F A CILITIES M A NAG ER - The Building Futures Group

L7
MSc or Postgraduate Diploma in Facilities Management
(Job titles include Director of Services, Head of Global Facilities, Deputy Director)
L6
Bachelor’s Degree in Facilities Management
Other relevant degrees such as Surveying, Planning, Management etc.
BIFM Level 6 Diploma in Facilities Management
(Job titles include Regional Director, Head of Department)
L5
Foundation degree in FM
BIFM level 5 Award, Certificate or Diploma (for middle/senior management staff that have
considerable experience and are responsible for complex issues).
(Job titles include Facilities Manager, Area Facilities Manager)
L4
BIFM level 4 Award, Certificate or Diploma (for experienced managers who are
responsible for a range of FM functions).
Level 4 Diploma in Facilities Management Practice
(Job titles include Assistant Facilities Manager, Team Leader)
L3
L2
Advanced Apprenticeship in Facilities Management
Level 3 Certificate in Facilities Management Practice (Wamitab/C&G/Edexcel).
ILM 3 Level Qualifications in Facilities Management
Relevant A levels or the 14-19 Advanced Diploma in Construction and the Built Environment (Contains FM units)
Level 3 Property & Facilities Supervision Certificate
(Job titles include Facilities Administrator)
Level 2 Facilities Services Apprenticeship
Level 2 Property Caretaking and Facilities Services Certificate
PERSONAL QUALITIES AND SKILLS
• Technical knowledge of building service
• The ability to manage a complex workload
• Customer Management Skills
• Legal and Health & Safety knowledge
• Problem solving skills
• Decision making ability
• IT Skills
• Good spoken and written skills
• The ability to manage large budgets
SUITABLE PREVIOUS CAREERS INCLUDE:
* Hospitality
* Surveying
* Cleaning/Caretaking * Business or Finance
* Engineering
* Security
* Business Services
* Catering
* Asset Management
* Land Management
* Block Management
* Property Development
* Trades - Electrical, Plumbing, Heating & Ventilation
etc.
PROFESSIONAL BODIES
British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM)
Affiliate, Associate, Member and Certified levels of
membership are available.
www.bifm.org.uk
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
As a surveyor with membership to RICS you can use
the title Chartered Facilities Management Surveyor
provided you meet the RICS criteria and there is an
FM pathwayinto AssocRICS
www.rics.org
Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
Student, associate, incorporated, member and fellow
levels of membership are available
www.ciob.org.uk
Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers
(CIBSE) has FM specialist interest groups.
www.cibse.org
OPPORTUNITIES
You could find work with a wide range of organisations
as an in-house facilities manager. This could be in any
area of business including public sector and non-profit
making companies, or other large businesses such as
law firms and banking.
Alternatively, you could be employed by specialist contractors, or by large multi-service companies that
provide a full range of design, build, finance and
management services.
If you have strong administrative skills and experience,
you may be able to work your way up to a facilities
management position.
For example, some people take on wider responsibilities after working in a management job in areas such
as building maintenance, cleaning, catering or
security.
FACILITIES MANAGER
STANDARD NATIONAL QUALIFICATION LEVEL
WORK BASED QUALIFICATIONS

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