Job Description

Our client, a Presbyterian church, is seeking a Facilities Director for a direct hire position in Atlanta (Buckhead), GA.

Hours/Week: 40

Status: Full-Time (Sunday – Thursday)

Reports to: Director of Finance & Administration

The Facilities Director is responsible for overseeing the maintenance, safety, and security of all church-owned buildings, grounds, and equipment. The Director manages a hybrid security model, ensuring a safe, welcoming, and functional environment for the church. The Facilities Director is a steward of the campus, leading the Facilities team, vendors, and outsourced contractors to effectively support the church’s mission and operations.

Responsibilities

1. Leadership & Supervision

• Supervise and develop the Facilities Team (Facility Maintenance Technician and Facilities Specialists).
• Establish appropriate Facilities Specialist (Hospitality) staffing needs. Schedule Facilities Specialist shifts to ensure adequate support for all ministry and campus needs.
• Coordinate Facilities Team hiring needs with Director of Finance and Administration and Personnel Committee.
• Manage vendors and contracts for security, landscaping, janitorial services, and specialized maintenance.
• Establish and maintain a preventive maintenance program.
• Develop and monitor the property budget in coordination with the Director of Finance & Administration and the Property Committee.
• Coordinate closely with church staff and committees regarding property and event needs.
• Coordinate with ministry and facilities staff to ensure that all sacred spaces and the Memorial Garden are prepared and set as requested for all worship services.
• Work with other staff and Property Committee to review facilities-related policies and emergency procedures on a regular basis.
• Work with other staff to implement property-related programming.

2. Security & Life Safety

• Oversee hybrid security, including scheduling for outsourced security officers and in-house security personnel.
• Manage life safety systems, including fire protection and emergency preparedness. Ensure annual training of staff and certain volunteers on church emergency procedures.
• Serve as the primary contact for security incidents, coordinating responses with the Atlanta Police Department, the Atlanta Fire Department, and security vendors .

3. Building & Grounds Management

• Supervise the Facility Maintenance Specialist in maintaining HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems.
• Ensure prompt response to repair and maintenance issues.
• Conduct weekly inspections of buildings and grounds.
• Conduct regular inspection of hospitality-related assets (tables, chairs, tents, etc.) and replace as needed.
• Ensure timely and accurate review of facilities-related expenses and submission of invoices to accounting staff.
• Plan for and oversee property-related updates and capital projects as requested.

4. Facility Use & Scheduling

• Approve and oversee event setups and breakdowns.
• Along with ministry staff and Coordinator for Administration, ensure that facilities management software is up to date with all planned facilities uses.
• Process requests for use of facilities by outside groups and coordinate approvals with senior staff; oversee facility use policies and contracts for external rentals.
• Serve as on-site contact person for internal and external groups using church facilities as requested.
• Ensure coordination between facilities and ministry teams for church-wide activities.

5. Other Responsibilities

• Provide support to the Property Committee.
• Attend regular staff and monthly Property Committee meetings.
• Respond to after-hours emergency calls as needed.

Requirements

• 5+ years of facilities management or operations leadership experience.
• Ability to work effectively with staff, vendors, and volunteers.
• Exceptional organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Self-motivation, professional demeanor and presence, and strong work ethic.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Comfort and facility with people; ability to interact respectfully with people of diverse backgrounds.
• Discretion, good judgment, and maintenance of strict confidentiality.
• Positivity, creativity, and excitement for the work at hand and the team dynamic of the staff.
• Facility with all Microsoft Office applications and Zoom. Proficiency with Constant Contact, and database platforms preferred.
• Ability and willingness to learn and develop skill with church database.
• Compliance with all church policies, including Child Protection Policy.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

While performing the duties of this position, the Director is required to sit, stand, walk, handle and feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl; talk and hear; engage in moderately strenuous physical activity both indoors and out; and smell. The employee may be required to lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee will be exposed to outside weather conditions and may frequently walk on slippery or uneven surfaces. The noise level in the work environment may be loud.

Final determination of salary will be based on an evaluation of experience, education, budget, etc.

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