Buildings & Grounds Associate
Buildings & Grounds Associate
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Position Description
Updated June 2 2025
Title: Buildings & Grounds Associate
Division: Operations & Finance
Reports to: Sr. Director of Facilities
Position Status: Full-time; Non-Exempt
Pay Range: $18 - $20/hour
Position summary:
The Buildings & Grounds Assistant provides repairs and efficiently and economically maintains museum facilities and grounds to meet conservation preservation and comfort needs.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Regularly maintain the care and repair of museum-owned facilities and equipment including but not limited to landscaping signage lighting and guest facilities
- Assist with preventative maintenance tasks on museum-owned facilities and equipment as prescribed by manufacture specifications code requirements and/or industry standards in a timely manner with limited supervision
- Respond to and perform staff generated work requests
- Provide on-call response to emergencies
- Assist management and staff with special projects as directed
- Assist Security and Facility Services departments as needed
- Perform other duties as assigned
Knowledge Skills & Abilities Necessary:
- Knowledge of the methods materials and equipment used in planting cultivating and trimming a variety of types of trees shrubs ground cover flowers and grasses
- Awareness of building operation systems
- Familiar with building blueprints equipment schematics and other instructional manuals
- Demonstrate mechanical aptitude
- Ability to stand for extended periods of time and to perform manual duties to include climbing bending stooping pushing and pulling
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50lbs
- Good customer service skills
Education & Experience Requirements:
- Previous groundskeeping experience
- Possess mechanical ability in plumbing electrical mechanical or related field
- Interest in commercial maintenance building operations
Note & Special Requirements:
- May require early morning evening and weekend hours.
- Work will occur at Virginia Museum of History & Culture (428 N. Athur Ashe Boulevard) and Virginia House (4301 Sulgrave Road)
Application:
If interested in this job opportunity please apply and upload your cover letter and resume to
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture is owned and operated by the Virginia Historical Society - a private non-profit organization established in 1831. The historical society is the oldest cultural organization in Virginia and one of the oldest and most distinguished history organizations in the nation. For use in its state history museum and its renowned research library the historical society cares for a collection of nearly nine million items representing the ever-evolving story of Virginia.
The Virginia Historical Society is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
