Facilities Engineering Manager

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Facilities Engineering Manager is responsible for the supervision and coordination of assigned engineering support activities. Provides direct supervision for staff under HVAC, Electrical, Controls, Plumbing and General Maintenance. Ensures the successful delivery of engineering projects and services.

Job Outlook

There were 5 Facilities Engineering Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 67 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Engineering Manager industry, which includes the Facilities Engineering Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Facilities Engineering Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $116,100.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $116,100.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Facilities Engineering Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $78,378.

Education and Experience

Posted Facilities Engineering Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education Level	Percentage
Associate's Degree	8.96%
Bachelor's Degree	53.73%
Master's Degree	13.43%
Doctoral Degree	0%
Other	26.87%

Posted Facilities Engineering Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of Experience	Percentage
0 to 2 years	2.27%
3 to 5 years	63.64%
6 to 8 years	11.36%
9+ years	22.73%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Facilities Engineering Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

Operations (50.75%)
Communication (49.25%)
Management (46.27%)
Planning (34.33%)
Leadership (26.87%)
Coordinating (20.9%)
Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (19.4%)
Problem Solving (17.91%)
Microsoft Excel (13.43%)
Verbal Communication Skills (13.43%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

Building Automation (18.75%)
Facility Management (25%)
Facilities Engineering (46.88%)
HVAC (32.81%)
Construction (43.75%)
Project Management (31.25%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

Project Implementation (17.19%)
Construction Management (9.38%)
Commissioning (12.5%)
Project Planning (12.5%)
Manufacturing Operations (3.12%)
Preventive Maintenance (7.81%)
Plumbing (12.5%)
Boilers (6.25%)
Mechanical Systems (7.81%)
Facility Operations (9.38%)
Inventory Management (6.25%)
Paving (9.38%)
Oil And Gas (4.69%)
Engineering Management (18.75%)
Civil Engineering (17.19%)
AutoCAD (26.56%)
Environment Health And Safety (9.38%)
Facility Repair And Maintenance (15.62%)
Procurement (14.06%)
Infection Control (9.38%)
Standard Operating Procedure (7.81%)
Conceptual Design (7.81%)
Constructability (7.81%)
Computer-Aided Design (14.06%)
Image Editing (7.81%)
Renovation (3.12%)
Building Codes (12.5%)
Engineering Design Process (9.38%)
Environmental Policy (7.81%)
Grading (Landscape) (7.81%)
Transport Engineering (7.81%)
Control Systems (15.62%)
Microsoft Project (9.38%)
Emergency Medical Services (7.81%)
Landscaping (7.81%)
Technical Communication (9.38%)
Traffic Control (7.81%)
Adobe Acrobat (7.81%)

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.

Building Automation (100%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Facilities Engineering Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Engineering Manager
Utilities Manager
Engineer
Event Worker
Engineering Technician
Plant Engineer
General Manager/Assistant Manager
Engineering and Facilities Manager
On-Site Engineer
Engineering Intern

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Facilities Engineering Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

Southern Illinois Healthcare (6)
Hampton Roads Transit (4)
The Judge Group (3)
Ojai Valley Inn (2)
Abbott Laboratories (2)
Lockheed Martin (2)
GPAC (2)
Vanir Construction Management (2)
RH2 Engineering (2)
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (2)

North Carolina

Continental (1)
Novo Nordisk (1)
Freese And Nichols (1)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.