First Team Physical Performance Coach (MCWFC)

City Football Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier football organization in Manchester seeks a 1st Team Physical Performance Coach to enhance athlete performance and rehabilitation. Candidates should have a BSc and MSc in Sport Science, plus significant experience in elite sport, particularly women's teams. Responsibilities include leading conditioning programs and collaborating closely with coaches. This role offers a chance to impact athletes profoundly and includes benefits like private healthcare and a bonus.

Benefits

26 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Discretionary annual bonus

Lifestyle discounts

Qualifications

• Experience working in an elite sporting environment.
• Experience developing physical development programmes.
• Ability to reflect and adapt working practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead strength and conditioning programmes.
• Collaborate with coaches for pitch-based training.
• Support injury rehab and return-to-play processes.

Skills

Strong relationship building

Data analysis for performance

Experience in elite sport

Education

BSc in Sport Science or related area

MSc in Sport Science or related area

Job description

First Team Physical Performance Coach (MCWFC)

Location: Manchester, GB

Full Time / Part Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

First Team Performance Coach - MCWFC

Closing Date of Applications - 31/12/25

Our Story

Manchester City is an English Premier League club whose roots began in East Manchester. From its first incarnation as St Mark’s West Gorton in 1880, the club became Manchester City FC in 1894. Behind each title lies emotion, moments and memories that resonate with millions of supporters around the world. Manchester City fans are known for their commitment and togetherness, as a Club that fights to the end.

Our Winning Team

MCFC is built on a vision for sustainability, with an academy structure designed to support long-term first team success, to engagement with the communities in which we reside. Together with our passionate fans and valued network of partners, we are developing Manchester City’s future history.

Purpose

We’re looking for a dynamic 1st Team Physical Performance Coach to help drive success at Manchester City Women. In this role, you’ll deliver evidence-based physical performance support, developing players who can perform with high skill and intensity across a demanding season.

As a key member of our Physical Performance Team and wider multidisciplinary group, you’ll work closely with players and coaches to design and deliver integrated strength and conditioning programmes that create meaningful, measurable impact on performance.

If you're passionate about high-performance sport and want to contribute to a world-class environment, this is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference on and off the pitch.

This is Your City

As part of our team, you will be entitled to 26 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, private healthcare and a simply health cash plan, an annual discretionary bonus, plus a range of partnership and lifestyle discounts.

Your Impact

• Lead the planning, delivery, and review of evidence-based strength and conditioning programmes, on and off the pitch, aligned with MCFC Performance Services strategy.
• Work closely with coaches and the physical performance team to design and review pitch-based training that delivers targeted physical outputs.
• Develop training plans that optimise player physical profiles and support progression across positions.
• Deliver evidence-informed S&C support throughout injury rehab and return-to-play, collaborating effectively with the multidisciplinary team.
• Implement and review physical profiling systems to inform individual development plans, S&C programmes, and WITTW insights.
• Support the development and use of monitoring systems (load, wellness, neuromuscular status) to provide actionable insights for MDT decision-making.
• Collaborate with the MDT to plan and deliver recovery and regeneration strategies that maximise adaptation.
• Provide matchday physical performance support to ensure players are fully prepared to perform.
• Contribute to department-wide projects and initiatives that enhance the MCWFC Physical Performance programme.
• Engage in continuous professional development to ensure practice remains aligned with leading research and industry standards.

What we are looking for

Essential Qualifications:

• BSc in Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning or related area.
• A recognised postgraduate qualification (ie MSc) in Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning or related area.
• Significant experience working in an elite sporting environment.
• Significant experience of working effectively within a high-performing interdisciplinary team.
• Significant experience developing and delivering physical development programmes to achieve objective performance impact.
• An ability to develop excellent relationships with players, coaches & the wider MDT.
• An ability to reflect on current working practice & adapt as required.
• An ability to utilise performance related data to inform practice.
• Experience working in elite professional football.
• Previous experience working with elite female athletes/in Women’s sport.
• Experienced delivering/contributing successful physical change in complex injury rehabilitation/return to play programmes.