Facilities Managers

organization coordinate plan facility layout manager operational progress inventory of product direct facility maintenance operational budget conduct employee training program operational system

Facilities Director, Facilities Maintenance Manager, Facilities Manager, Facilities Operations Manager (Facilities Ops Manager)

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What they do:
Plan, direct, or coordinate operations and functionalities of facilities and buildings. May include surrounding grounds or multiple facilities of an organization's campus.
On the job, you would:
  • Monitor the facility to ensure that it remains safe, secure, and well-maintained.
  • Oversee the maintenance and repair of machinery, equipment, and electrical and mechanical systems.
  • Oversee construction and renovation projects to improve efficiency and to ensure that facilities meet environmental, health, and security standards, and comply with government regulations.

Knowledge

Business

  • customer service
  • management

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Safety and Government

  • public safety and security

Engineering and Technology

  • mechanical

Skills

Basic Skills

  • talking to others
  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Social

  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • understanding people's reactions

Abilities

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • notice when problems happen
  • order or arrange things

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Integrity
  • Dependability
  • Self Control
  • Concern for Others
  • Cooperation
  • Stress Tolerance

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

  • Microsoft Dynamics Hot Technology
  • Oracle PeopleSoft Hot Technology

Word processing software

  • Google Docs Hot Technology
  • Microsoft Word Hot Technology

Electronic mail software

  • Email software
  • Microsoft Outlook Hot Technology In Demand

Education

Education: (rated 3 of 5)
associate's degree or
high school diploma/GED
usually needed

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