Manager, Welfare and Self-Reliance Owner’s Representative (Mgr, Project 3)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints•Salt Lake, UT

About The Position

This position leads a center of excellence and serves as an owner representative, helping provide and maintain facilities that support Welfare and Self-Reliance’s mission and operations. The role provides senior owner-level oversight and accountability for the department’s portfolio of capital construction projects and facilities maintenance, ensuring external service providers deliver projects in accordance with WSRS standards for quality, cost, schedule, safety, and operational function. It focuses on department-level governance, leadership, escalation, and stewardship rather than direct project delivery. This is a people and process manager role. The manager leads the WSRS facilities center of excellence team, manages the WSR real estate portfolio, develops and maintains a department-level facilities budget, and oversees the creation of WSR facilities-related processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
15 years of capital project experience.
Experience overseeing complex, geographically dispersed portfolios.
Strong understanding of contracts and real property transactions.
Ability to lead through influence and governance.
Ability to work effectively with senior leaders and service providers.
Proficiency in standard office and project reporting tools.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a relevant discipline.
Deep understanding of Church facilities processes.
Deep understanding of WSRS operations.
Relevant professional certification, such as PMP, CCM, or CFM; AIA or PE.

Responsibilities

Provide owner-level leadership and oversight for all capital construction projects within Welfare and Self-Reliance Services.
Support alignment between capital projects and long-term strategies.
Maintain accountability for the department’s overall capital project portfolio.
Serve as the primary escalation point for significant project risks and issues.
Oversee the performance of project management service providers.
Ensure accurate project status reporting and KPIs.
Ensure consistent application of WSRS design and construction standards.
Act as a senior communication link between WSRS operations and facilities department service providers.
Resolve complex or high-risk issues.
Meet and regularly exceed defined performance metrics.
Demonstrate judgment, accountability, and stewardship, and build trust through clarity, consistency, and professionalism.
Manage the WSRS facilities center of excellence team.
Manage the WSR real estate portfolio.
Develop and maintain the department-level facilities budget.
Oversee the creation of WSR facilities-related processes.