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How to write a facilities manager resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your resume summary:
Step 1: Start with your current job title, or the one you aspire to. Are you a passionate manager? A skilled analyst? It's a good starting point.
Step 2: Next put your years of experience in facilities manager-related roles.
Step 3: Now is the time to put your biggest accomplishment or something you are professionally proud of.
Step 4: Read over what you have written. It should be 2-4 sentences. Your goal is to summarize your experience, not recite your resume.
Hiring managers spend under a minute reviewing resumes on average. This means your summary needs to demonstrate your value quickly and show why you are the perfect fit for the facilities manager position.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Your Skills section is a place to list all relevant skills and abilities. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- Look at the job listing and skills listed. You need to include the exact keywords from the job description to get your resume in front of an actual human. Do you have those skills? Fantastic! Be sure to list them.
- Include as many relevant hard or technical facilities manager skills as possible for each job you apply to.
- Be specific with the skills you have and be sure you are using the most up to date and accurate terms.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a facilities manager resume:
- Customer Service
- Facility Maintenance
- HVAC
- Building Maintenance
- Real Estate
- Preventative Maintenance
- OSHA
- Project Management
- Plumbing
- Oversight
- Safety Procedures
- Facilities Management
- CMMS
- Capital Projects
- Customer Satisfaction
- Property Management
- Safety Training
- General Maintenance
- Develop Team
- Vendor Relationships
- Service Contracts
- Emergency Situations
- Payroll
- Facility Operations
- Janitorial Services
- Construction Projects
- Safety Standards
- Office Equipment
- Capital Budgets
- HR
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How to structure your work experience
Next you should include your work experience. Structure your work experience section by listing your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
Include only recent, relevant jobs. Avoid including work experience over 20 years to avoid ageism.
Beneath each job, you should have bullet points to emphasize why you're the perfect fit for the facilities manager.
How to write facilities manager experience bullet points
Your resume is your chance to show your biggest accomplishments. Don't just list your job responsibilities, instead take the opportunity to show why you're really good at what you do. Here is how you do that:
- Start with strong action verbs like managed, spearheaded, created, etc. Your goal is to show what you did and verbs will help demonstrate your contributions.
- Use numbers to quantify your achievements. Did you save time with a new report? Increase revenue? How large was the team you managed?
- Keep it concise. You're highlighting your achievements. Consider if all details you are sharing are relevant, or can be written more efficiently.
Here are effective examples from facilities manager resumes:
Work history example #1
Facilities Manager (Part-Time)
Dell
- Reviewed HVAC units to maintain constant temperature controls and provide employees with comfortable working environment.
- Preformed facility inspection and provided status reports; implemented projects where needed and assisted in all phases of MARS inspection.
- Monitored facility systems and report/record system status through use of CCTV and Security/Access control.
- Recruited by facility director to work for Teletech.
- Formulated and administered annual operating expense budget for each facility.
Work history example #2
Superintendent
CONTRACTORS HEATING COOLING SUPPLY
- included; new employee orientation, on the job training, OSHA and company policy safety training.
- Compiled and maintained annual logistics operational budget, received, warehoused and maintained accurate inventory counts on approx.
- Turned around facility and customer perception to save contract.
- Created 23 Job Safety Analysis procedures currently being used throughout US as benchmark.
- Developed and conducted extensive employee training sessions for operational procedures, machinery and safety.
Work history example #3
Maintenance Technician
The Coca-Cola Company
- Worked with and troubleshoot PLCs and Servos.
- Repaired and troubleshoot complex machine systems controlled by PLCs.
- Changed over fillers and case packers to different size specifications.
- Repaired and added new updates to PLC programs.
- Acquired and held a CDL license that enabled me to drive route trucks for the company.
Work history example #4
Facilities Manager
Johnson Controls
- Started as an HVACR technician working up to Journeyman status.
- Worked closely with corporate safety to ensure compliance with policies, NFPA, and OSHA regulations.
- Designed and implemented changes to the CMMS to more efficiently track and complete work.
- Launched supplier relationship management program with oversight of sub-contracted services representing $19.5M of annual expense.
- Improved CMMS software to establish a formal system to improve productivity.
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Add an education section to your resume
The education section should display your highest degree first.
Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:
Bachelor's Degree in english
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2008 - 2011
Highlight your facilities manager certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.
Start simple. Include the full name of the certification. It's also good to mention the organization that issued the certification. Next, specify when you obtained the certification.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your facilities manager resume:
- Certified Facility Manager (CFM)
- EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)
- OSHA Safety Certificate
- Certified Manager Certification (CM)
- Facility Management Professional (FMP)
- First Aid, CPR and AED Instructor
- Certified Food Manager (CFM)
- Certified Energy Manager (CEM)
- Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
- Certified Protection Officer (CPO)