Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

facilities managertosecurity manager

A facilities manager already meets 41% of what the security manager role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From facilities manager
41%
Overlap1
To security manager
15 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
65.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

41%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.7/ 100

1 Share of the security manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the facilities manager profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A security manager role treats 13 of its required skills as things a facilities manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • corporate social responsibility
  • ensure equipment availability
  • ensure equipment maintenance
  • establish daily priorities
  • follow company standards
  • handle surveillance equipment

What stands in the way is 15 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A security manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a facilities manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held liaise with security authorities communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held supervise daily information operations management skills
  • already held establish daily priorities management skills
  • already held manage logistics management skills
  • already held handle surveillance equipment assisting and caring
  • already held ensure equipment maintenance management skills

All 15 carried skills, including the 13 the security manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 management skills 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held establish site security routines required
  • required, not held lead disaster recovery exercises required
  • required, not held manage disaster recovery plans required
  • required, not held manage the security team required
  • required, not held oversee planning of security systems required
  • optional, not held define security policies optional
  • optional, not held manage outsourced security optional
02 information skills 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held investigate security issues required
  • required, not held write security reports required
  • required, not held maintain incident reporting records required
  • required, not held manage security equipment required
  • optional, not held inspect government policy compliance optional
  • optional, not held perform internal investigations optional
  • optional, not held undertake employee screening optional
03 business, administration and law 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held internal risk management policy required
  • required, not held organisational resilience required
  • required, not held legal use-of-force required
  • optional, not held consultation methods optional
04 services 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held security regulations required
  • required, not held security threats required
  • optional, not held cyber security optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held security engineering required
06 assisting and caring 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain facility security systems optional
  • optional, not held protect important clients optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a security manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • already held establish daily priorities skill
  • already held follow company standards skill
  • already held handle surveillance equipment skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held manage logistics skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held manage supplies skill
  • already held strive for company growth skill
  • already held supervise daily information operations skill
  • already held liaise with security authorities skill
  • already held plan health and safety procedures skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on strengthening security optional
  • optional, not held liaise with government officials optional
08 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held ethical hacking principles optional
  • optional, not held information confidentiality optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on strengthening security optional
  • optional, not held consultation methods optional
  • optional, not held cyber security optional
  • optional, not held define security policies optional
  • optional, not held ethical hacking principles optional
  • optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
  • optional, not held information confidentiality optional
  • optional, not held maintain facility security systems optional
  • optional, not held inspect government policy compliance optional
  • optional, not held liaise with government officials optional
  • optional, not held manage outsourced security optional
  • optional, not held perform internal investigations optional
  • optional, not held protect important clients optional
  • optional, not held undertake employee screening optional
41 held skills the security manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accounting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role building automation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out energy management of facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role cleaning industry health and safety measures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role design building retrofitting solutions skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical power safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with noise standards skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure inspections of facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental management standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
  • not needed by the target role facilities management in the organisation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fire safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role green building practices knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect building systems skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect contracts for related grounds maintenance work skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage emergency evacuation plans skill
  • not needed by the target role manage facilities services skill
  • not needed by the target role manage maintenance operations skill
  • not needed by the target role manage major incidents skill
  • not needed by the target role manage space utilisation skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee the facilities services budget skill
  • not needed by the target role perform procurement processes skill
  • not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role plan buildings maintenance work skill
  • not needed by the target role plan facilities management policies skill
  • not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role promote facilities management services skill
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to burglar alarm systems skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise work skill

1 further entry not listed here

10 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held internal risk management policy required
  • required, not held organisational resilience required
  • required, not held security regulations required
  • required, not held legal use-of-force required
  • required, not held security engineering required
  • required, not held security threats required
  • optional, not held consultation methods optional
  • optional, not held cyber security optional
  • optional, not held ethical hacking principles optional
  • optional, not held information confidentiality optional
Index

Other moves recorded from facilities manager

Full index of moves from facilities manager

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.