Facility controls/building operations maintenance

Managing a building requires specific skills and tools for each of the functional areas, such as building operations, maintenance, engineering, forecasting, budgeting, health, safety, and security. To ensure a building is functioning as it was designed and built, several competencies, services, processes, and tools are required for the day-to-day operations. An effective maintenance process ensures that critical assets are in good condition, resources are allocated efficiently, procedures/schedules are enforced, and building performance is managed.

Operations and Maintenance (O&M), or operational maintenance as it is commonly referred to, are the day-to-day activities necessary for a building and its systems, equipment, and occupants to perform their functions. O&M includes the maintenance of the physical building itself, management of the building’s systems, landscaping, groundskeeping, site improvements, and maintenance...