Description

Facility operation managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of commercial, transportation and recreational facilities and the included real estate. Facility operation managers are employed by a wide range of establishments, such as airports, harbours, canals, shopping centres, convention centres, warehouses and recreational facilities. Maintenance managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the maintenance department within commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational and other facilities. Maintenance managers are employed by a wide range of establishments, such as office buildings, shopping centres, airports, harbours, warehouses, grain terminals, universities, schools and sports facilities, and by the maintenance and mechanical engineering departments of manufacturing and other industrial establishments.

Included Job Titles

airport manager, arena manager, campus maintenance manager, chief, maintenance support services, facility operations manager, harbour master, head, facilities maintenance, maintenance manager, mechanical services superintendent, plant maintenance superintendent, recreation facility manager, shopping centre manager, shopping mall manager, superintendent, maintenance and service, warehouse manager.

Job Duties

Facility operation managers perform some or all of the following duties:

• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of commercial, transportation and recreational facilities and the included real estate
• Oversee the leasing of space in the facility and the included real estate and the development of marketing strategies
• Plan, organize and direct administrative services such as signage, cleaning, maintenance, parking, safety inspections, security and snow removal
• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate construction projects to modify commercial, transportation and recreational facilities and real estate
• Oversee the installation, maintenance and repair of real estate infrastructures including machinery, equipment and electrical and mechanical systems
• Plan and manage the facility's operations budget
• Prepare or oversee the preparation of reports and statistics related to areas of responsibility
• Hire, train and supervise staff.

Maintenance managers perform some or all of the following duties:

• Direct the maintenance and repair of an establishment's machinery, equipment and electrical and mechanical systems
• Develop and implement schedules and procedures for safety inspections and preventive maintenance programs
• Co-ordinate cleaning, snow removal and landscaping operations
• Administer contracts for the provision of supplies and services
• Plan and manage a facility's maintenance budget
• Hire, train and supervise staff.

Related Occupations

Included Cities in this region

Halifax, Dartmouth, Brookside, Goodwood, Hammonds Plains Road, Hatchet Lake, Lake Echo, Uplands Park

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