Facilities Director

Ottawa Riverkeeper | Sentinelle de la rivière des Outaouais; York (York County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Church of the Open Door is seeking a Facilities Director to guide care, safety, and improvements across campuses. You will lead operations, oversee buildings, grounds, vehicles, and systems, ensuring spaces are clean, safe, and welcoming for ministries and guests.

Work with campus admins to coordinate setup/teardown, manage ARMS/LEGS volunteers, and coordinate with vendors. The role emphasizes proactive maintenance, budget stewardship, and a heart for service.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities management, maintenance, construction, or related field.
• Knowledge of building systems: HVAC, security, access control, cleaning and maintenance.
• Strong communication and collaboration with staff, volunteers, vendors and contractors.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented approach to facility care and improvement.
• Ability to respond calmly to facility emergencies.
• Experience leading and developing volunteers.
• Budget awareness and stewardship.
• Love for God and His church; willingness to become a member.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance, repair, safety, and care of COD facilities.
• Develop and maintain a proactive facility-care plan, including preventive maintenance, repairs, upgrades, and capital needs.
• Coordinate setup, teardown, cleaning, and event-support needs for each campus.
• Oversee and develop ARMS and LEGS volunteers at the West York campus.
• Recruit, train, schedule, and lead facilities volunteers across campuses.
• Manage building systems and schedules, including locks/access control, HVAC, security, lighting, and operations.
• Coordinate facility access and security procedures to ensure readiness for ministry use.
• Respond to emergency facility needs during services, events, weekends, and other critical times.
• Oversee all church-owned vehicles, ensuring proper maintenance, inspections, registration, cleanliness, and safe operation.
• Coordinate and oversee contractors, vendors, service providers, and repair professionals.
• Maintain records related to maintenance, inspections, repairs, warranties, vehicles, vendors, and projects.
• Assist in developing and managing facilities budgets, prioritizing wise stewardship.
• Ensure facilities comply with safety standards, insurance requirements, and local regulations.
• Support campus pastors, ministry leaders, and staff by helping prepare facilities for services and events.
• Attend staff meetings; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Heart for God and church

Facilities management

HVAC knowledge

Maintenance planning

Volunteer leadership

Budget management

Safety compliance

Staff and vendor collaboration

Emergency responsiveness

Church membership

Job description

Position: Facilities Director
Classification: Full Time / Central
Reports to: Executive Pastor
Anticipated Work Time: 40-50 Hours/Week

Job Summary

The role of the Director of Facilities is to oversee the care, maintenance, safety, and improvement of all Church of the Open Door owned and leased facilities. This position provides leadership and direction for facility operations across campuses, ensuring that buildings, grounds, vehicles, equipment, and building systems are maintained in a safe, clean, functional, and welcoming condition.

The Director of Facilities works closely with campus administrators to ensure setup, teardown, and cleaning needs are appropriately planned and staffed. This role develops and implements proactive plans for ongoing maintenance, future upgrades, and capital improvements. The Director of Facilities also oversees facilities-related volunteers, including ARMS and LEGS volunteers at the West York campus, and coordinates with outside vendors and contractors as needed. Through careful stewardship and responsive leadership, this position supports every ministry of COD in creating environments where people can discover life change through Jesus.

Qualifications

• An evident heart and love for God and His church
• Membership at Church of the Open Door (or willing to become a member)
• Experience in facilities management, maintenance, construction, or a related field
• Working knowledge of building systems, including HVAC, security, locks/access control, cleaning, and general maintenance
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple projects across campuses
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with staff, volunteers, vendors, and contractors
• A proactive, solutions-oriented approach to facility care, maintenance, and improvement
• Ability to respond calmly and effectively to facility emergencies
• Experience leading, recruiting, and developing volunteers
• Keen attention to detail, safety, stewardship, and budget management
• A heart to devote time in the Word for personal, spiritual development

Description of Responsibilities

• Oversee the maintenance, repair, cleanliness, safety, and general care of all COD owned and leased facilities.
• Develop and maintain a proactive facility-care plan, including preventative maintenance, repairs, upgrades, and long-term capital needs.
• Work with campus administrators to coordinate setup, teardown, cleaning, and event-support needs for each campus.
• Oversee and develop ARMS and LEGS volunteers at the West York campus.
• Recruit, train, schedule, and lead facilities volunteers as needed across campuses.
• Manage building systems and schedules, including locks/access control, HVAC, security, lighting, and other facility operations.
• Coordinate facility access and security procedures to ensure buildings are secure, accessible, and ready for ministry use.
• Be available to respond to emergency facility needs during services, events, weekends, and other critical times, or develop an appropriate on-call response team.
• Oversee all church-owned vehicles, ensuring proper maintenance, inspections, registration, cleanliness, and safe operation.
• Coordinate and oversee contractors, vendors, service providers, and repair professionals.
• Maintain records related to maintenance, inspections, repairs, warranties, vehicles, vendors, and facility projects.
• Assist in developing and managing facilities budgets, prioritizing wise stewardship of church resources.
• Ensure facilities comply with applicable safety standards, insurance requirements, and local regulations.
• Support campus pastors, ministry leaders, and staff by helping prepare facilities for services, events, outreach activities, and special projects.
• Attend staff meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

These duties and responsibilities are not intended to be all-inclusive but represent the core expectations for this role.