Facilities Manager

Are you someone who loves building strong teams, keeping things running smoothly, and serving the Lord through practical ministry?

We’re looking for a Facilities Manager who is passionate about stewardship, excellence, and equipping others to serve. The Facilities Manager provides hands‑on leadership and oversight of our Chula Vista campus with the goal of creating and maintaining a clean, safe, welcoming, and purpose‑driven environment that supports the mission and vision of our church.

This role is essential to the smooth operation of weekly ministry activities and special events by ensuring the campus is fully functional, well‑prepared, and proactively maintained at all times.

Department: Facilities

Status: Full‑Time | Salary | Exempt

Reports to: Properties Specialist and Associate Location Pastor

Level: $40,000 – $50,000 depending on experience

• Sunday: Full Day (Service Focused)
• Monday: Full Day
• Tuesday: Full Day
• Wednesday: Full Day
• Thursday: Full Day (Seasonal: Church on Thursday)
• Friday: Day Off Unless Needed
• Saturday: Day Off Unless Needed

Oversees all facilities operations across the Chula Vista campus to ensure ministry spaces are clean, safe, and fully functional for weekly services and special events. Supervises full‑time and part‑time facilities staff, manages vendor relationships, and ensures budgets and resources are used effectively. Interacts regularly with pastors, ministry leaders, volunteers, vendors, and guests to support a welcoming environment and the overall mission of East Lake Church.

• Organize and own the system and structure that enables weekly ministry to run smoothly.
• Assist preschool with repairs and maintenance as needed.
• Supervise and develop a team of full‑time and part‑time facilities staff who execute set up, clean up, open up, and lock up for all church activities.
• Manage outside vendors and contracts for cleaning, landscaping, HVAC, security, and more.
• Solve pressing and preventative facility problems in a timely manner.
• Monitor facilities budgets and ensure work stays within resources.
• Build and develop a ministry team using the Leadership Ladder.

• Active membership and regular attendance at East Lake Church.
• Ability to multitask a wide variety of details at the same time.
• Ability to proactively identify and solve problems with a posture of extreme ownership.
• Ability to self‑lead efficiently and effectively.
• Ability to plan and execute a workflow of personnel and calendared ministry activities.
• Ability to interact with and manage outside vendor relationships and work.
• Ability to manage a budget and spending within that budget.
• Ability to lead, develop, and organize a team of FT and PT facilities staff.
• Ability to communicate clearly with those up, down, and across the organizational chart.
• Ability to recruit and care for volunteers.

• Additional duties as assigned.
• A professing Christian with deep commitment to living out biblical principles and actively participating in a local Bible‑believing church.

• Some flexibility (as agreed upon by the supervisor), but primarily on‑site during work hours.
• Office, computer, and other resources as needed.
• Church staff is required to abide by the Cultural Expectations (tithe, attendance, conduct, etc.).
• Basic maintenance skills required to ensure the property is in good working order (basic plumbing, handiwork, machinery operation, etc.).

• As a staff person at East Lake Community Church, I agree to abide by all the provisions of the Employee Handbook.
• The Church reserves the right, at any time, with or without notice, to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job positions, or assign additional job responsibilities.
• This position is classified by the Church as a Full‑Time paid position and is Exempt from the overtime provisions, as stated in Employee Handbook.

If you’d like to apply, please email jobsrch with your resume and indicate the position you are interested in. Once we have received your email, we will provide you with an Employment Application Packet for you to complete and return. Thank you for your interest in joining our staff.

Salary for all positions ranges based on education and experience and will be talked about in the second round of the interview process.