Project Manager 3
Job description
This position supports priesthood leaders by helping provide temples, headquarters, and other facilities to further the mission of bringing souls unto Christ. The role is responsible for delivering advanced real estate professional services, maximizing the value and use of Church-owned or controlled properties, and protecting Church real estate interests. Customers include Church departments and related entities, who expect professional services delivered within established standards of quality, cost, and timeliness. Project responsibilities will be defined by transaction type, scope, volume, language needs, and level of complexity. This role is a career-level, individual contributor role and reports to the Area Real Estate Manager.
- Lead Church and contract professionals in property identification, evaluation, acquisition, disposal, leasing, negotiation, and closing.
- Manage complex real estate projects and direct professional service providers (corporate services, other disciplines, and support processes); review and prepare binding legal documents.
- Analyze, prepare, and deliver presentations for approvals.
- Prepare, monitor, and distribute real estate projects and reports for management, leaders, and other stakeholders.
- Manage high-risk projects requiring advanced negotiation expertise and strong market knowledge.
- Collaborate with peers across department.
- Manage complex real estate projects and oversee strategies and initiatives at the area level.
- Manage projects requiring advanced training, process knowledge, and delicate negotiations, including assignments for the Area Presidency, DTA, Special Temple Projects, Missionary, Seminaries and Institutes, Welfare, and other departments.
- Prepare and review legal documentation such as property deeds, purchase/sale agreements, commitments, deposits, lease contracts, permits, and guarantees.
- Act as the Church�s legal representative in real estate matters.
- Manage tax exemption and payment processes for properties across multiple departments (temples, education, missionary, welfare, etc.).
- Oversee external professionals on legal, tax, unification, and regulatory matters, including permits, worship permissions, government/municipal processes, expropriations, and illegal occupations.
- Lead projects involving purchases, sales, leases, donations, and loan-for-use (Comodato) agreements related to meetinghouses.
- Conduct site searches, feasibility studies, market research, and data analysis.
- Validate cost estimates, perform property inspections, negotiate contracts, and coordinate the hiring of external legal and real estate professionals.
- Oversee and review title reviews, permits, surveys, appraisals, and other property-related documentation; secure approvals from municipal and government agencies and ensure property documentation is current and compliant with local regulations.
- Provide real estate technical advice as a resource to customers, peers, and priesthood leaders.
- Analyze and prepares presentations, compile project management reports, and handle administrative responsibilities related to real estate processes.
- Manage multiple countries/regions independently with an understanding of the Church entities in complex legal, cultural, and language environments.
- Collaborate with external transaction managers, providing project oversight and direction.
- May mentor or train others.
- 8 years of any combination of related experience or progress towards or completion of a relevant university (post-secondary) degree or an industry-recognized certification.
- Computer skills, including advanced experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
- English proficiency and fluency in the additional local languages.
- Excellent negotiation, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects and associated budgets.
- A recognized university (post secondary) degree.
- Directly related experience.
- Additional professional real estate certifications (broker, agent, property title, escrow, etc.)
- Additional language skills.
- Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools.
Skills mentioned
The story of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of profound faith, resilience, and a journey that spans nearly two centuries. It began in the spring of 1820 in upstate New York, when a young farm boy named Joseph Smith sought spiritual guidance in a grove of trees. His subsequent visions and the translation of ancient records led to the formal organization of the Church on April 6, 1830, in a small log home in Fayette, New York. From these humble beginnings with just six original members, the movement quickly grew, though it faced intense persecution that forced the early Saints to move from New York to Ohio, Missouri, and eventually Nauvoo, Illinois. Following the death of Joseph Smith in 1844, the majority of the members followed Brigham Young on a historic exodus across the American plains to the Salt Lake Valley. This arduous trek, undertaken by thousands of pioneers in wagons and handcarts, established a new headquarters in the Rocky Mountains where the Church could flourish. Over the ensuing decades, what was once a regional pioneer settlement transformed into a global faith. Today, the Church operates as a worldwide organization with millions of members, emphasizing the importance of family, service, and following the teachings of Jesus Christ. Its growth is supported by a massive technological and administrative infrastructure that connects congregations across the globe, continuing the narrative of restoration and expansion that began in that quiet grove.
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