Museum Operations Lead – Onsite Program Manager

Swingtech; New London (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 PTO days

11 paid holidays

Medical Insurance with 3 options (HSA)

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Short/Long-term Disability

Life insurance and AD&D

401k with company match

Annual training budget

Referral bonus

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

Swingtech seeks an experienced Museum Operations Program Manager to lead contractor-supported operations for a high-profile federal museum, onsite in New London, CT. You will supervise staff, manage budgets, and coordinate visitor services, education, IT/AV, exhibits, and events while liaising with Government stakeholders.

The role requires 7+ years in museum leadership, strong planning, and a track record of delivering quality, compliant operations in a nonprofit or public setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Museum Studies, Art History, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field.
• At least seven years of progressively responsible leadership experience in a museum, cultural institution, public attraction, or similar nonprofit environment.
• At least three years of experience managing personnel and budgets.
• Demonstrated experience with workforce supervision, performance management, recruitment, and employee retention.
• Experience planning and monitoring operating budgets and labor expenditures.
• Knowledge of museum operations, including collections care, registration, exhibition production, visitor services, and facility operations.
• Experience translating strategic objectives into annual work plans, performance measures, and actionable priorities.
• Strong written communication, stakeholder-management, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Direct and oversee all contractor-provided museum support services and personnel.
• Serve as the principal contractor liaison with the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative.
• Manage staffing, scheduling, performance, recruitment, onboarding, retention, and replacement activities.
• Ensure continuous operational coverage, including weekends, holidays, employee absences, and special events.
• Implement and maintain the Quality Control Plan, Standard Operating Procedures, performance metrics, and corrective-action processes.
• Monitor staffing costs, invoicing support, labor utilization, deliverables, and performance records.
• Lead transition, phase-in, readiness, and continuity-of-operations activities.
• Coordinate support for visitor services, volunteer programs, educational activities, IT/AV systems, exhibits, and museum events.
• Ensure compliance with security, suitability, safety, accessibility, Government property, and non-personal-services requirements.
• Conduct performance meetings and maintain required reports, meeting minutes, action logs, and risk trackers
• Manage deficiencies and operational risks without relying on Government personnel to supervise contractor employees.
• Support implementation of Government-approved museum policies while recognizing that the Government retains final authority over policy, collections, safety, public access, and program content.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Staff management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Museum Studies or related field

Tools

Collection-management systems

Job description

Swingtech seeks an experienced Museum Operations Program Manager to lead contractor-supported operations for a high-profile federal museum, onsite in New London, CT. You will supervise staff, manage budgets, and coordinate visitor services, education, IT/AV, exhibits, and events while liaising with Government stakeholders.

The role requires 7+ years in museum leadership, strong planning, and a track record of delivering quality, compliant operations in a nonprofit or public setting.