Manager, Welfare and Self-Reliance Owner’s Representative (Mgr, Project 3)

A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City is seeking a senior Manager, Welfare and Self-Reliance Owner’s Representative to lead a center of excellence and oversee a portfolio of capital construction projects that support WSRS mission and operations.

The role provides owner-level oversight, ensures projects meet WSRS standards for quality, cost, schedule, and safety, and focuses on governance, leadership, and process management with external providers and a facilities team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 15 years of capital project experience.
• Experience overseeing complex, geographically dispersed portfolios.
• Strong understanding of contracts and real property transactions.
• Ability to lead through influence and governance.
• Ability to work effectively with senior leaders and service providers.
• Proficiency in standard office and project reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Provides owner-level leadership and oversight for all capital construction projects within Welfare and Self-Reliance Services
• Supports alignment between capital projects and long-term strategies
• Maintains accountability for the department's overall capital project portfolio
• Serves as the primary point of escalation for significant project risks and issues
• Oversees the performance of project management service providers
• Ensures accurate project status reporting and KPIs
• Ensures consistent application of WSRS design and construction standards
• Acts as a senior communication link between WSRS operations and facilities department service providers
• Resolves complex or high-risk issues
• Consistently meets and regularly exceeds defined performance metrics
• Demonstrates exceptional judgment, accountability, and stewardship
• Builds trust through clarity, consistency, and professionalism
• Manages the WSRS facilities center of excellence team
• Manage WSR real estate portfolio
• Develop and maintain department-level budget for facilities
• Oversee the creation of WSR facilities related processes

Skills

Capital project management

Stakeholder leadership

Governance and oversight

Contract management

Portfolio management

Communication with senior leaders

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or related field

Master's degree in relevant discipline

Job description

Manager, Welfare and Self-Reliance Owner’s Representative (Mgr, Project 3)

Salt Lake City, UT, United States (No Local)

To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Job Description

This position exists to lead a center of excellence and serve as an owner representative that helps provide and maintain facilities that support Welfare and Self-Reliance’s mission and operations. This role provides senior owner-level oversight and accountability for the department's portfolio of capital construction projects and facilities maintenance. The manager ensures that projects delivered by external service providers are executed consistently to WSRS standards for quality, cost, schedule, safety, and operational function. The role focuses on department-level governance, leadership, escalation, and stewardship rather than direct project delivery. This is a people and process manager role.

Responsibilities

• Provides owner-level leadership and oversight for all capital construction projects within Welfare and Self-Reliance Services
• Supports alignment between capital projects and long-term strategies
• Maintains accountability for the department's overall capital project portfolio
• Serves as the primary point of escalation for significant project risks and issues
• Oversees the performance of project management service providers
• Ensures accurate project status reporting and KPIs
• Ensures consistent application of WSRS design and construction standards
• Acts as a senior communication link between WSRS operations and facilities department service providers
• Resolves complex or high-risk issues
• Consistently meets and regularly exceeds defined performance metrics
• Demonstrates exceptional judgment, accountability, and stewardship
• Builds trust through clarity, consistency, and professionalism
• Manages the WSRS facilities center of excellence team
• Manage WSR real estate portfolio
• Develop and maintain department-level budget for facilities
• Oversee the creation of WSR facilities related processes

Qualifications

Required

• Required bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or related field, or equivalent experience
• 15 years of capital project experience
• Experience overseeing complex, geographically dispersed portfolios
• Strong understanding of contracts and real property transactions
• Ability to lead through influence and governance
• Ability to work effectively with senior leaders and service providers
• Proficiency in standard office and project reporting tools

Preferred

• Master's degree in relevant discipline
• Deep understanding of Church facilities processes
• Deep understanding of WSRS operations
• Relevant professional certification (e.g.,PMP, CCM, CFM) AIA, PE)

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.

• Locations 50 E North Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT, 84150, US (No Local)
• Apply Before 11/22/2026, 06:00 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Worker Type Employee
• Number of Openings 1
• Qualificação de dignidade Must be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and currently temple worthy.