Buildings and Landscape Onsite Coordinator

Position Title: Buildings and Landscape Onsite Coordinator

Supervisor: Buildings and Landscape Manager

Supervises: Seasonal staff 

Employee Status: Year-round, full time

Location: In-person, Shelburne, VT

Time Commitment:  Typical 5 and half days, including on-call weekends and holidays      

Salary Range:   $40,000 - $45,000  (with on-site housing)

Who We’re Looking for

You are excited by the opportunity to support all aspects of maintaining a large, complex working educational campus. Working with the Buildings and Landscape Manager, and grounds and facilities teams, you’ll perform diversified duties to troubleshoot, improve, repair, protect, and maintain campus facilities and equipment. Important functions of this position include providing support for both grounds and facilities operations, working closely with other teams on supporting the farm’s education, visitor, and community programs, and serving as an on-site emergency response person. 

What You’ll Do

• Assist the Buildings and Landscape Manager and Shelburne Farms team with 24/7 coordination and support for day to day campus stewardship, operating systems, and services to advance the nonprofit’s mission and goals.
• Coordinate and facilitate preparation and breakdown for Farm and community events, functions, and programs (program committee).
  • Weather monitoring, traffic management, parking, event set-up and take-down
• Provide emergency first response and support accident prevention, building and life safety, and security support for guests, residents, and staff
  • Serve as emergency on-site manager (working with emergency response coordinator)
  • Oversee surveillance systems

• Conduct beach water quality testing
• Coordinate farm vehicle maintenance as needed
• Support general farm operations 
  • Winter road maintenance, snow removal from walkways, inn maintenance during open season, etc.
• Buildings maintenance focus on east campus - Farm Barn, Welcome Center and Breeding Barn
• Assist with planning and cost management of buildings and landscape maintenance.

Core Qualifications (All candidates must meet these qualifications to be considered for the position)

• Relevant education and/or work experience in mechanical, electrical, plumbing, H.V.AC., and building trades
• Able to work independently as needed
• Valid driver's license that meets the minimum requirements:
  • No more than one at-fault accident, two minor moving violations, or two non-moving violations within the past year AND
  • Zero major moving violations within the past three years (examples: driving with suspended/invalid license, DUI, reckless driving). No more than two major moving violations in the past 10 years
• Computer and internet proficiency to include Google Suite tools
• Level head in stressful situations
• Able to work longer weeks during peak demand periods and flexible to work evenings, weekends, holidays

Additional Valued Qualifications  (Helpful for success in this role, but not required to apply)

• Certifications: Certifications such as a Journeyman Plumber, Electrical, or HVAC License are helpful but not required for this role.
• Mission-aligned: You are excited to be part of the Shelburne Farms’ mission to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future and you understand how important your role is for advancing the Farm’s mission. 
• Comfortable with technology: You can learn and navigate new technologies.
• Inclusive Team Member and Leader: You will supervise seasonal staff, lead by doing and enjoy being part of a team working toward shared goals. You enjoy working with individuals and groups of diverse backgrounds.
• Communicator: You are curious, a clear communicator, and feel comfortable sharing information without judgment and focusing on the opportunity to learn and engage. You also seek feedback from others to learn how you can better support those around you.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Work in outdoors under all weather conditions
• Move over uneven terrain
• Move up and down a ladder up to 8 feet.
• Moving while carrying items that weigh up to 75 lbs
• Work with and around large farm animals
• Operate tools and equipment using safety precautions

Benefits 

Benefits for full-time, year-round employees include:

• Medical, long-term disability, life insurance, a 401(k) with a potential annual match, and paid time off.
• More details about our full benefits package are available here for review.

To Apply

We'd love to hear from you if you’re passionate about maintaining large, complex buildings and grounds, while living on a working educational campus.

Submit your application to jobs@shelburnefarms.org with “Buildings & Landscape Onsite Coordinator” in the subject line. 

All submissions will be acknowledged and are confidential.

• In your application, please include responses to the following questions. These are not meant to be a writing exercise but to introduce yourself meaningfully.
  • How did you hear about the position, and what draws you to it?
  • Tell us about your unique characteristics and life experience that will help you thrive in this role.
  • What stands out about the Farm’s commitment to Equity & Inclusion, and how do you see your role contributing to this ongoing work?

At Shelburne Farms, we value equitable access to employment opportunities and career growth as central to our vision for a sustainable future. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and strongly stand against discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to shifting our resources towards amplifying and uplifting historically marginalized communities to provide a fair and just opportunity for employment. Candidates with diverse backgrounds and lived experiences are strongly encouraged to apply