Manager, Building Operations

DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 84,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Denver Museum of Nature & Science is seeking a collaborative, hands-on facilities leader to guide Building Operations and keep essential systems running safely and reliably.

You will lead a team, manage budgets, coordinate preventive maintenance, oversee vendors, and advance EMCS/CMMS upgrades while fostering an inclusive, high‑performing culture across departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5 years of experience in building maintenance and repair.
• 3 years of supervisory experience.
• 2 years of project management with construction emphasis.
• Evening/night/weekend and on-call work.

Responsibilities

• Schedules planned maintenance tasks and prioritizes critical repairs.
• Sets staff productivity metrics and reports quarterly to the Director of Facilities.
• Schedules with vendors for life safety, HVAC, electrical and plumbing.
• Recommends upgrades for EMCS and CMMS.
• Oversees shipping/receiving, ensuring safe loading/unloading per DOT.
• Monitors waste and ensures environmental compliance; coordinates disposal.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Project management

Facilities maintenance

Vendor management

Budgets

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CMMS

EMCS

Job description

Help keep discovery running at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. We’re seeking a collaborative, hands‑on facilities leader to guide Building Operations and keep the systems behind our guest experiences running safely, reliably and efficiently.

In this role, you’ll lead and develop a skilled team, coordinate preventive maintenance and urgent repairs, manage vendors, and oversee essential building systems—including HVAC, electrical, plumbing and life safety. You’ll also manage operating budgets, support capital improvements, strengthen maintenance processes and ensure accurate compliance records. Working across Museum departments, you’ll balance daily operational needs with long‑term improvements while building a positive, inclusive team culture.

Job Class: Full Time
Hiring Range: $83,500 - $93,500/annually
Work Schedule:5/8s Mon - Fri, or 4/10s Mon-Thurs or Tues-Fri
Direct Reports: 3

Essential Duties

• Schedules planned maintenance tasks and provides sufficient capacity to react to critical, unanticipated repair needs. Responds as appropriate to maintenance issues by incorporating the activity plan to resolve the issue.
• Establishes clear, written measurements for staff productivity and reports quarterly to Director of Facilities on performance against those measures.
• Selects, schedules and coordinates with vendors related to life safety, conveyances, HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems
• Recommends and implements improvements/upgrades for hardware and software for the Environmental Management Control Systems (EMCS) and Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Oversees shipping and receiving operations, ensuring safe loading and unloading of freight in compliance with DOT guidelines.
• Monitors, tracks, and reports waste volumes and ensures compliance with environmental regulations.Coordinates disposal of regulated waste and unused or expired chemicals and dangerous goods.

Minimum Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5 years of experience in all phases of building maintenance and repair.
• 3 years of supervisory experience.
• 2 years of project management experience with construction emphasis.
• Evening/night/weekend and on-call work.

Ideal Candidate Will Be/Have

Our ideal candidate pairs strong building systems knowledge with thoughtful, people‑centered leadership. You bring experience managing maintenance operations, vendors, budgets and building projects, along with a practical approach to solving problems and improving efficiency. You communicate clearly, collaborate across departments and take pride in developing a skilled team that keeps the Museum safe, reliable and welcoming.