Facility Manager

Planning and coordinating all installations and refurbishments. Managing the upkeep of equipment and supplies to meet health and safety standards. Inspecting buildings' structures to determine the need for repairs or renovations

What Does a Facility Manager Do?

A facility manager carries out strategic planning for building maintenance, facility budgets, managing third-party contractors, and ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of a workplace’s occupants. These responsibilities are broken down into two categories:

1. Soft FM Services: Services relating to the usage of a facility such as cleaning and catering.

2. Hard FM Services: Services relating to managing the physical aspect of a facility such as building maintenance and plumbing.

FM’s also keep on top of emerging challenges, such as sustainable FM goals and adapting to complex working patterns such as hybrid and remote.

What Are A Facilities Manager's Daily Duties?

A facilities manager's daily duties can vary depending on the facility they oversee. Some of the common duties in this career include:

• Maintaining the facility and overseeing the daily administrative operations

• Overseeing the cleaning, landscaping and parking teams

• Instructing team members on the best practices to maintain the property

• Creating and maintaining budgets for maintenance, repairs and contracts

• Overseeing the closure of projects within the approved budget

• Supporting a company's strategic objectives by driving Take Cost Out (TCO) initiatives

• Ensuring coherent availability and utilisation of resources in areas like transport, canteen and waste disposal

• Hiring external professionals for repairs for the building, equipment or machinery

• Developing and maintaining a vendor base for a cost-efficient procurement of inventory

• Overseeing communication and security frameworks within the facility

• Ensuring the property meets local and industry-specific safety guidelines

• Performing regular inspections to ensure the building is functioning correctly

• Managing contracts for various construction and maintenance projects

• Negotiating annual maintenance contracts and renewing insurances for maintenance

• Maintaining records the facility, including maintenance bills and payment information