Sr. Assistant Temple FM 2 (Full time) - San Diego, CA Temple

The Church News; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Church News is seeking a Temple Building Engineer to oversee facilities operations for temple complexes totaling 40,000–90,000 square feet. You will lead a team, ensure safe and efficient mechanical, electrical and building systems, and support custodial and security staff.

Required are a Bachelor’s degree in facilities management or equivalent certification, 4–7 years in physical plant operations, and a strong trades background with leadership and safety compliance.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years experience in physical plant operations and skilled trades (electrical, electronics, plumbing, welding, carpentry, painting, construction, blueprint reading, mechanical repair, HVAC, flooring).
• Strong leadership, organizational and training abilities.
• Familiarity with health and safety regulations.
• Basic computer skills; licensing as required by local law; temple endowment required.

Responsibilities

• Gives work direction to assistant Building Engineers.
• Acts as resource to custodians, security guards, and gardeners.
• Assists the Building Engineer in supervising the physical plant.
• Provides supervision during the Temple Engineer's absence.
• Assists with maintenance planning using FMAT, TFIS and other software tools.
• Maintains and repairs HVAC, water treatment, laundry, kitchen systems, baptismal font filtration, electrical systems, and projection/sound/communication systems.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Training

Health and safety awareness

Computer literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in facilities management

Professional certification/license in plumbing, electrical, HVAC, or landscaping

Tools

FMAT

TFIS

Job description

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

Ensures the temple ordinances are kept pure and made available to worthy Church members by:

• Providing an environment where patrons may have a positive and uplifting experience each time they come to the temple.
• Maintaining and operating temples at standards established by the First Presidency.

Typically works in a temple and supporting buildings that total 40,000 - 90,000 square feet.

Responsibilities

As work leader:

• Gives work direction to other assistant Building Engineers.
• Acts as resource to custodians, security guards, and gardeners.
• Assists the Building Engineer in the general supervision of the physical plant.
• Provides organizational supervision during the Temple Engineer's absence.
• Assists the Temple Engineer with maintenance planning and organization by using FMAT, TFIS and other software tools as may be provided.

Provides necessary maintenance and repairs in the following areas as assigned:

• Ensures that all computerized heating and air conditioning equipment and controls operate at maximum efficiency.
• Services complex water treatment equipment for boilers and culinary water systems, cooling tower and chilled water systems and conducts water treatment tests to maintain proper pH, hardness levels, and conductivity of the water.
• Maintains and repairs laundry equipment and kitchen systems including clothes washers and dryers, refrigerators, freezers, etc. to assure optimum and reliable operation.
• Maintains baptismal font filtering and water purification system, water supply, mixing valves, etc. in order to maintain necessary pH control and sanitizing levels of water as specified by local codes.
• Maintains electrical system, including the following: Heavy industrial high voltage three phase wiring; Conventional and electronic motor control system; Lighting systems of various voltages, lamp types and control methods.
• Cleans, maintains, and repairs electronic systems including computerized systems, display panels, printers, digital and analog communication cables and uninterruptable power supplies.
• Services and adjusts all projection, sound and communication systems.
• Makes necessary modifications to any temple mechanical or electrical systems as needed.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in facilities management or professional certification or license in one of the following areas: plumbing, electrical, HVAC, landscaping/grounds.

• Thorough understanding of all aspects of physical plant operation as demonstrated by 4-7 years' experience in physical plant operation and extensive experience in skilled trades: electrical, electronics, plumbing, welding, carpentry, painting, general construction, blueprint and schematic reading, mechanical repair, HVAC, and floor coverings.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and training skills.
• Familiarity with applicable health and safety regulations.
• Possession of basic computer skills.
• Licensed as required by local law.
• Must be endowed with a current Temple Recommend.

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.

• Job Schedule Full time
• Regular or Temporary Regular
• Worker Type Employee
• Number of Openings 1
• Minimum Salary 42.63
• Maximum Salary 54.64
• Worthiness Qualification Endowment Must be an endowed member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with a current temple recommend.