Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Programme manager to facilities manager

A programme manager already meets 33% of what the facilities manager role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From programme manager
33 % overlap
Distant match
To facilities manager
15 You already bring
22 Still to learn
56 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.9/ 100

1 How much of what a facilities manager is expected to do is already part of a programme manager’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the facilities manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A facilities manager role treats 14 of its required skills as things a programme manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • corporate social responsibility
  • ensure equipment availability
  • ensure equipment maintenance
  • establish daily priorities
  • follow company standards
  • liaise with managers

What stands in the way is 22 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 facilities manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a programme manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held supervise daily information operations management skills
  • already held establish daily priorities management skills
  • already held manage logistics management skills
  • already held plan schedule management skills
  • already held ensure equipment maintenance management skills
  • already held strive for company growth management skills

All 15 carried skills, including the 14 the facilities manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 41 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 management skills 7 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn manage space utilisation required
  • still to learn plan facilities management policies required
  • still to learn manage facilities services required
  • still to learn manage maintenance operations required
  • still to learn oversee the facilities services budget required
  • still to learn plan buildings maintenance work required
  • still to learn supervise work required
  • optional, not held evaluate employees optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn inspect contracts for related grounds maintenance work required
  • still to learn maintain relationship with customers required
  • still to learn promote facilities management services required
  • still to learn carry out energy management of facilities required
  • still to learn handle customer complaints required
  • still to learn maintain customer service required
  • optional, not held design building retrofitting solutions optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held liaise with security authorities optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency evacuation plans optional
  • optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn green building practices required
  • still to learn electrical power safety regulations required
  • still to learn energy conservation required
  • still to learn environmental management standards required
  • optional, not held building automation optional
  • optional, not held energy market optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
04 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn ensure inspections of facilities required
  • still to learn inspect building systems required
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn facilities management in the organisation required
  • optional, not held accounting optional
  • optional, not held contract law optional
  • optional, not held employment law optional
  • optional, not held supply chain management optional
06 assisting and caring 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn ensure compliance with noise standards required
  • optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage major incidents optional
  • optional, not held respond to burglar alarm systems optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a facilities 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 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 perform risk analysis skill
  • already held plan schedule skill
  • already held strive for company growth skill
  • already held supervise daily information operations skill
  • already held plan health and safety procedures skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 services 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn fire safety regulations required
  • optional, not held cleaning industry health and safety measures optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held design building retrofitting solutions optional
  • optional, not held accounting optional
  • optional, not held building automation optional
  • optional, not held cleaning industry health and safety measures optional
  • optional, not held contract law optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held employment law optional
  • optional, not held energy market optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held evaluate employees optional
  • optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
  • optional, not held liaise with security authorities optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency evacuation plans optional
  • optional, not held manage major incidents optional
  • optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held respond to burglar alarm systems optional
  • optional, not held supply chain management optional
30 held skills the facilities manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role align efforts towards business development skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse external factors of companies skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse financial performance of a company skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse internal factors of companies skill
  • not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
  • not needed by the target role budget for financial needs skill
  • not needed by the target role control financial resources skill
  • not needed by the target role develop revenue generation strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate profitability skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate project plans skill
  • not needed by the target role identify legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role impart business plans to collaborators skill
  • not needed by the target role implement corporate governance skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret financial statements skill
  • not needed by the target role make investment decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role make strategic business decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role manage profitability skill
  • not needed by the target role manage project information skill
  • not needed by the target role manage project metrics skill
  • not needed by the target role manage several projects skill
  • not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
  • not needed by the target role program management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role project management methodology (PM²) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
  • not needed by the target role shape organisational teams based on competencies skill
  • not needed by the target role support managers skill
  • not needed by the target role utilise economies of scale in projects skill
14 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn facilities management in the organisation required
  • still to learn green building practices required
  • still to learn electrical power safety regulations required
  • still to learn energy conservation required
  • still to learn environmental management standards required
  • still to learn fire safety regulations required
  • optional, not held accounting optional
  • optional, not held building automation optional
  • optional, not held cleaning industry health and safety measures optional
  • optional, not held contract law optional
  • optional, not held employment law optional
  • optional, not held energy market optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held supply chain management optional
Index

Other moves recorded from programme manager

Full index of moves from programme manager

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a programme manager become a facilities manager?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A programme manager already covers 33% of what a facilities manager is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 14 of which the facilities manager role treats as required.

What skills does a programme manager need to become a facilities manager?

22 required skills are missing, plus 19 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is ensure inspections of facilities.

How hard is the move from programme manager to facilities manager?

Its learning distance is 73.9 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.