Temple Facilities Manager 2 (Full time) - Fort Bend TX Temple

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints • Houston, TX

7h • Onsite

About The Position

This full-time position is responsible for ensuring the temple reflects the beauty, cleanliness, and sacred nature of the temple experience while maintaining standards established by the First Presidency. The role provides functional leadership to department employees (Assistant Facilities Managers, Custodial, Grounds, Security) for one or more temples. It also involves project management responsibilities for capital expenditure R&I projects, including inspections, reporting, compliance reviews, liaison with local government, permitting, schedule monitoring, and coordinating delivery and installation of furniture/materials. The position requires regular management of other employees, acting as the most senior functional expert in the facility.

Requirements

• Four-year degree in facilities management, building industry, project management or a related field
• Six years of experience in the facilities management industry
• Or equivalent combination of education and work experience. Total of ten years combined education and experience
• Broad understanding of facilities systems and processes such as (boiler/chiller servicing & operations, electrical motor controls, audiovisual, electrical distribution, and plumbing systems)
• Excellent verbal and written communication and computer literacy
• Ability to speak and write in English
• Professional appearance and demeanor
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a temple

Responsibilities

• Regularly manage the work of other employees (may include mixed workforce)
• Responsible, in partnership with HR, to hire or fire employees and recommends advancement, promotion or any other change of status of employees within their reporting line
• Typically manages 10-20 employees, with two or more people supervisors reporting to them
• Responsible for the maintenance of the temple and ancillary buildings associated with the temple complex approximately 70k square feet (e.g., patron housing, visitor's center, temple president's residence, MTC, area offices etc.)
• Responsible to maintain established standards at all times during peak usage and when the temple is closed
• Responsible for managing the expectations of approximately 3-4 key stakeholders
• Excellent job knowledge, skill levels and performance of Temple Facilities Services team by providing on-site and remote training, coaching, and mentoring
• Responsible for implementing temple maintenance guides and materials and testing improved maintenance methods, systems, and equipment
• Responsible for creation and execution of complex annual plan, by overseeing and/or managing project and operational costs, maintenance, preventative maintenance, and repair of electrical, mechanical, audio-visual, and computer systems
• Responsible for department labor costs (contract and employee) and third-party relationships
• Participates in all final close out procedures for project(s) including as-built drawing, archiving, close out process, letter of substantial completion, warranty process, and letter of recommendation
• Ensure project(s) are completed in conformance to design documents and standards requirements
• Communicates with Temple President and other Priesthood leaders, supervisors and department specialists, local governments, architects, general contractors, and local leaders as needed
• Provides regular status reports on project progress, quality, issues, and procurement of materials and equipment
• Monitor project(s) schedule to ensure completion is within approved timelines

Benefits

• Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work.
• The Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
• The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior