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Due to a planned New York Harbor closure and planned street closures in Lower Manhattan, Governors Island will close at 3PM on Friday, July 4, 2025. More info.

Due to a planned New York Harbor closure and planned street closures in Lower Manhattan, Governors Island will close at 3PM on Friday, July 4, 2025. More info.

Job Openings

Vice Pres­i­dent, Facil­i­ties and Parks
The Vice Pres­i­dent of Facil­i­ties & Parks is respon­si­ble for ensur­ing the pro­vi­sion of util­i­ties and the main­te­nance of a safe and beau­ti­ful envi­ron­ment in the build­ings and pub­lic spaces for the pub­lic and all mem­bers of the Gov­er­nors Island community.

Direc­tor of Hor­ti­cul­ture
The Direc­tor of Hor­ti­cul­ture is respon­si­ble for all aspects of man­age­ment and long-term care of Gov­er­nors Island’s diverse gar­dens. The Direc­tor will shape open space man­age­ment pro­to­cols and lead a pro­fes­sion­al hor­ti­cul­ture team. Must have a hands-on lead­er­ship style, strate­gic vision, in-depth knowl­edge of native plants and eco­log­i­cal gar­den­ing, and an under­stand­ing of arboriculture.

Direc­tor, Real Estate & Plan­ning
The Direc­tor, Real Estate & Plan­ning, will lead pub­lic-pri­vate devel­op­ment projects and leas­ing of assets con­sis­tent with the Island’s mis­sion, includ­ing ground leas­es for both his­toric adap­tive reuse and ground-up devel­op­ment, space leas­es to small­er com­mer­cial and non-prof­it ten­ants, and con­ces­sion agree­ments for pub­lic amenities.

Engi­neer
The Engi­neer will over­see the per­for­mance and main­te­nance of equip­ment and machin­ery on the Island.

Cus­to­di­an (Sea­son­al)
The Sea­son­al Cus­to­di­an will work with a diverse team to achieve the high­est stan­dards of clean­li­ness in build­ings and pub­lic restrooms on the Island.

Allied Uni­ver­sal Secu­ri­ty is seek­ing full time and part time secu­ri­ty staff to sup­port a safe, wel­com­ing atmos­phere on Gov­er­nors Island. Appli­cants must be 18 years of age or old­er with a cur­rent NYS Unarmed Guard license, or the abil­i­ty to obtain such a license. Please email your resume to michael.​trudden@​aus.​com to apply.