Specialist, Stadium Pitch & Competition Security - Match Day Only

Key Responsibilities and Oversight

• Oversee EVS personnel deployed across: Pitch perimeter (including LED line and field protection areas), Field Intervention Team (FIT), Training, Communications, Testing, Player tunnel access points, Team bench and technical areas (as applicable), Competition-restricted circulation routes, Controlled media pitch-side positions.
• Maintain operational integrity of access control points into competition-restricted areas.
• Support implementation of anti-pitch incursion measures.
• Monitor spectator proximity risks and potential breach points.
• Ensure rapid coordination with Private Security and Law Enforcement in the event of attempted or actual pitch incursions.
• Support orderly and secure movement of Teams, Match Officials, and Competition personnel.
• FWC2026 SEC liaison with public safety and first responder associates during field level response to pyrotechnics deployment and eradication.

Compliance & Standards

• Confirm only properly accredited personnel access controlled competition zones.
• Monitor adherence to FIFA operational directives relating to Field of Play protection.
• Identify and escalate any deviations from approved operational planning.

Incident Management & SOC Coordination

• Monitor, document, and report incidents occurring within Pitch & Competition zones.
• Immediately escalate pitch-related incidents to the EVS Manager and Stadium Operations Center (SOC).
• Support incident response coordination in alignment with FIFA Security directives.
• Provide timely situational updates through established reporting channels.
• Participate in post-incident reviews where applicable.

Stakeholder Liaison

• Coordinate operationally with: FIFA Competition team, Private Security supervisors, Stadium Operations, Broadcast representatives operating in pitch-side zones.
• Ensure clarity of escalation pathways for pitch-related incidents.
• Maintain professional conduct in high-visibility and broadcast-sensitive environments.

Reporting & Administration

• Maintain accurate operational records relating to pitch-zone staffing and incidents.
• Submit Match Day updates and post-match summaries as required.
• Support compliance verification and operational validation processes.

Profile

• Accountability: Demonstrate commitment to responsibilities and objectively analyze one’s behavior, while assuming consequences of one’s own actions and/or decisions and learning from one’s mistakes.
• Decision Making: Ability to identify and swiftly make decisions in critical situations, take initiative and calculated risks, explore alternative solutions, and respond promptly to unforeseen circumstances.
• Inclusivity: Achieve shared organizational objectives by sharing information with colleagues across all levels and divisions, tangibly influencing others, and maintaining a network of support contacts.
• Initiative: Capacity to break new ground, look for unconventional solutions, and produce fresh ideas.
• Innovation: Capacity to break new ground, look for unconventional solutions, and produce fresh ideas.
• Leadership: Ability to lead one’s contacts/colleagues/partners, encourage teamwork, and delegate authority / decision-making power, as needed, to produce the expected results and make efficient use of the team’s skills and talents.
• Vision: Ability to perceive the organization's global environmental impact, anticipate decision consequences, grasp organizational missions, and formulate strategic plans.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability insurance, life insurance, and a 401k retirement plan.

PAY INFORMATION

In accordance with California's Equal Pay and Opportunity Act, the pay range for this position is $34 per hour. This estimate is based on this position being performed in California, and the range may not apply to similar positions in other locations. In determining actual base pay, FIFA 26 considers candidate education, experience, and other job-related factors allowed by law. An employee’s position within the salary range will be determined by various factors, including relevant education, experience, qualifications, certifications, skills, geographic location, performance metrics, shift, travel requirements, collective bargaining agreements, and business needs.