Would you consider a career in Facility Management

2015-03-24T09:27:57-04:00

For those considering a transition to civilian life FM is an interesting career field in my opinion. These men and women are not just cleaning toilets and mowing the grass. Remember it was a facility manager that took LeBron James in game one of the NBA finals. Also most of the specialties/MOS/Officers in the Military can tie some of there experience into FM
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Facilities Management - Pratt Institute

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Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Mar 24 at 2015 9:53 AM

2015-03-24T09:53:22-04:00

Before I got out, one of my "secondary duties" was as the facility manager of the location I was at. It's tough but rewarding. Much later, it helped me when I was a Field Site Coordinator, which was a hybrid between a dispatcher & facility manager (about 300 real sites, and 3000 mini sites). It was insane.

The certs pieces were some of the toughest parts, just because of the locales. Luckily I was working with "Operations Managers" who help those while I acted as the main coordinator. Lots of responsibility, rewarding... lots of headaches.

Response by SGM Mikel Dawson made Mar 24 at 2015 10:31 AM

2015-03-24T10:31:06-04:00

Na, not me. I'm not that type of guy. Right now I work for myself, mostly outdoors or in stables with horses, with whom I understand better than people. Also in my job as a farrier, I find horses are mostly pretty honest and I usually know why I'm getting kicked around!

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 24 at 2015 1:00 PM

2015-03-24T13:00:19-04:00

I wouldn't mind but these days unless you seem to have doctorate they give the finger. I have many trades experience, learning electric, will have a degree in energy management in the next two years get my welding certificate this semester. Plus truck driver have ran metal shops. was helicopter mechanic in the Corps. Have learned various manual lathe and mill types, skilled in the use of many tools and landscape my property and that my church

Response by 1SG James L Vetter made Mar 24 at 2015 9:20 PM

2015-03-24T21:20:35-04:00

I have spent 30 years in the FM field and wouldn't change a thing. In the last 10 years we have lost over 75% of the workforce and of those people most kept the information in their heads and not on the computer. Most of the people that have left had a lot of grey hair and the computer was not there thing. Today only 3% of the young people want to get into the FM industry because most want to peck at a computer instead of twisting a wrench. If you are looking for an interesting career that has a lot of potential for advancement you should look into the FM industry.