Maintenance & Historic Preservation Manager- Yosemite

Aramark•Yosemite Valley, CA

3d•$90,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role is based in Yosemite National Park and is responsible for validating, overseeing, and leading maintenance projects in historic buildings and landscapes. The manager will also oversee all maintenance and repair functions at The Ahwahnee hotel, a National Historic Landmark. The Historic Preservation Maintenance Manager (HPMM) evaluates detailed work parameters, including skills, time, material, and equipment required, as well as site conditions and accessibility for each historic preservation project. The manager develops preliminary schedules, cost estimates, and summary justifications for client (National Park Service) approval, ensuring compliance with on-demand processes and approval criteria. The HPMM coordinates the scheduling and implementation of historic preservation work with team members, including on-site General Maintenance Staff, Regional Facility Maintenance Managers, and Regional Hotel Operations Managers. Status reporting on labor utilization, completion milestones, and costs is required. Additionally, the HPMM supervises and manages all facility maintenance and engineering services at The Ahwahnee, a 121-room historic hotel. The role involves supervising and developing team members' skills in Historic Preservation and maintaining current knowledge to answer questions regarding historic preservation procedures, policies, and directives.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years Historic preservation experience and/or knowledge including but not limited to the stabilization, repair, rehabilitation, restoration, and/or maintenance of historic structures.
Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Experience and proficiency with project management and scheduling solutions in technical operations and all aspects of planning, staffing, scheduling, and cost estimating.
Administrative experience related to project management, including safety cost tracking, progress monitoring, reporting and corrective action planning.
Experience and/or knowledge in the stabilization, repair, rehabilitation, restoration, and/or maintenance of historic structures.

Responsibilities

Know and uphold Aramark’s policies, procedures and Service Agreement with the client.
Take ownership of property-wide wide facilities, infrastructure and grounds, and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance facility performance, operating effectiveness and cost efficiency.
Customarily and regularly directs the work of at least two full-time historic preservation tradesmen and at least five full-time general maintenance workers. Directs the work contractors as needed.
Responsible for developing and executing maintenance solutions to meet customer needs and client expectations.
Leads, mentors, engages and develops teams to maximize their contributions, including recruiting, assessing, training, coaching, and managing performance.
Rewards and recognizes employees.
Ensures safety and sanitation standards in operation are compliant with Aramark and client regulations.
Engage the executive leadership and project managers to gauge client priorities with regard to historic preservation initiatives to separate, consolidate, defer or pursue project requests based on the client’s plans for site development.
Assist in forecasting demand levels and priorities for the site repairs, upgrades and improvements.
Receive and log historic preservation project requests, perform initial review of scope and work requirements, determine appropriate disposition and communicate with the Client for approval to proceed or support in informing requestor of alternative resolution to needs.
Demonstrate competency and ensure compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and the catalog of NPS Historic Preservation Briefs.
Ensure compliance with safety and building codes and regulations, and technology standards and constraints.
Estimate schedule and cost, document the project’s justification and submit approval. Revise as required and resubmit; or, if denied, inform requestor and, if possible, suggest options.
Upon client approval, orient operations and support staff to project plan; confirm project supervisor’s understanding and ownership of plan; assist in modifying the plan to meet conditions of work, resource availability and changing customer requirements.
Seek further approvals if scope, schedule or costs vary significantly from approved plan.
Assist team members to select the appropriate tools, decides on the methods and techniques to use, and directs the team to carry out assignments.