Job Description
Job Location: The Shepherds Inn - Atlanta, GA 30313
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 Salary
Job Shift: Day
Job Category: Nonprofit - Social ServicesDo you feel called to serve in a Christian Ministry?
Do you want to serve where you make a difference in the lives of others?
Are you looking for a life-changing work experience?
If so, consider joining us at the Atlanta Mission, where we provide life-transforming experiences for everyone that joins our team: employees, clients, donors, and volunteers. We serve over 1000 men, women, and children every day by providing food, shelter, clothing, counseling, and vocational and spiritual guidance. We get to experience and witness radical life transformations.
The Site Engineer role is critical to our ministry as our facilities provide a home for our clients to recover and a workplace for our staff to focus on providing hope for each person we serve.
Main Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Flexibility as needed
Rotating on-call schedule for after hours
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain a safe, secure, and operational campus environment through preventive maintenance, inspections, repairs, and facility improvement projects while ensuring compliance with OSHA regulations, fire codes, life safety standards, and organizational safety procedures.
- Inspect, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain commercial building systems including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, kitchen equipment, laundry equipment, fire alarm systems, security systems, exterior building components, and other facility infrastructure.
- Perform general maintenance and repair work including carpentry, drywall, painting, roofing, doors, locks, windows, lighting, outlets, framing, and related building components.
- Manage, document, and close work orders, preventive maintenance tasks, inspections, and daily activity reports through the maintenance management system, including accurate notes, before/after photos, material usage, vendor activity, and follow-up needs.
- Complete and submit detailed daily work logs documenting completed work orders, preventive maintenance activities, projects, vendor interactions, outstanding issues, and operational updates.
- Monitor and maintain campus security and life safety systems, ensuring proper functionality and maintaining required clearances around electrical panels, mechanical equipment, and emergency egress pathways.
- Respond promptly to facility emergencies and urgent maintenance requests including power outages, HVAC failures, water leaks, security concerns, and after-hours or weekend emergency calls as needed.
- Coordinate and oversee external vendors and contractors for repairs, maintenance, and improvement projects, serving as the on-site contact to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and within scope and budget expectations.
- Assist the Facilities Director with vendor coordination, invoice review and follow-up, budget support, and project planning initiatives.
- Collaborate with Campus Administrators and internal teams to prioritize repairs, coordinate projects, communicate updates, and support daily campus operations.
- Procure, organize, and maintain inventory of tools, equipment, supplies, replacement parts, maintenance shops, carts, and storage areas in a clean and orderly condition.
- Support campus operations through landscaping, moving furniture or large items, transporting supplies, and operating box trucks or other fleet vehicles as needed.
QualificationsYou will uphold the following Christ-Centered values:
- Humbly Serve: You strive to live, Love, and Lead like Jesus
- Faithfully Steward: You honor and wisely use the time, talent, and treasures that God has provided
- Courageously Innovate: You are driven towards excellence, you continuously learn, adapt and improve
- Joyfully Celebrate: You intentionally appreciate and recognize all that God is doing in and through all the stakeholders of Atlanta Mission.
- Strength in Unity: You embrace God’s desire for oneness and kingdom-focused unity.
Position Requirements:
- 3-5 years demonstrated experience in commercial maintenance 3–5 years of demonstrated experience in commercial maintenance, facilities operations, or general construction environments.
- Strong working knowledge of commercial maintenance systems including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, drywall, painting/coatings, low-voltage systems, exterior envelope systems, and general building maintenance.
- Experience troubleshooting and repairing commercial building systems and equipment.
- Experience in plumbing, electrical, and carpentry repairs is strongly preferred.
- General knowledge of commercial HVAC systems is highly preferred.
- Ability to safely operate hand tools, power tools, ladders, box trucks, and other fleet vehicles.
- Strong customer service and communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with staff, clients, volunteers, vendors, and visitors.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize work orders and projects, perform quality checks, and maintain strong attention to detail.
- Ability to read and interpret equipment manuals, technical specifications, and maintenance documentation.
- Experience using work order or maintenance management software preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Outlook, email communication, calendars, and document uploads.
- Ability to maintain accurate documentation, daily reports, and project updates.
CERTIFICATION OR LICENSE REQUIREMENTS:
- A valid driver’s license is required.
- Must be able to pass MVR and DOT certification requirements to operate Atlanta Mission box trucks.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to stand, walk, climb stairs, bend, kneel, stoop, twist, reach, push, and pull for extended periods.
- Ability to safely lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds or more.
- Ability to work on ladders, scaffolding, rooftops, and confined spaces as needed.
- Ability to communicate accurate information and safely perform physical maintenance activities.
ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Regular exposure to indoor and outdoor work environments, including varying weather conditions.
- Moderate exposure to construction-related noise and maintenance equipment.
- Medium exposure risk to communicable diseases as defined by OSHA.
SPECIAL JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Must wear Atlanta Mission-issued uniforms and appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) while performing job duties. Uniforms must be maintained in a clean and professional manner.
- Must be willing to travel throughout the metro Atlanta area to our various locations.
- Must live within 30 minutes of job site location (165 Ivan Allen Jr Blvd NW Atlanta, GA 30313).
What We Offer
Employee Benefits:
- Retirement Savings with Matching Contribution
- Medical Insurance
- Dental & Vision Insurance
Employer Paid Benefits:
- 3 Weeks Paid Time Off accrued during your first year
- 10 Paid Holidays
- 1 Mental Health Day/year
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Travel Assistance Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Medical Concierge
- Spiritual & Professional Training & Development
