Simon Lind Sande
Bayswater,City of Westminster
Summary
Facilities and operations professional with experience in creating efficient and safe campus environments across multiple sites. I have demonstrated skills in facilities management, stakeholder coordination, and operational delivery within organisations in the education and sport industry. Additionally, I have a proven track record of enhancing processes for major events while upholding high standards of safety and compliance. I have experience working at large-scale events such as Premier League games, the FA Cup, UEFA Euro 2024 and Wembley Stadium concerts.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Facilities officer
University Campus of Football Business (UCFB)
Wembley, Brent
2025.07 - Current
- Delivering day-to-day facilities operations across multiple campuses, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant environments for staff, students, and visitors.
- Acting as a first point of contact for facilities requests via helpdesk systems, coordinating maintenance issues, contractor response, and internal resolutions.
- Supporting major institutional events including Open Days, Open Evenings, Graduation, conferences, and stadium conversions, ensuring full operational readiness of facilities.
- Managing cross-functional coordination with internal departments including Events, Admissions, Timetabling, IT, Academic teams, and Recruitment to support smooth operational delivery.
- Overseeing room bookings.
- Coordinating procurement and purchase order processing.
- Managing onboarding processes for staff and students, including facilities inductions.
- Maintaining maintenance logs.
- Supporting health & safety compliance requirements including fire safety procedures and emergency evacuation planning (PEEPs).
- Undertaking minor maintenance and repair tasks where appropriate.
- Maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders at the Wembley Stadium.
Logistics operative
Extraman Ltd
Wembley, Brent
2025.03 - Current
- Assisting with event setup and breakdown for sporting events and concerts.
- Supporting transitions between international football matches, concerts, and corporate functions.
- Helping stock movement and inventory management for hospitality areas and public concourses.
- Collaborating with stadium teams and contractors for event logistics.
- Assisting with pitch side requests on matchdays.
Football Data Administrator (Freelance)
Veriscout
Remote
2025.12 - 2026.05
Logistics Officer
University Campus of Football Business (UCFB)
Wembley, London
2024.08 - 2025.07
- Oversaw logistics requests for all UCFB logistics activities across Wembley campus sites including Wembley Stadium, Arch View House, and Silver Jubilee Park.
- Executed conversions of UCFB areas for event days and reconfigured spaces for educational use by relocating UCFB assets to designated storage areas.
- Managed additional staff for event days, including booking contract workers as necessary.
ELOG Assistant
UEFA Euro 2024 GmbH
Leipzig, Germany
2024.04 - 2024.07
- Assisted with various event logistics tasks at Red Bull Arena and surrounding areas.
- Supported ELOG manager and ELOG coordinator in reception, storage, preparation, and distribution of event materials.
- Installed temporary fences, barriers, and channel systems.
- Coordinated delivery traffic of vans, trucks, and other vehicles by registering and accrediting each vehicle and driver.
- Ensured smooth traffic flow by managing delivery requests in the venue delivery system (VDS).
Retail Assistant
KIWI
Sortland, Norway
2019.09 - 2024.04
Event Assistant
Southampton Football Club
Southampton, UK
2022.11 - 2023.05
- Assisted with planning and organising Premier League and Women's Championship matches.
- Helped set up and prepare match arenas before kick-off, including marketing materials, sponsor exhibitions, and entertainment elements.
- Shared responsibilities for matchday entertainment, including organising competitions on and off pitch.
- Assisted with Saints Live for interviews and match-day coverage.
- Accompanied club mascots within stadium and surrounding areas.
Cellar Porter
Compass Group
London, UK
2021.10 - 2022.10
- Organised and stored supplies within club facilities including beer cellars and storage areas.
- Conducted inspections and maintenance of storage spaces to uphold proper temperature and hygiene standards.
Home Care Worker
Sortland Municipality
Sortland, Norway
2019.06 - 2020.09
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Football Business & Marketing
University Campus of Football Business
Wembley Stadium, London 2020.09 - 2023.06
ASA Football Agent Course Level 1 -
ASA Football Agent Education
References
References available upon request.
Languages
- English
- Norwegian
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 21/09/00
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Norwegian
- Driving License: B
Certification
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) - Managing Safely
Qualsafe Level 3 Award - Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF)
HSQE - Fire Warden (Fire Marshal) Training V4.4
Timeline
Football Data Administrator (Freelance)
Veriscout
2025.12 - 2026.05
Facilities officer
University Campus of Football Business (UCFB)
2025.07 - Current
Logistics operative
Extraman Ltd
2025.03 - Current
Logistics Officer
University Campus of Football Business (UCFB)
2024.08 - 2025.07
ELOG Assistant
UEFA Euro 2024 GmbH
2024.04 - 2024.07
Event Assistant
Southampton Football Club
2022.11 - 2023.05
Cellar Porter
Compass Group
2021.10 - 2022.10
Bachelor of Arts - Football Business & Marketing
University Campus of Football Business
2020.09 - 2023.06
Retail Assistant
KIWI
2019.09 - 2024.04
Home Care Worker
Sortland Municipality
2019.06 - 2020.09
ASA Football Agent Course Level 1 -
ASA Football Agent Education