Conservator Public Art

2 weeks ago


Hamilton, Canada City of Hamilton Full time

**About the City of Hamilton**

**Contribute to the City of Hamilton, one of Canada’s largest cities - home to a diverse and strong economy, an active and inclusive community, a robust cultural and dining scene, hundreds of kilometres of hiking trails and natural beauty just minutes from the downtown core, and so much more. Join our diverse team of talented and ambitious staff who embody our values of sensational service, courageous change, steadfast integrity, collective ownership and being engaged empowered employees. Help us achieve our vision of being the best place to raise a child and age successfully. #BeTheReason**

**JOB POSTING**

JOB ID #: 20331

Conservator Public Art
Planning & Economic Development
Tourism & Culture
28 James St. N

NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 1 Part-Time Regular

UNION/NON-UNION: CUPE Local 5167 Inside

HOURS Of WORK: Up to 24 Hours
- GRADE: L
- SALARY/HOUR: $39.503 - $44.890 per hour- Note: See appropriate Collective Agreement or the Non Union Salary Range for details.

STATUS/LENGTH: Regular

Job Description ID #: 7631

**Vaccine Verification - **As a condition of employment you are required to provide proof that you are fully vaccinated or provide proof of valid exemption satisfactory to the employer prior to your start date. You must acknowledge and agree to comply with any future vaccine policy requirements as an ongoing condition of employment at the City of Hamilton.

**SUMMARY OF DUTIES**

Reporting to the Manager, Public Art and Placemaking and in coordination with the Conservator, Heritage Resource Management, the Conservator, Public Art recommends plans and executes and documents all aspects of the preventive maintenance and treatment conservation programme for the City of Hamilton’s public art. Advises on material and related technical considerations regarding potential public art donations, commissions and collaborations as required.

**GENERAL DUTIES**

Lead the coordination, planning and monitoring of conservation initiatives for the City of Hamilton’s public art and monuments collection, ensuring a cooperative approach to meeting objectives, adherence to schedules and budgets, and any contractual obligations.

Develops and implements the annual work plan for public art conservation and maintenance.

Inspects public art and monuments in the collection to identify appropriate actions and use of resources including preventative solutions, routine maintenance and conservation treatments throughout the lifecycle of each piece.

Plans and executes preventative conservation on existing public art, based on needs assessments, asset condition, researching history, materials, fabrication processes, and conservation best practices; prepares condition reports and treatment proposals.

Oversees treatment for objects in the collection by private conservation professionals when required.

Develops scopes of work, RFQs and RFPs as required. Processes payments.

Monitors the performance of contracted vendors performing conservation treatments and maintenance.

Leads the annual maintenance programme for the City’s public art including hands-on basic cleaning of a variety of media.

Performs conservation treatments of public art in the Tourism and Culture Division’s collection.

Treatments range from basic cleaning and maintenance to more detailed repairs and stabilization work.

Prioritizes treatment work across sites by following a set of established criteria. Reviews site treatment priorities on an annual basis and updates the annual treatment work plan as necessary.

Enters conservation data on collections-information management software

Keeps abreast of current conservation practices. Maintains current standing in professional conservation organization.

Drafts and administers the annual public art capital budget. Reports on the budget to the Manager as required.

Provides advice on public art conservation and maintenance services to managers, staff, and other individuals and organizations to ensure that the best and most appropriate practices are followed.

Conduct technical review of proposals of new public art competitions and donations.

Updates conservation and collections care procedures and documentation as required. Creates new conservation procedures and documentation as required.

Maintains and manages permanent conservation records, including condition reports, treatment reports, photographic images, and technical data on materials used in conservation of the collection.

Works in accordance with the provisions of applicable health and safety legislation and all City of Hamilton corporate and departmental policies and procedures related to occupational health and safety.

Perform other duties as assigned which are directly related to the major responsibilities of the job.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- A post graduate degree or diploma (typically a two
- or three-year program) in the field of conservation or an equivalent combination of education and related work experi



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