Temple Facilities Manager 2

Role overview

This position is responsible for overseeing the smooth operation, upkeep, and long-term condition of a temple complex and the related buildings that support it. The role combines financial oversight, maintenance planning, project coordination, and people leadership to ensure facilities remain at the required standard at all times.

Budgeting and financial oversight

• Manage department labor spend, including both employee and contract labor, along with relationships with external service providers.
• Develop and carry out a detailed annual operating plan that covers project expenses, day-to-day costs, preventive maintenance, and repairs across electrical, mechanical, audio-visual, and computer systems.

Construction and maintenance

• Oversee the care and maintenance of the temple and its associated buildings, covering an area of up to approximately 70,000 square feet, such as patron housing, visitor accommodation, the temple president’s residence, missionary training facilities, and area offices.
• Ensure facility standards are consistently upheld during both peak activity and periods when the temple is closed.
• Track project progress, quality, issues, and the purchasing of materials and equipment, and provide regular updates.
• Take part in project close-out activities, including as-built drawings, record archiving, completion documentation, warranty follow-up, and recommendation letters.
• Make sure all work aligns with approved design documents and required standards.
• Monitor project timelines closely to help ensure delivery within approved schedules.
• Implement temple maintenance guides and materials, and evaluate improved maintenance approaches, systems, and equipment.

Leadership and team management

• Supervise the work of employees, which may include a mixed workforce.
• Work with human resources to recruit staff, suggest promotions or other employment status changes, and support performance management.
• Typically lead a team of 10 to 20 employees, including two or more direct supervisors.
• Coordinate with the temple president, other priesthood leaders, supervisors, department specialists, local authorities, architects, general contractors, and local leaders as needed.
• Strengthen the skills and effectiveness of the facilities services team through on-site and remote coaching, mentoring, and training.
• Manage the expectations of roughly 3 to 4 stakeholders.

Required qualifications

• Must hold a Temple Recommend and remain worthy to maintain it.
• Should have a relevant university or post-secondary qualification in Facilities Management, Engineering, the Building Industry, Project Management, or a related discipline, together with at least 6 to 7 years of relevant facilities management experience, or an equivalent mix of education, recognized certification, and experience.
• Needs prior leadership experience in a work setting, with strong people management abilities.
• Should have demonstrated capability in budgeting, financial control, and project management for large facilities.
• Must have broad knowledge of facility systems and operations, including boiler/chiller servicing, electrical motor controls, audio-visual systems, electrical distribution, and plumbing.
• Requires strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office tools.
• Needs excellent spoken and written communication skills, together with strong computer literacy.
• Must be able to communicate effectively in the local language and, where necessary, in English.
• Should be able to follow spoken and written instructions, ask clarifying questions when needed, and support building security and safety requirements.
• Must be able to handle the physical aspects of the role, including extended periods of sitting and computer use.

Additional notes

The role is based in Harare, Zimbabwe and is a full-time position. No salary, stipend, number of openings, or start date were specified in the source information.