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

project managertofacilities manager

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

From project manager
33%
Overlap1
To facilities manager
15 Skills carried over
22 Required, not held
73.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

33%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.9/ 100

1 Share of the facilities manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the project 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 facilities manager role treats 14 of its required skills as things a project 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
  • 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 project 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 would need to learn

The 41 missing skills fall into 7 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 7 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held manage space utilisation required
  • required, not held plan facilities management policies required
  • required, not held manage facilities services required
  • required, not held manage maintenance operations required
  • required, not held oversee the facilities services budget required
  • required, not held plan buildings maintenance work required
  • required, not held supervise work required
  • optional, not held evaluate employees optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect contracts for related grounds maintenance work required
  • required, not held maintain relationship with customers required
  • required, not held promote facilities management services required
  • required, not held carry out energy management of facilities required
  • required, not held handle customer complaints required
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held green building practices required
  • required, not held electrical power safety regulations required
  • required, not held energy conservation required
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held ensure inspections of facilities required
  • required, not held inspect building systems required
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held 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 recruit employees skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held fire safety regulations required
  • optional, not held cleaning industry health and safety measures optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire 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 plan health and safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
  • optional, not held respond to burglar alarm systems optional
  • optional, not held supply chain management optional
53 held skills the facilities manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Prince2 project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
  • not needed by the target role apply change management skill
  • not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role business processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communication principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
  • not needed by the target role create a financial report skill
  • not needed by the target role create project specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role crowdsourcing strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role customise project methodologies skill
  • not needed by the target role design wayside signalling interlockings skill
  • not needed by the target role develop business plans skill
  • not needed by the target role draft project documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
  • not needed by the target role find a replacement for stage manager skill
  • not needed by the target role identify legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role insourcing strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role internal risk management policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role lean project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role legal studies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain a central project repository skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage project changes 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 manage standard enterprise resource planning system skill
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role negotiate with stakeholders skill
  • not needed by the target role office administration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role organise project meetings skill
  • not needed by the target role outsourcing strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform PESTEL analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
  • not needed by the target role program management knowledge

13 further entries not listed here

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 acquire Tier
  • required, not held facilities management in the organisation required
  • required, not held green building practices required
  • required, not held electrical power safety regulations required
  • required, not held energy conservation required
  • required, not held environmental management standards required
  • required, not held 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 project manager

Full index of moves from project 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.