Facility Management 101 - What does a Facilities Manager do?

What does a facilities manager do? Ask any one of them and they'll tell you its probably easier to list off what they DON'T do. A facility manager wears many many hats; they are technicians, general contractors, accountants, engineers, janitors, leaders, and a million other things all at once. But simply put a facilities manager oversees that repair and maintenance of any given facility or facilities. Could be restaurants, hospitals, prisons, military bases, nursing homes, retail stores, and anything in between. They are in charge of every physical tangible part of the facility itself. The floor, the walls, the roof, the parking lot, the electrical, and of course, the equipment (HVAC, Refrigeration, Cooking Equipment, etc). Their job is to maintain all of it so it doesn't break down and cost a fortune to fix OR cost a fortune in lost product, lost customers, or lost revenue. And they need to do it all quickly, efficiently, and strategically. A facility manager is the corporate equivalent to Superman. watch this series for some tips & tricks on how to stand out from the crowd. And be the best facilities expert the world has ever seen.

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Im a facility manager, i manage 7 buildings. I started as janitorial, worked myself up to lead janitor, to club supervisor than to the painter for the company and 2 years ago i got promoted to facilities manager, i manage 7 buildings now and i love it! And i keep learning every day.

[miguelrivera]

Ive been one for 27 years now.. "You own it" you have to be on your toes at all times.

[josephwrubleski]

Started as an RME tech 1. Worked to a tech 3 in 3 years as a shift lead now for a large client on my second building. working toward AMM position next. Work load is increasing tremendously already. My boss is over 5 sites and his 16. I look at them in amazement at the amount of multi tasking that is required. Been considering CPMM courses soon. Its been an adventure for sure

[johnagudelo]

I have an interview in a few days for a franchise restaurant as a Facilities Manager, I have GM experience under my belt, in which I always troubleshot and repaired issues myself before calling anybody. Going to watch these videos, take down bullets, and walk in there prepared!!

[abdulrhmanhussein]

Very well explained you got me thinking maybe in the next 20 years I end up in becoming a facility management as I study sports and recreation management so I hope I end up working in something that is good. I just find that sometimes no matter how small or big the tasks is it can be challenging but we are up to the challenge. What advice would you give me as a college student? it’s hard finding something as a start up everything needs tons of experience it’s seems to be an exciting field but i feel like iam behind I only worked as sales Associate for one month seasonal and been doing volunteering stuff. If you can give me the pros and cons to your perspective that’ll be highly appreciated

[Level_Up_Nation]

Just applied for a Building Manager for a camp, so hopefully this gives me a idea on what to talk about in interview!

[austinopiyo]

nice one had a commerce background from college and landed this role of FM 15 YEARS ago and got stuck in it very challenging so to speak.Its just crazy

[frankjaeger]

Best advice I can give to a facilities manager is learn a basic understanding with the maintenance team on how the building works IE services, your responsible and alot can go wrong so need to monitor it, alot of managers iv worked with don't realise this and they come unstuck. Definitely need atlesst one facilities manager with a technical background. It's not complicated it's a easy job if your organised and have humility the biggest mistake I see now is facilities managers set the bar for their targets too high and don't reach them, set the bar low yes that means goals that you might think are beneath you but set it low and its a goal you can achieve and although its not a goal that will take you where you want to go its a improvement from what you was yesterday. Instrumental steps.

[MrKelly-lllx]

Thank you for the video! I start a new position as a Facilities Manager on Tuesday. 6 or 7 sites. Happy I found the videos!

[dank]

im an apprentice this is very helpful :)

[nandrade]

So helpfull! About to go kick some butt at an interview

[mimarhhh]

Thanks for the video - great overview of what it takes to be a Facilities Manager. I'm in the early stages of building a career in FM and I'm often left wondering if I'm making the right choice, if this is truly my life's calling. Feel better having watched your video, it helped reaffirm that it is an incredibly challenging, rewarding and in-demand job!

[julietsoto]

hi, hope u can help me i just wanna ask because after i graduate in hrm because now i m still studying HRM because i want to get diploma, after i graduate i want to work as FM in hotel or restaurant wat will be the first role that i hv to start as a first timer, thanks

[samariadavis]

I have a interview with a community college for operations manager I ranked number 1 on the test but I have little experience as a manager in a community college although I’ve worked for the college district since I was 18 I want to move up this has been my dream yet now I’m not sure

[theguyinthehelmet]

Appreciate this video to show the highlights of the nature of job. What do you do?

[omerabdelrahman]

I am an Electrical Engineer and I want to involve in FM, need some advises to start.
also I want to know about certifications that could help in this field.
thanks a lot..

[MilenaHirkala]

thank you, what course do you recommend? preferably online, UK, thank you kindly

[reginaldhill]

What does a church facility manager do and how do they charge the church?