Signature Theatre Assistant Facilities Manager Job Opportunity

Signature Theatre Assistant Facilities Manager Job Opportunity

Signature Theatre Company is a nonprofit Off-Broadway theatre company founded in 1991 by James Houghton, initially housed in a black-box space at the Kampo Cultural Center in Manhattan's No

Ho neighborhood. Signature built its reputation on a distinctive model: devoting an entire season to the work of a single living playwright, beginning with Romulus Linney as its first resident writer. Over more than three decades, the company has hosted more than 30 playwrights across three residency programs, including Edward Albee, Horton Foote, Athol Fugard, John Guare, and Sam Shepard, and its artists have received more than 100 awards, including the first-ever Regional Theatre Tony Award given to a New York City company, in 2014.

In 2012, Signature opened The Pershing Square Signature Center, a 75,000-square-foot, three-theatre complex on West 42nd Street designed by Frank Gehry — the largest new theatre center built in New York City in nearly fifty years. The Center includes three performance spaces, two rehearsal studios, a public lobby with a café and bookstore, and administrative offices, and has become a hub for both Signature's own productions and outside rentals and events.

Signature is now led by Artistic Director Emily Shooltz and Executive Director Timothy J. McClimon, and continues to run its Signature Ticket Initiative, which has provided over a million affordable, subsidized tickets to its productions since launch.

Signature Theatre is hiring an Assistant Facilities Manager to support all aspects of operations and maintenance at the Pershing Square Signature Center. Reporting to the Director of Operations, the role works closely with the rentals, production, IT, and Front of House teams to help ensure facilities policies and procedures are effectively incorporated into all activities across the Center. The position combines hands-on building-systems oversight with vendor management, life-safety responsibilities, and support for capital projects.

• Salary: $66,300–$68,300 annualized
• Reports To: Director of Operations
• Department / Programme: Facilities/Operations

• Help ensure all building systems remain in peak condition through weekly, monthly, and bi-monthly maintenance
• Manage facilities day-to-day operations, including acting as liaison between departments during events and rentals, managing crowd control, safety protocols, and anticipating crowd behavior
• Manage contractor and vendor relationships, including projects and maintenance scheduling for HVAC, BMS, electrical systems, plumbing, security, elevators, waste, cleaning, and fire safety systems
• Manage vendor relationships for Front of House spaces, including preventative maintenance needs for the Café Bar and kitchen
• Monitor and check the work of third-party vendors and hourly personnel to ensure high standards are maintained
• Maintain a Fire Life Safety Director certification from the FDNY and help lead the Center's fire safety efforts
• Respond to off-hours emergencies, reporting onsite when necessary, including natural disasters (floods, earthquakes, hurricanes) and potential neighborhood emergencies such as bomb threats and riots
• Provide on-call support outside regular Center hours to address HVAC, fire alarm, and security needs
• Assist the Director of Operations with management of construction and capital projects as needed
• Assess HVAC needs for production schedules, administrative offices, and rentals/events

• Facilities Management
• Arts Administration
• Theatre Operations
• Venue Management
• High school diploma or equivalent
• At least three years of experience working in a large, multi-use facility
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Organizational skills and attention to detail
• Time management skills and proven ability to meet deadlines
• Self-motivated with excellent problem-solving skills and an eye for detail
• Ability to learn and convey technical information to a non-technical audience
• Ability to function well in a high-paced, at times stressful, environment
• Proficient in…