Senior Director of Facilities, Buildings & Grounds Capital Outlay

Senior Director of Facilities, Buildings & Grounds, & Capital Outlay

Full time

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Post closes on Friday, March 20, 2026 at 11:55 PM EST.

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Title
:
Senior Director of Facilities, Buildings & Grounds, & Capital Outlay

Hiring Range
: $115,000 - $145,000 commensurate with experience

Pay Band
: 6

Agency
:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Location
: VMFA, 200 N Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23220

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond is one of the largest comprehensive art museums in the United States. VMFA’s growing encyclopedic collection houses more than 50,000 works of art spanning 6,000 years of world history.

Our holdings include the largest public collection of Fabergé outside of Russia, the finest collection of Art Nouveau outside of Paris and one of the nation’s finest collections of American art. VMFA is also home to important collections of Chinese art, English silver, French Impressionism, Post impressionism, British sporting art, and modern and contemporary art, as well as renowned South Asian, Himalayan, and African art.

Recently named the 11th-best art museum in the United States by The Washington Post, VMFA is the only US art museum open 365 days a year with free general admission.

VMFA is a state-supported, privately endowed educational institution created for the benefit of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its purpose is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret art, to encourage the study of the arts, and thus to enrich the lives of all.

We are currently seeking applications for an exceptional individual to join our Building and Grounds Department as a Senior Director of Facilities, Buildings and Grounds, and Capital Outlay.

Reporting to the CFO, the Senior Director of Facilities, Buildings & Grounds, and Capital Outlay provides strategic leadership and executive oversight for all physical assets, infrastructure systems, and capital development initiatives. This role is responsible for the stewardship, modernization, and long‑term sustainability of a complex, high‑visibility campus that blends historic structures, contemporary architecture, public spaces, and specialized environments for art conservation and public viewing.

The Senior Director serves as the agency’s primary facilities executive, overseeing a multidisciplinary team and managing relationships with state oversight bodies, design and construction partners, regulatory authorities, and community stakeholders. This position is critical to the visitor experience and fundamental to the Museum’s mission to serve all Virginians.

• Develop and execute a comprehensive facilities strategy aligned with the agency’s mission, long‑term strategic plan, and capital priorities.
• Oversee operations, maintenance, and lifecycle planning for 11 buildings exceeding 700,000 sf.
• Ensure the reliability and performance of critical systems, including HVAC, life safety, security, and environmental controls for art preservation.
• Oversee all capital outlay processes in accordance with Commonwealth of Virginia requirements, including project initiation, budgeting, procurement, and reporting.
• Serve as the Museum‑side point of contact for a major 173,000 sf expansion project and 45,000 sf renovation project scheduled to begin in 2026.
• Manage relationships with architects, engineers, construction managers, JOC contractors, service vendors and state oversight entities (e.g., DGS, DEB).
• Oversee feasibility studies, design development, approved project construction administration, commissioning, and project closeout.
• Direct the care and enhancement of 10 acres of curated, horticulturally managed public spaces.
• Ensure landscape design, maintenance, and sustainability practices support the agency’s aesthetic, environmental, and public‑use goals.
• Maintain full compliance with state building codes, environmental regulations, ADA requirements, and safety standards.
• Develop and manage operating budgets, capital budgets,…