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The Facilities Manager is responsible for the stewardship, functioning, and implementation of facility needs to serve the mission of St. James Presbyterian Church.  The Facilities Manager works in cooperation with our Facilities Team to provide administrative oversight and daily operation of our facilities and campus resources for ministry.

Qualifications Desired

• Motivated and comfortable working in a Christian ministry environment
• High integrity and conscientious
• Self-initiator and self-motivated
• Highly knowledgeable and skilled in areas of building maintenance, mechanics, and technologies
• Proficiency with HVAC, plumbing, electrical, communications, fire alarm, security systems, and technology.
• Thorough and detail-oriented
• Good interpersonal skills, able to relate to people of all ages
• Effectively addresses conflict
• Embraces the church’s vision and core values, seeing the role as critical for the church’s overall mission

Responsibilities Overview

Maintenance plan and schedule

• Perform the day-to-day maintenance tasks as required in the Facilities and technology manuals
• Ensure set-up and take-down for all events within the church
• Identify maintenance needs and improvements on an annual basis, aligning with budget planning
• Prioritize, schedule, and implement repairs, maintenance, and improvements of the church’s facilities and technology
• Groundskeeping as needed (weekly mowing, trimming trees, maintaining the sprinkler system, etc.)
• Create an improvement plan with the Facilities and Technology teams.
• Perform minor repairs and/or painting.

Volunteer Recruitment 

• Organize the recruitment, training, coordination, and supervision of volunteers.

Budget

• In cooperation with the Facilities team, develop and submit a proposed budget for Session approval.
• Identify and prioritize needs; oversee and implement solutions.

Management of Sub-contractors 

• Obtain several bids for subcontractor services demonstrating fiscal responsibility and appropriate use of budgeted resources. Coordinate the work of subcontractors:
• Custodial
• HVAC, plumbing, electrical, security, and fire alarm systems
• Landscaping
• Snow removal
• Trash removal
• Pest control

Technology

• Maintain and oversee technology hardware and systems
• Communication systems

Meetings

• Attend staff meetings.
• Attend Facilities Team meetings.
• Attend Session meetings as necessary (rare).

Administration

• Ensure regulatory compliance.
• Advise the Session regarding insurance coverage.
• Oversight of utilities in conjunction with the treasurer
• Collect, organize, and maintain files and resources related to the church’s facility and technologies.

General

• Additional duties as assigned, approved by the Head of Staff.

To Apply: FacilitiesSearch@sjpres.org