The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in the search for a Head of Engineering & Facilities. Please click to view the full position description or to nominate/apply.
MFAH seeks a hands-on senior facilities manager to take charge of all building maintenance and repair, landscaping, construction projects, infrastructure, HVAC, electrical and mechanical systems, and associated services provided across the museum’s main campus and other properties. This role requires a person who is deeply familiar with the specific challenges of managing a fully renovated campus facility (14 acres) in the heart of an urban environment as well as off-campus properties in several locations (32+ acres). Main campus buildings are themselves considered to be works of art, and this sensibility informs the daily work of the Engineering & Facilities team.
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston functions as an integrated visual arts experience and is counted among North America’s largest museums. MFAH has permanent collections spanning more than 6,000 years of history with 64,000 works from six continents; a newly redeveloped main campus encompassing 14 acres in the heart of Houston’s Museum District; and 300,000 square feet of permanent and temporary exhibition space. The museum also boasts a variety of horticultural features and visually stunning gardens, fountains and outdoor exhibition areas; restaurants and arts-themed retail shops; a school, classrooms, lecture hall and research facilities; archives, libraries and conservation facilities; administrative offices. The museum employs more than 663 permanent and temporary staff funded solely by MFAH, with 400 docents, supporting the educational mission and 1,500 volunteers supporting a broad range of MFAH activities, and has an annual budget of approximately $70 million.
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For additional information or to apply, please contact Dennis Hanthorn & Steven Oppenheim at info[at]moppenheim[dot]com.