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Facility Management

What Employers Say They Want

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Facility Management is a career that typically spans 3 to 4 decades, with strongopportunities for advancement. The demand for Facility Managers is driven byCalifornia’s robust economy and an aging workforce. There is a 30:1 ratio ofFacility Managers leaving the workplace with those entering. New skills areneeded in order to meet the high goals and challenges of achieving highperformance operations in the built environment. California’s Clean Energy andPollution Reduction Act (SB 350) calls for 5 billion square feet of commercialfloor space to achieve extremely high emission reduction levels by 2030 withfull implementation of SB 350 continuing through the year 2050. Thecommunity colleges have partnered with industry leaders in launching a verysuccessful and scalable Facility Management Pipeline Training Programstatewide that equips these future facility managers with the skills, knowledgeand abilities needed to assist California in meeting these important energyreduction and environmental goals.

ECU secured no-cost licenses to IFMA’s Essentialsof Facility Management on-line curriculum,delivering instruction in these 11 corecompetencies for Facility Managers:

• Communications• Quality• Technology• Operations & Maintenance• Human Factors• Finance & Business• Emergency Planning & Business Continuity• Leadership & Strategy• Real Estate & Property Management• Project Management• Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability

Skill/Competency Must HaveEmployerNeeds,

But Will TrainMathematical Skills 76% 22%Ability to create solutions for better efficiency 68% 28%Technical Problem Solving 67% 28%Working knowledge of OSHA standards and practices 59% 33%Ability to collect data from multiple systems for analysis 49% 37%Ability to read blueprints and schematics 40% 30%Understanding of energy efficiency and consumption 37% 47%Knowledge of management software systems 35% 56%Knowledge of electronics principles 34% 46%Understanding of Direct Digital Controls (DDC) 12% 38%Building Automation System (BAS) design knowledge and experience 11% 37%