Operations, Director of Operations, Maintenance Manager, and other department leaders; establish annual performance goals and conduct performance reviews.
• Oversee all preventive maintenance programs for HVAC systems, electrical distribution systems, plumbing, generators, elevators, escalators, fire alarm systems, life-safety systems, retractable seating, and event production infrastructure.
• Develop and execute a five-year capital replacement strategy for major building systems and infrastructure assets, including recommendation of annual capital expenditures.
• Serve as the executive lead for facility-related capital projects, including vendor selection, budget approval, project scheduling, construction oversight, and project closeout.
• Oversee event conversions and ensure seating, staging, barricades, field protection systems, back-of-house areas, and production infrastructure are installed and removed according to approved event schedules.
• Negotiate, administer, and evaluate service contracts for maintenance providers, engineering consultants, equipment vendors, custodial services, and specialty contractors.
• Partner with Finance, Booking, Events, Security, Guest Experience, and Food & Beverage departments to support operational planning and successful event execution.
• Prepare and present monthly operational updates, budget forecasts, capital project reports, and strategic recommendations to the Assistant General Manager and executive leadership team.
• Perform other duties, projects, and operational initiatives assigned by the Assistant General Manager.

Recommended Executive KPIs

• Facility Readiness Score: 98%+
• Critical System Uptime: 99%+
• Preventive Maintenance Completion Rate: 95%+
• Capital Projects Delivered on Time/On Budget: 90%+
• Safety Incident Rate: Annual reduction target
• Vendor Compliance Score: 95%+
• Client/Promoter Satisfaction: 90%+
• Budget Variance: Within ±3%
• Event Setup Completion: 100% On Time
• Event Settlement Processing: Within 5 Business Days
• Employee Retention (Management Team): 90%+
• Emergency Drill Completion: 2+ annually

QUALIFICATIONS

• A minimum education level of a Bachelor of Arts/Science degree. Advance degree preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years related work experience in live entertainment production.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to coach, mentor, and motivate a diverse workforce.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and variable schedules.
• Knowledge of Federal and state OSHA regulations.
• Knowledge of safety practices, including first aid and all applicable safety standards for public facilities.
• Working knowledge of retractable seating and temporary stage deck systems.
• Solid accounting and financial skills.

DISCLAIMER

Legends Global reserves the right to change or modify the employee's job description whether orally or in writing, at any time during the employment relationship. Legends Global may require an employee to perform duties outside his/her normal description. Legends Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

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