Job DescriptionJob Description
The Opportunity
The Building Operations Manager will oversee and perform repairs and maintenance of the WHC main building, and the landmarked historic houses. They will be responsible for ensuring that facilities are clean, safe and machinery, equipment and codes are in compliance with all required regulations and standards. More specifically, this position will manage and oversee the maintenance of fire, plumbing, electrical and security systems in the administrative building/offices and the historic homes.
Primary Responsibilities
● Manages and coordinates the maintenance/custodial staff including scheduling, time off requests, performance management, and coaching/mentoring.
● Collaborates with the Operations Director on the facilities budget including submission of purchase orders for expenses and repairs.
● Reports all needed repairs immediately and works collaboratively with Operations Director to identify solutions.
● Maintains the supply and equipment inventory and maintenance logs.
● Oversees and performs daily custodial and maintenance duties including routine inspection of the facility, equipment and grounds, and historic homes.
● Ensures that all bathroom facilities are clean and sanitized, floors washed and supplies restocked as needed on a daily basis.
● Ensures that all ground surfaces and floors of WHC are power washed and cleaned regularly.
● Cleans and picks up trash inside the building, on the grounds, around the site’s perimeter exterior, and parking lot on a daily basis.
● Ensures all carpeted areas in the main building of WHC are washed and cleaned regularly.
● Coordinates with contractors and vendors as needed in collaboration with the Operations Director.
● Performs or coordinates electrical, carpentry, plumbing and restorative repairs as needed.
● Oversees and executes seasonal snow removal.
● Supervises facility usage in relation to events and space rentals alongside the Operations Manager and Operations Director.
● Coordinates opening/closing during WHC business hours and for scheduled rentals/events.
● Serves as liaison for capital projects along with the Operations Director.
● Performs other duties as required.
Company DescriptionWeeksville Heritage Center is an historic house museum and cultural center in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. We use preservation, education, arts, and civic engagement to examine, interrogate and explore the history of Weeksville, a pre-Civil War free Black community. Weeksville’s legacy of social and intellectual self-determination holds great meaning for the African Diaspora but has universal relevance at this precarious time in American history. As a community hub, WHC provides a physical and virtual convening space for the Black community. As a presenter of first-rate artistic programming and facilitator of thought leadership, we leverage our inspiring history to serve as a thought-center, hosting leading activists, artists, writers, educators, and community members as they explore the Black experience and the process of community-making. Through exhibitions, residencies, symposia, artistic partnerships and events, and research, we offer a space to grapple with contemporary social issues through the lens of our unique piece of American history. We also conduct conservation efforts by promoting oral history, genealogy, digital storytelling, and other forms of accessible historical research. Lastly, as an education space, we draw on our tactile connection to our history to educate, enrich and inspire generations to come.Company DescriptionWeeksville Heritage Center is an historic house museum and cultural center in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. We use preservation, education, arts, and civic engagement to examine, interrogate and explore the history of Weeksville, a pre-Civil War free Black community. Weeksville’s legacy of social and intellectual self-determination holds great meaning for the African Diaspora but has universal relevance at this precarious time in American history. As a community hub, WHC provides a physical and virtual convening space for the Black community. As a presenter of first-rate artistic programming and facilitator of thought leadership, we leverage our inspiring history to serve as a thought-center, hosting leading activists, artists, writers, educators, and community members as they explore the Black experience and the process of community-making. Through exhibitions, residencies, symposia, artistic partnerships and events, and research, we offer a space to grapple with contemporary social issues through the lens of our unique piece of American history. We also conduct conservation efforts by promoting oral history, genealogy, digital storytelling, and other forms of accessible historical research. Lastly, as an education space, we draw on our tactile connection to our history to educate, enrich and inspire generations to come.
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