Journeyman Mason

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Who We Are

Founded in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit educational, historic, and cultural institution that owns and operates one of the largest and best-known museum complexes in the world. Our mission is “that the future may learn from the past” through preserving and restoring 18th-century Williamsburg, Virginia’s colonial capital. We engage, inform, and inspire people to learn about this historic capital, the events that occurred here, and the diverse peoples who helped shape a new nation.

Today, Colonial Williamsburg is the largest living history museum in the U.S. The Historic Area is the 301-acre restored colonial capital with 89 original buildings and 525 buildings reconstructed to how they appeared in the 18th century through extensive archaeological, architectural, and documentary research. The Historic Area is staffed by highly trained, historically dressed interpreters and expert tradespeople who bring the 18th century to life.

The Foundation also owns and operates two world-class museums, the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, the Bob and Marion Wilson Teacher Institute, and a renowned research library, the John D Rockefeller Jr Library.

Additionally, Colonial Williamsburg is home to five world class accommodations at the Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg Lodge Autograph Collection, the Griffin Hotel, the Williamsburg Woodlands Hotels and Suites, and the unique Colonial Houses in the Historical Area. Visitors may also indulge in food and drink at our many on-site restaurants and taverns that blend a historically inspired dining experience with today’s evolved tastes.

Each year over 5 million people visit Williamsburg and another 20 million engage with us digitally.

The Journeyman Mason provides support to all Foundation operations for high level masonry skills in the alteration, construction, and/or repair of 18th century and modern buildings and reconstructed buildings, support buildings and building and landscape components; such as steps, brick walks, walls, chimney's, fireplaces, plaster, ceramic tile, etc.

• Provides high level masonry skills using 18th century techniques and hand tools to repair, alter, or construct buildings, walls, walks, chimneys and steps.
• Ensures proper use of power tools where permitted.
• Completes tasks related to work layout, site preparation, selective removal of existing material, flashing, stairs, walls, chimneys, walks, preservation of original and reproduction work; integrate installation of plumbing, wiring, heating, and air conditioning.
• Ensures safe operation of grinders, saw, chisels, scaffolding, and vibrating compactors acquired by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation for use in the masonry trade operation.
• Supports Facilities Maintenance, Museums, and various other departments throughout the Foundation.
• Uses non-electric hand tools when necessary to perform work to meet Colonial Williamsburg's quality and historical standards.
• Provides maintenance of all shop machinery and masonry storage areas (as assigned by the foreman), general housekeeping, and other related tasks.
• Identifies and acts on safety hazards within the shop and other areas throughout the Foundation.
• Interacts with customers to ensure satisfaction with costs, timeliness and quality of the job.
• Provides on-the-job training, education, and teaching to trainees or interns assigned and assumes a mentor role when requested.
• This position requires availability to be on call/callback and to work nights, weekends or shift work as required by Foreman. On call duties require responding to after hours, weekend, and holiday work needs.

This is a non-exempt position, eligible to receive overtime in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This position may be subject to overtime during high peak times, etc. as directed and approved by the supervisor.

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Must have 5 years of…