Facility Management

Is This Career For You…?

What Is Facility Management?

Facility management is a profession that encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure functionality of the built environment by integrating people, place, process and technology.

Typical Facility Managers…

• 14 years experience in FM field• 49 years old • Manages more than 1 million square feet, 73% of

which is office space• Has one level of supervisors reporting to him with a

staff of 1-5• Multiple responsibilities ranging from finance, real

estate, technology, engineering, construction• Bachelor’s degree

• $86,000 a year in salary

Educational Requirements• Varies depending upon size of the organization• Managerial Experience• Experience in real estate, construction or interior design• Courses in business, technology, human resources, business law and accounting• Degree in business, human resources, finance, engineering, architecture, construction management,

business administration or facility management

Accredited Degree ProgramsBrigham Young University

Conestoga CollegeCornell University

Ferris State UniversityGeorgia Tech

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Typical Work Settings

• Professional – Accounting/Law/Real Estate/Engineering

• Banking and Financial• Insurance• Energy-related• Health care• Telecommunications• Entertainment• Transportation• Trade• Hotel or hospitality• Educational institutes

FM Skills For Success

• Innovative, entrepreneurial, problem solvers, and good business people

• Possess good communication skills and able to establish effective working relationships with many different people

• Analytical, detail-oriented, flexible and decisive

• Capable of coordinating several activities at once

• Can analyze and resolve specific problems and cope with deadlines

Essential FM Competencies

• Financial practices– Budgeting, financial planning

• Project management• Technology • Real estate planning and management• Human and environmental factors

– Practices that involve health, safety, and welfare of employees in the work environment

• Communication• Operations and Maintenance

– Building structure, systems, interiors and grounds• Leadership• Quality Assessment and Innovation

– Measuring for improvement and growth

Facility Management Certification

CFM• Certified Facility Manager

• Only global facility management certification available

• Competency-based credential for professionals with 3-8 years experience

FMP • The Business of FM Course

• Operations and Maintenance Competency Course

• Planning and Project Management Competency Course

• Leadership and Management Competency Course

• Application Fee – Professional/Associate members

US$125 – Young Professional member US$99– Non members US$199

International Facility Management Association (IFMA)

• IFMA is the largest and most widely recognized professional association for facility management, supporting approximately 19,000 members.

• The Association’s members are represented in 125 chapters, 16 councils in 75 countries worldwide.

• Globally, IFMA certifies facility managers, conducts research, provides educational programs, recognizes facility management degree and certificate programs and produces World Workplace, the largest facility management-related conference and exposition.

What does IFMA do?

– certifies facility managers– conducts research– provides learning and networking opportunities– recognizes facility management degree and certificate

programs– produces World Workplace, the largest facility

management-related conference and exposition.

IFMA Opportunities

• Membership– Chapter membership– Council membership– Community membership

• Facility Management Journal (online and printed)

• IFMA Insider (e-newsletter)

• The Wire (e-newsletter)

• JOBnet (online)

• Education– CFM & FMP– Online and face to face

learning

• Conferences and expositions

Opportunities and benefits• Legal and regulatory

reporting and advocacy• Member resource center

• Advancing FM degree and certificate programs

• Web site– Downloadable research

reports– Online Bookstore– Members only area

• Searchable Membership Directory

• FMJ archives

• The single most important conference for the FM profession– 6000 attendees– 70 sessions

• 11 tracks, three knowledge levels

www.worldworkplace.org

• IFMA’s World Workplace is the first buying show of 2011– 400 exhibitors

• First look at the latest facility-related products and services.

Membership

• 19,000+ members in 75 countries

• Engage with a chapter, council or community– Connections– Best practice sharing– Leadership and volunteer opportunities

Chapter Membership

• Provides in-person learning and networking opportunities– Educational, networking, facility tours and

social events– Locally-oriented newsletters and web sites

The IFMA Foundation works for the public good to promote

priority research and educational opportunities for the

advancement of facility management. The IFMA

Foundation is supported by the generosity of the FM

community including IFMA members, chapters, councils,

corporate sponsors and private contributors who share the

belief that education and research improve the FM

profession.