Campus Facility and Grounds Manager

Job Duties

Building Maintenance and Facility Operations

• Plan, schedule, and perform day-to-day building upkeep, including cleaning floors, furniture and fixtures, walls, windows, kitchens, and restrooms.

• Perform or coordinate minor carpentry, electrical, plumbing, painting, glazing, and mechanical repairs within the manager’s training and applicable code requirements.

• Monitor the building-use schedule and ensure rooms and common areas are clean, welcoming, appropriately furnished, and ready for meetings, worship, and activities.

• Oversee the operation, efficiency, maintenance, and service of HVAC and lighting-control systems.

• Operate and monitor sprinkler systems; coordinate maintenance and required testing of fire-alarm and related life-safety systems.

• Monitor security cameras and support the physical security of the church building in coordination with office staff.

• Maintain building and grounds equipment in safe, serviceable, and reliable condition.

Grounds Maintenance

• Provide or contract for lawn and shrub care and for maintenance of wells and irrigation systems.

• Provide or contract for timely snow and ice removal from sidewalks, parking areas, and driveways.

• Work with the Property Committee to plan, implement, and maintain landscaping and other improvements to the grounds.

• Solicit bids and manage approved work involving driveways, parking areas, sidewalks, landscaping, and other grounds infrastructure.

Staff and Volunteer Leadership

• Evaluate custodial and grounds-maintenance coverage and recommend staffing levels to meet identified needs.

• Hire, train, schedule, supervise, and evaluate custodial and grounds employees in accordance with BLC policies and approved positions.

• Coordinate and train volunteers who assist with custodial, maintenance, and grounds work.

• Provide instruction on safe work practices and the proper use of power tools, lift equipment, cleaning products, and other equipment.

Safety, Compliance, and Emergency Readiness

• Maintain compliance with applicable building, fire, zoning, environmental, and workplace-safety requirements; coordinate required inspections and corrective work.

• Maintain safety records related to facilities, equipment, inspections, service, and regulated materials.

• Ensure appropriate labeling, storage, handling, and disposal of cleaning chemicals and other facility materials.

• Support emergency preparedness and respond to urgent facility needs, including occasional evening or off-schedule emergencies.

• Identify hazards and take prompt action to correct or appropriately escalate unsafe conditions.

Planning, Purchasing, and Contractor Management

• Independently plan and prioritize daily work and develop preventive-maintenance and repair-and-replacement schedules for building systems, equipment, appliances, and grounds.

• Assist with annual planning and budgeting for facilities and grounds; monitor spending within approved budgets.

• Purchase and maintain appropriate inventories of cleaning, maintenance, and safety supplies.

• Solicit bids, select and oversee qualified contractors, and approve contractor work and purchases that are within the approved budget and BLC policies.

• Recommend major repairs, replacements, and capital improvements to the Property Committee and Lead Pastor.

• Serve as staff liaison to the Property Committee and participate in staff meetings as requested.

Minimum Education Required

High School Diploma or equivalent

Minimum Experience Required

• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in facilities maintenance, including experience supervising staff.

• Valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record consistent with BLC policy.

• Appropriate Minnesota boiler engineer license for BLC’s equipment, or the ability to obtain the required license within 60 days of hire and maintain it throughout employment.

• Working knowledge of building systems, preventive maintenance, custodial practices, grounds care, workplace safety, and contractor oversight.

• Ability to understand or research applicable building, fire, safety, and zoning requirements.

• Ability to use HVAC controls, lighting controls, security cameras, fire-alarm interfaces, email, and related workplace technology.

• Ability to organize work, exercise sound judgment, manage competing priorities, and communicate effectively with staff, volunteers, contractors, members, and facility users.

• Ability to support BLC’s mission and work respectfully in a church environment; membership in a church and adherence to a particular faith are not requirements of the position.

• Ability to pass a background check consistent with BLC policy and applicable law.

Shift

First (Day)

Number of Openings

1

Compensation

$46,000.00 - $65,000.00 / Annually

Postal Code

56301

Job Type

Full Time

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

61163

Job Benefits

Vacation/PTO, holidays, sick leave, health, dental, retirement, and licensing support