Procurement Assistant

About the role

The Conservation Program Manager implements the coordination of priority undertakings of the Bureau of Historic Site’s (BHS) Conservation Unit’s programs and projects, ensuring that projects maintain timeliness through effective communication with the conservators and other BHS departments. The Manager also oversees the conservation program’s laboratory environment, equipment, and environmental controls, and assists the staff who treat and conserve the agency’s historic collections.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate priority undertakings of the BHS Conservation Unit’s programs and projects, maintaining timeliness through effective communication with conservators and other BHS departments.
• Oversee the conservation program’s laboratory environment, equipment, and environmental controls.
• Assist staff who treat and conserve the agency’s historic collections.
• Develop and manage Conservator work programs and coordinate projects between labs, other BHS units, and OPRHP facilities.

Qualifications

• Science background and training sufficient to develop and manage conservation work programs.
• Advanced knowledge of profession‑wide conservation principles, practices, and ethics established by the American Institute for Conservation (AIC).
• Familiarity with the seven conservator disciplines (textiles, paintings, frames and gilded objects, furniture and wooden objects, decorative arts, paper, and architecture) and related laboratory safety and management.

Pay

$90,000 to $114,000 with benefits package.

Schedule

Full‑time; 37.5 hrs/week; Monday – Friday.

Benefits

Includes a benefits package (details provided in the official posting).

Application deadline: COB, Wednesday, October 14, 2026.