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Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum
Mackinaw City, MI
Summary description:
The Maintenance Project Manager supports facility and vessel improvement initiatives by identifying maintenance needs, developing project proposals, and managing projects from concept through completion. Responsibilities include defining scope, timelines, and budgets; obtaining and evaluating quotes from local contractors; coordinating with vendors and stakeholders; and overseeing project execution to ensure quality, safety, and cost control. The participant will manage multiple small-to-medium projects across shipboard systems and museum facilities, document progress, and evaluate outcomes.The Museum will host SkillBridge participants for flexible durations of 30 to 180 days. This role provides hands-on experience aligned with the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Professional (PMP) competencies, including project planning, procurement, stakeholder communication, risk management, scheduling, and performance tracking, contributing qualifying experience toward PMP certification.The Maintenance Project Manager role will include a degree of flexibility, and the Museum will actively collaborate with prospective candidates to align responsibilities and projects with individual career transition goals whenever possible. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and collaborative, with an interest in facilities maintenance, infrastructure improvement, and project management.
Job description:
The Maintenance & Project Manager Training Position at the Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum is designed as a direct career pathway for servicemembers transitioning out of the military into civilian project management, facilities operations, and infrastructure leadership roles. While the museum does not currently maintain open full-time maintenance or project management positions, this role reflects the competencies developed through the program, including project planning, procurement, contractor coordination, budgeting, and facilities oversight, and is aligned with industry standards for Project Management Professional (PMP) career pathways.This position is supported by a strong career placement system that includes structured workforce transition assistance, resume and interview preparation, direct employer introductions, veteran resources, and networking opportunities through regional Chambers of Commerce and partner organizations across Northern Michigan and beyond. Participants benefit from established relationships with employers in facilities management, construction, maritime operations, public infrastructure, museums, tourism boards, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations, ensuring strong pathways into full-time employment upon completion of the program in roles such as project coordinator, facilities manager, maintenance supervisor, and operations project manager.
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Working on a historic vessel requires certain physical abilities. Please consider the following:-Stair Mobility: You must be able to safely traverse many levels of steep indoor and outdoor stairways and ladders throughout the ship.-Endurance: The ability to stand or sit for long periods of time during the day.-Movement: Occasional stretching, bending, and lifting/carrying of light retail items (such as boxes of merchandise).-Weather Tolerance: You must be able to work comfortably in varied outdoor weather conditions.
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