Area Planning Manager 2 - USSE Area

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is seeking a facilities planning professional to help design and manage long‑term master plans for church meetinghouses and related properties. This role supports temporal affairs and coordinates with area leadership to forecast budgets and schedules for future site acquisitions and constructions.

You will guide planning decisions, work with ecclesiastical leaders, and supervise a team of staff and missionaries to deliver practical, cost-aware

Qualifications

• B.S. degree with 10 years in planning, management, finance or related discipline.
• MBA or equivalent preferred.
• Exposure to multiple business functions and ability to perform detailed analyses.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective negotiation and presentation abilities.
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets and presentations.
• Travel within the area as needed.

Responsibilities

• Analyze current and future facility needs across the Area and develop master plans, budgets, schedules, and real estate timelines.
• Develop and validate planning decisions with ecclesiastical leaders and stakeholders.
• Lead a team of employees and missionaries to address planning challenges with cost-effective solutions.
• Coordinate with Global Meetinghouse Planning to ensure standards and local adaptations.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Strategic planning

Communication skills

Negotiation and presentation

Travel flexibility

Education

B.S. in business/finance/strategy or related field

MBA or equivalent preferred

Tools

Proficiency in Word/Excel/PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

This position helps plan facilities that provide Church members with places to worship, teach, learn, pray together, make and renew covenants, and receive sacred ordinances.

Job Description

This position helps plan facilities that provide Church members with places to worship, teach, learn, pray together, make and renew covenants, and receive sacred ordinances.

Works with the Area Meetinghouse Facilities Manager to support effective planning for physical facility needs in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Supports the director for temporal affairs and area presidency to address area-specific needs by developing and recommending master plans and long-term strategies for Church facilities.

Coordinates and forecasts budgets and schedules for future site acquisitions and the design and construction of new meetinghouses and additions.

Provides guidance and counsel to mission presidents stake presidents, and Area Seventy, regarding current physical facilities policies and decisions.

Responsibilities

In cooperation with the Director for Temporal Affairs and the Area Meetinghouse Facilities team, analyzes current and future facility needs across the Area. Develops master plans, budgets, and schedules, coordinates timelines for current and proposed projects and real estate transactions, and oversees the accuracy of planning data and systems.

Participates in meetings with ecclesiastical leaders, to develop and validate planning decisions. Communicates planning decisions and sensitive information to gain support, concurrence, and cooperation. Leads a team of employees and missionaries in evaluating planning challenges and developing simple, cost-effective solutions. Works with Global Meetinghouse Planning to ensure compliance with standards and approve local adaptations.

Completes other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in business, finance, strategy, or a related field, with 10 years of experience in planning, management, finance, or a related discipline
• MBA or equivalent preferred
• Exposure to multiple business functions and the ability to perform detailed technical analyses
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Effective negotiation and presentation abilities
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, presentation applications
• Travel within the area as needed

About Us

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord's work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings- giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances-our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, 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.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.