Temple Facilities Manager 2 (Full time) - Orem UT Temple

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

About The Position

The Temple Facilities Manager 2 is the most senior functional expert at the facility and provides functional leadership for Temple Facilities Services employees, including Assistant Facilities Managers, Custodial, Grounds, and Security staff. The role supports one temple and/or up to four smaller temples and is responsible for maintaining the temple and associated buildings, approximately 70,000 square feet, while ensuring they reflect the beauty, cleanliness, and sacred nature of the temple experience and meet standards established by the First Presidency. The manager maintains established standards during peak use and when the temple is closed, develops employee knowledge and performance through training and coaching, and manages departmental labor costs and third-party relationships. The position creates and executes a complex annual plan covering project and operating costs, maintenance, preventive maintenance, and repair of electrical, mechanical, audio-visual, and computer systems. It implements temple maintenance guides and materials and tests improved maintenance methods, systems, and equipment. The role regularly manages employees, typically 10–20, with two or more supervisors reporting to it, and partners with HR on hiring, termination, and recommendations about employee advancement or status changes. The manager also oversees capital expenditure repair and improvement projects for facilities, systems, and grounds. Responsibilities include inspections, compliance reviews against drawings and specifications, coordination with local government and permitting, schedule monitoring, and coordination of furniture and materials delivery and installation. The manager communicates with temple and Church leaders, supervisors, department specialists, local governments, architects, contractors, and local leaders; provides regular progress, quality, issue, and procurement reports; and participates in project closeout, including as-built drawings, archiving, substantial-completion documentation, warranties, and recommendations. Church employees use their talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work by maintaining places for Church members to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances. Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. The Church is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.

Requirements

Four-year degree in facilities management, the building industry, project management, or a related field.
Six years of experience in the facilities management industry, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience totaling ten years.
Broad understanding of facilities systems and processes, such as boiler and chiller servicing and operations, electrical motor controls, audiovisual systems, electrical distribution, and plumbing systems.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and computer literacy.
Ability to speak and write in English.
Professional appearance and demeanor.
Ability to sit for long periods and use computer monitors and equipment.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Must be a member of the Church and worthy of a temple recommend.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a temple.

Responsibilities

Ensure the temple reflects the beauty, cleanliness, and sacred nature of the temple experience and maintain standards established by the First Presidency.
Provide functional leadership to department employees, including Assistant Facilities Managers, Custodial, Grounds, and Security staff, for one temple and/or up to four smaller temples.
Regularly manage employee work; typically oversee 10–20 employees, including two or more reporting supervisors.
Partner with HR on hiring and termination and recommend employee advancement, promotion, or other changes in status within the reporting line.
Maintain the temple and ancillary buildings associated with the temple complex, approximately 70,000 square feet.
Maintain established standards during peak usage and when the temple is closed.
Manage expectations of approximately three to four key stakeholders.
Provide on-site and remote training, coaching, and mentoring to improve the Temple Facilities Services team’s job knowledge, skills, and performance.
Implement temple maintenance guides and materials and test improved maintenance methods, systems, and equipment.
Create and execute a complex annual plan, overseeing or managing project and operational costs, maintenance, preventive maintenance, and repair of electrical, mechanical, audio-visual, and computer systems.
Manage departmental labor costs, including contract and employee labor, and third-party relationships.
Oversee capital expenditure repair and improvement projects for facilities, systems, and grounds, including inspections, compliance reviews, government liaison, permitting, schedule monitoring, and coordination of furniture and materials delivery and installation.
Ensure projects conform to design documents and standards requirements.
Communicate with the Temple President, other Priesthood leaders, supervisors, department specialists, local governments, architects, general contractors, and local leaders as needed.
Provide regular status reports on project progress, quality, issues, and procurement of materials and equipment.
Monitor project schedules to ensure completion within approved timelines.
Participate in final project closeout procedures, including as-built drawings, archiving, closeout processes, substantial-completion letters, warranty processes, and letters of recommendation.