Occupation Atlasfacilities manager
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b42c5ed4-c6e4-4694-934f-96127719cc43
facilities manager
Facilities managers perform strategic planning as well as routine operational planning related to buildings' administration and maintenance. They control and manage health and safety procedures, supervise the work of contractors, plan and handle buildings maintenance operations and fire safety and security issues, oversee buildings' cleaning activities and utilities infrastructure and are in charge of space management.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
ECREnterprising · Conventional · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- E Enterprising5.35
- C Conventional5.35
- R Realistic4.15
- S Social3.58
- I Investigative2.60
- A Artistic1.61
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Facilities Managers (11-3013.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (36)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- carry out energy management of facilities
- corporate social responsibility
- electrical power safety regulations
- energy conservation
- ensure compliance with noise standards
- ensure equipment availability
- ensure equipment maintenance
- ensure inspections of facilities
- environmental management standards
- establish daily priorities
- facilities management in the organisation
- fire safety regulations
- follow company standards
- green building practices
- handle customer complaints
- inspect building systems
- inspect contracts for related grounds maintenance work
- liaise with managers
- maintain customer service
- maintain relationship with customers
- manage budgets
- manage facilities services
- manage logistics
- manage maintenance operations
- manage space utilisation
- manage staff
- manage supplies
- oversee the facilities services budget
- perform risk analysis
- plan buildings maintenance work
- plan facilities management policies
- plan schedule
- promote facilities management services
- strive for company growth
- supervise daily information operations
- supervise work
Optional (20)
- accounting
- building automation
- cleaning industry health and safety measures
- contract law
- create solutions to problems
- design building retrofitting solutions
- employment law
- energy market
- energy performance of buildings
- evaluate employees
- handle surveillance equipment
- liaise with security authorities
- manage emergency evacuation plans
- manage major incidents
- perform procurement processes
- plan health and safety procedures
- read standard blueprints
- recruit employees
- respond to burglar alarm systems
- supply chain management
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
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