Temple Facilities Manager 2 (Full time) - Saratoga Springs UT Temple

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

11d

About The Position

The Temple Facilities Manager 2 ensures that the temple reflects the beauty, cleanliness, and sacred nature of the temple experience and maintains standards established by the First Presidency. The role provides functional leadership to department employees, including Assistant Facilities Managers and Custodial, Grounds, and Security staff, for one temple and/or up to four smaller temples. The manager is the facility’s most senior functional expert and is responsible for maintaining the temple and associated buildings, approximately 70,000 square feet in total, which may include patron housing, a visitor center, the temple president’s residence, an MTC, and area offices. The manager leads facilities operations and maintenance, develops and executes a complex annual plan, oversees operational and project costs, and manages maintenance, preventive maintenance, and repairs to electrical, mechanical, audiovisual, and computer systems. The role maintains established standards during peak usage and when the temple is closed, implements temple maintenance guides and materials, and tests improved maintenance methods, systems, and equipment. It also supports the training, coaching, and mentoring of the Temple Facilities Services team, both on site and remotely. The position manages capital expenditure R&I projects for facilities, systems, and grounds. Project work includes inspections, reporting, checking compliance with drawings and specifications, coordinating with local government and permitting, monitoring schedules, and coordinating furniture and materials delivery and installation. The manager ensures projects conform to design documents and standards, provides regular progress, quality, issue, and procurement status reports, and participates in project closeout, including as-built drawings, archiving, substantial-completion documentation, warranties, and recommendations. The position regularly manages other employees, typically 10–20 employees, with two or more people supervisors reporting to it. In partnership with HR, the manager is responsible for hiring or firing employees and recommends advancement, promotion, or other status changes for employees in their reporting line. The role is responsible for department labor costs, including contract and employee labor, and third-party relationships, and manages expectations for approximately three to four key stakeholders. It communicates as needed with the Temple President and other Priesthood leaders, supervisors, department specialists, local governments, architects, general contractors, and local leaders. The new manager is expected to start in the first or second week of January; no year is specified.

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.
A total of ten years of combined education and experience.
Broad understanding of facilities systems and processes, including boiler and chiller servicing and operations, electrical motor controls, audiovisual systems, electrical distribution, and plumbing systems.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Computer literacy.
Ability to speak and write in English.
Professional appearance and demeanor.
Ability to meet physical requirements that may include sitting for long periods and using computer monitors and equipment.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

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 Assistant Facilities Managers and Custodial, Grounds, and Security employees for one temple and/or up to four smaller temples.
Maintain the temple and associated buildings in the temple complex, approximately 70,000 square feet, including facilities such as patron housing, a visitor center, the temple president’s residence, an MTC, and area offices.
Maintain established standards during peak usage and when the temple is closed.
Regularly manage the work of other employees, typically 10–20 employees, with two or more people supervisors reporting to the role.
Partner with HR on hiring and firing employees and recommend advancement, promotion, or other employee status changes within the reporting line.
Manage expectations for approximately three to four key stakeholders.
Provide on-site and remote training, coaching, and mentoring to support the job knowledge, skill levels, and performance of the Temple Facilities Services team.
Implement temple maintenance guides and materials and test improved maintenance methods, systems, and equipment.
Create and execute a complex annual plan, overseeing and/or managing project and operational costs, maintenance, preventive maintenance, and repairs to electrical, mechanical, audiovisual, and computer systems.
Manage department labor costs, including contract and employee labor, and third-party relationships.
Manage capital expenditure R&I projects for facilities, systems, and grounds, including inspections, reporting, compliance reviews, local government liaison, permitting, schedule monitoring, and coordination of furniture and materials delivery and installation.
Ensure projects are completed in conformance with design documents and standards requirements.
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 recommendation letters.
Communicate as needed with the Temple President and other Priesthood leaders, supervisors, department specialists, local governments, architects, general contractors, and local leaders.