Manager Heritage Resource Management - Hamilton, Canada - City of Hamilton

City of Hamilton

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JOB POSTING
JOB ID #: 21474

Manager Heritage Resource Management
Planning & Economic Development
Tourism & Culture
Lister Block

NUMBER OF VACANCIES:
1 Full-Time Regular

UNION/NON-

UNION:
Non Union Mgmt Professional

HOURS Of

WORK:
35.00 per week

GRADE:
SALARY/

HOUR:
$ $80.099 per hour- Note: See appropriate Collective Agreement or the Non Union Salary Range for details.

STATUS/

LENGTH:
Regular

Job Description ID #: 1026

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

Reporting to the Director, Tourism and Culture responsible for the operation of the Heritage Resource Management Section, including: the operation of eight (8) museums; preservation, maintenance of city-owned heritage resources (25 major structures and over 100 monument, fountains, plaques and cenotaphs) throughout the city (including long range adaptive re-use planning, maintenance, preservation, capital planning and implementation and, contract management; management and preservation other cultural collections; additional heritage presentation projects throughout the City; and development of city-wide heritage policies.

Responsible for recommending policies, preparing business plans and performance measures in developing and evaluating immediate and long-term service delivery strategies for heritage resource management in the City using cultural resource management best practices.

GENERAL DUTIES:

Lead the operations of various museums, historic sites, collections and other heritage services while meeting predetermined revenue, expenditure and service level targets.

Responsible for collections and heritage resources owned and managed by the City; collections and resources owned by other external agencies and managed by the City; and, collections and resources owned by the City and managed by external agencies.

Lead the preservation of city owned heritage resources throughout Hamilton including: National Historic Sites, Museums, Heritage Buildings, Cenotaphs and Monuments including property management services such as building maintenance and repair, custodial services, alterations and space allocation as required.

Lead the development, implementation and management of ongoing preventative maintenance, asset management and quality assurance programs and capital planning and capital project work for all buildings and facilities under the ownership of the City of Hamilton under control of the Culture Division.

Manage the preparation of proposals, plans, specifications and cost estimates for operations and maintenance contracts, and capital projects; negotiates and prepares contracts with outside consultants including architects and landscape architects, mechanical, electrical and structural engineers, specialist conservation consultants; reviews proposals, plans and specifications for all engineering and architectural construction, renovation and restoration projects associated with the Culture Division's facilities; provides technical consultation on specific facility and capital project issues as required.

Manage and prepare long range plans and forecasts for operational, maintenance and capital requirements; coordinates capital budget for the Culture Division's infrastructure.

Lead the development, implementation and on-going management of City-wide heritage policies and plans, including built heritage inventories, heritage landscape plans, heritage district plans.

Liaise with community, stakeholders and staff of various City Departments on the plan development process.

Ensure that Heritage Resource Management Section units meet or exceed the benchmark standards established by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport museum and historic site operation including: governance, staff development, collections management, conservation, exhibitions, research, interpretation and education, financial management.

Responsible for the long term cultural resource management of 6 national historic sites designated by the National Historic Site and Monument Board of Canada and the 25 major structures designated as heritage buildings under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.

Lead the provision of best practice public heritage programs for citizens of all ages at city owned and operated sites.

Position the Heritage Resource Management Section as a lead resource and advisor in the provision of public heritage programs thro