From security manager to facilities manager
12 of the 36 essential skills of a facilities manager are already essential for a security manager — about 33% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 24
- would be new
- 33%
- of the target job covered
- 36
- essential skills of a facilities manager
What a facilities manager does
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.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
24 skillsEssential for a facilities manager and not for a security manager. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- carry out energy management of facilities
- electrical power safety regulations
- energy conservation
- ensure compliance with noise standards
- ensure inspections of facilities
- environmental management standards
- facilities management in the organisation
- fire safety regulations
- green building practices
- handle customer complaints
- inspect building systems
- inspect contracts for related grounds maintenance work
- maintain customer service
- maintain relationship with customers
- manage facilities services
- manage maintenance operations
- manage space utilisation
- oversee the facilities services budget
- perform risk analysis
- plan buildings maintenance work
- plan facilities management policies
- plan schedule
- promote facilities management services
- supervise work
Other moves from security manager
2 roles- operations manager12 skills in common
- project manager11 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a facilities manager?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.