Job Listing: Facilities and Exhibits Manager

Children's Museum of Richmond - Richmond, VA

Closes - open until filled

Title - Facilities and Exhibits Manager 

Compensation - $22-25/hour

Type - full-time

Apply - Interested candidates should forward their resume and cover letter indicating salary expectations to jobs@cmorva.org. No phone calls, please.

Summary - The Children’s Museum is searching for Facilities and Exhibits Manager to help us achieve our mission of inspiring growth in all children by engaging families in learning through play. This is a full time position with benefits that reports to the Director of Operations.

Responsibilities - This position is responsible for the direction of the maintenance and improvement of all areas and facilities and the direction of the Exhibit and Facilities Team to include mentoring, developing, and scheduling. This position manages vendor contracts and relationships. The Facilities and Exhibits Manager maintains and repairs exhibit components including assisting with quarterly safety or maintenance checks, maintains records, tests new and repaired components, and helps install and de-install the museum’s changing exhibits. This position also performs facility repair and daily maintenance of all facilities as needed and supports on and off site events to include installs, break downs, sound systems, décor, tents, stages, and lighting.

Qualifications -

Competencies: Candidates should have a demonstrable passion for the mission and work of the Museum and a strong desire to make a difference in their community. Successful candidates will have strong communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability to work with others from diverse backgrounds. Candidates should have excellent problem solving abilities and be energized, enthusiastic, and focused on providing world-class customer service.

 Skills and Abilities: Experience in light construction or similar trade and five or more years in a facilities role is required. Experience with HVAC, electrical, or plumbing work is highly desired. Experience working with exhibits in a Museum space or creating sets in a theatre space would be ideal. At least two years’ experience managing a team is required. 

Candidates should have a valid unrestricted driver’s license with clean driving record and the ability to pass a background check. This position requires extensive walking, standing, heavy lifting up to fifty pounds, and use of tools. Occasional night or weekend hours may be required.

About: The Children's Museum inspires growth in all children by engaging families in learning through play. At both locations of the Children's Museum, we inspire growth by engaging families in the power of play, knowing that everyone can learn more—and learn better—when they play together. 

Our employee benefits include a generous amount of paid time off, health, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage, HSA with company match, and 401k with company match. And, of course, we offer membership benefits to the museum for your family or a family of your choice.

The Children’s Museum is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniform service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by federal and/or state law. Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.