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Director of Operations- Internal Candidates Only
Job Location:
Job Location:
Pittsburgh, PA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
21 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
18 October 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
About the Role:
Youll be responsible for providing strategic leadership direction and oversight of the organizations internal operational functions including finance people facilities venue operations safety and risk management vendor management and organizational logistics. This role ensures efficient safe and effective operations that support value-based excellence financial sustainability and the organizations mission while maximizing operational effectiveness and financial stewardship.
What Youll Do:
Youll be responsible for providing strategic leadership direction and oversight of the organizations internal operational functions including finance people facilities venue operations safety and risk management vendor management and organizational logistics. This role ensures efficient safe and effective operations that support value-based excellence financial sustainability and the organizations mission while maximizing operational effectiveness and financial stewardship.
What Youll Do:
- Provide strategic leadership and oversight of all operational functions including production operations facilities management venue operations safety security production planning and organizational logistics.
- Develop in collaboration with education and production annual production calendars organizational operating schedules and facility utilization plans to support performances rehearsals educational programming special events rentals and other organizational activities.
- Develop manage and monitor departmental operating and production budgets capital expenditures facilities costs and production expenses while ensuring responsible financial stewardship and identifying opportunities for operational efficiencies.
- Oversee institutional planning and execution including staffing scheduling technical operations production timelines and coordination among artistic education production and administrative teams.
- Recruit supervise mentor and evaluate production and operations staffwhile fostering a collaborative safety-focused and high-performing work environment.
- Collaborate with Artistic Finance Advancement Education and Patron Services leadership to ensure operational planning supports organizational priorities and strategic initiatives.
- Oversee facility operations maintenance building systems equipment vendor relationships lease agreements and service contracts to ensure safe reliable and efficient facilities.
- Develop implement and monitor organizational safety emergency preparedness security OSHA compliance and risk management programs to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and industry best practices.
- Serve as the primary liaison with theatrical unions facility partners landlords contractors governmental agencies and external vendors regarding operational and production matters.
- Oversee organizational resources technical equipment inventories and capital assets to ensure appropriate maintenance utilization and replacement planning.
- Support grant applications capital projects facility improvement initiatives and organizational planning by providing operational technical and financial information as needed.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable legal ethical financial and reporting requirements
- Knowledge of theatrical business operations facilities management nonprofit operations safety regulations financial systems and performing arts industry practices.
- Embodies and demonstrates the organizations core values.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex operational functions while balancing artistic priorities operational efficiency and financial stewardship.
- Strong leadership team development and project management skills with the ability to successfully manage multiple priorities deadlines and operational initiatives.
- Knowledge of production budgeting facilities management contract administration vendor management and organizational planning.
- Excellent organizational analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and build productive relationships with vendors contractors unions and community partners.
- Builds trust honors commitments and maintains a safe respectful and collaborative work environment.
- Possesses an aptitude for technology and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products with advanced skills in Excel Word and Outlook. Experience with production scheduling software project management systems and facility management platforms is preferred.
- Bachelors degree in Arts Administration Business Administration Operations Management or a related field required. Demonstrated related experience may substitute for preferred education.
- Minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in production management operations management technical theater facilities management or a related field required.
- Minimum of five (5) years of supervisory experience leading multidisciplinary operational or production teams required.
- Demonstrated experience developing and managing complex operating and production budgets production schedules contracts and organizational resources.
- Experience working within professional performing arts organizations including knowledge of theatrical production practices union environments venue operations OSHA regulations and facility management preferred.
Required Experience:
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