Royal Ontario Museum Looking for Assistant Vice President, Maintenance and Capital Development (Facilities) at Toronto, Ontario, Canada

WHAT IS The ROM?

Established in 1914, Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is a renowned hub of learning and exploration—a source of daily inspiration for its dedicated workforce. As the highest-rated museum in Canada and among the top ten in North America, our employees take immense pride in their association with us. Museum roles span a wide spectrum, encompassing diverse professions such as computer programmers, graphic designers, educators, and curators. We seek individuals who exemplify unwavering dedication to service excellence and hospitality—those who go the extra mile to ensure our Visitors and Members feel truly welcomed and appreciated.

About The Role

Are you passionate about culture, the arts, natural history, and science? Are you keen on how these elements aesthetically come together to tell the many stories of humanity? And most importantly, are you a collaborative, present servant leader with a technical engineering background and a track record of leading a facilities team with tact, diplomacy, energy, and passion?

The AVP of Facilities is responsible for planning, program management and implementation of best practices for all aspects of building engineering, maintenance, security and housekeeping. The second primary role is involvement in the strategic implementation of an overall capital development plan for the Museum, which includes preventative maintenance planning, repair and rehabilitation capital budgeting, as well as current and future building needs, requirements, acquisition and development.

Reporting into the Chief of Facilities, the AVP will be tasked with overseeing the day-to-day facilities matters at the ROM, including oversight of a multi-million dollar capital budget dedicated to capital projects related to service, maintenance and engineering of the existing facilities. Leading a team that includes unionized staff engineers and mechanics, as well as a large housekeeping team and its manager and team leads, the AVP will oversee a team that is dedicated and committed to ensuring the visitor experience at the ROM is world-class to everyone that walks through their doors.

This is an incredible opportunity for a facilities leader who has an immense amount of pride and satisfaction leading by example. The ROM and its combined

The ROM hosts more than 300 events a year in addition to regular programming, and unique events like RAD (ROM After Dark) offer unique, exciting challenges for this facilities leader.

About You

• The ideal candidate will be a facilities leader with a technical (mechanical engineering) background and education
• A collaborative facilities leader with a track record of empowering their team(s) with a sense of pride and ownership.
• Leadership experience working in a high-traffic, high-priority facilities environment, such as universities and/or other educational institutions, hospitals, LTC facilities, or other large tourism and landmark travel destinations
• Demonstrable success acting as a collaborative partner with other functions, including procurement, guest and client services, and so on. It is critical that the AVP knows how to prioritize & maintain great relationships with other departments & department heads.
• Familiarity with health and safety regulations for public buildings (TSSA, CSA standards).
• Experience with government relations and grant requests, and the RFP process
• Project management experience, from conception to execution, and with managing a multi-million dollar facilities budget
• Poise and efficiency managing high-priority last-minute requests and requirements
• A passion for the arts! Given the nature of the ROM and its prestigious reputation status as a cultural institution, this leader will constantly have client interaction & needs to be an ambassador for the ROM.

Our Benefits

• ROM employees have the opportunity to participate in our pension plan, ensuring their long-term financial security.
• We offer benefits for medical, dental, vision, and Employee Assistance Programs.
• We offer a health spending account to support the healthcare needs of our employees.
• Strong group benefits
• Defined Benefit Pension Plan
• 4 weeks vacation + 5 personal days
• Personal days are provided for employees to take time off for personal matters and well-being.
• ROM employees receive exclusive membership benefits, with free Museum entry and other membership perks.
• Discounts to 200 Ontario attractions.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

At ROM, we consider equity, diversity, and inclusion foundational to our institutional success. We seek to foster a workplace that reflects the diversity of the city and province in which we are located and welcome all qualified and experienced candidates to apply, regardless of their gender, age, sex, race, religion, ethnicity, ability, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

ROM is committed to fair and accessible employment practices. Upon request, suitable accommodations are available under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) to applicants invited to an interview. If you require accommodation or have general inquiries, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at

HEALTH STATEMENT

ROM acknowledges its ongoing commitment to employee health and safety. Employment offers may be conditional upon meeting certain health requirements, which could include proof of immunization against communicable diseases and compliance with health protocols.

IQ PARTNERS is committed to operating an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process, and we encourage candidates of every race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience to apply for this position. We’d be happy to provide accommodation for any candidate that requires assistance due to a disability or medical need. Please contact us at 416-599-4700 or by email at

John Trenholme 416-587-2774