Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

facilities managertoprogramme manager

A facilities manager already meets 44% of what the programme manager role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From facilities manager
44%
Overlap1
To programme manager
15 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
61.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.5/ 100

1 Share of the programme manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the facilities manager profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A programme manager role treats 13 of its required skills as things a facilities manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • corporate social responsibility
  • ensure equipment availability
  • ensure equipment maintenance
  • establish daily priorities
  • follow company standards
  • liaise with managers

What stands in the way is 11 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A programme manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a facilities manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held supervise daily information operations management skills
  • already held establish daily priorities management skills
  • already held manage logistics management skills
  • already held plan schedule management skills
  • already held ensure equipment maintenance management skills
  • already held strive for company growth management skills

All 15 carried skills, including the 13 the programme manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 information skills 7 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held evaluate project plans required
  • required, not held manage project information required
  • required, not held assess financial viability required
  • required, not held identify legal requirements required
  • required, not held manage project metrics required
  • required, not held perform resource planning required
  • required, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports required
  • optional, not held analyse external factors of companies optional
  • optional, not held analyse financial performance of a company optional
  • optional, not held analyse internal factors of companies optional
  • optional, not held estimate profitability optional
  • optional, not held interpret financial statements optional
02 management skills 2 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held manage several projects required
  • required, not held utilise economies of scale in projects required
  • optional, not held develop revenue generation strategies optional
  • optional, not held budget for financial needs optional
  • optional, not held control financial resources optional
  • optional, not held make investment decisions optional
  • optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
  • optional, not held manage profitability optional
  • optional, not held shape organisational teams based on competencies optional
03 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held program management required
  • required, not held project management required
  • optional, not held project management methodology (PM²) optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held implement corporate governance optional
  • optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
  • optional, not held align efforts towards business development optional
  • optional, not held impart business plans to collaborators optional
  • optional, not held support managers optional
05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a programme manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • already held establish daily priorities skill
  • already held follow company standards skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held manage logistics skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held manage supplies skill
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held plan schedule skill
  • already held supervise daily information operations skill
  • already held plan health and safety procedures skill
  • already held strive for company growth skill
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held develop revenue generation strategies optional
  • optional, not held implement corporate governance optional
  • optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
  • optional, not held align efforts towards business development optional
  • optional, not held analyse external factors of companies optional
  • optional, not held analyse financial performance of a company optional
  • optional, not held analyse internal factors of companies optional
  • optional, not held budget for financial needs optional
  • optional, not held control financial resources optional
  • optional, not held estimate profitability optional
  • optional, not held impart business plans to collaborators optional
  • optional, not held integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations optional
  • optional, not held interpret financial statements optional
  • optional, not held make investment decisions optional
  • optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
  • optional, not held manage profitability optional
  • optional, not held project management methodology (PM²) optional
  • optional, not held shape organisational teams based on competencies optional
  • optional, not held support managers optional
41 held skills the programme manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accounting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role building automation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out energy management of facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role cleaning industry health and safety measures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role design building retrofitting solutions skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical power safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with noise standards skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure inspections of facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental management standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
  • not needed by the target role facilities management in the organisation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fire safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role green building practices knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
  • not needed by the target role handle surveillance equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect building systems skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect contracts for related grounds maintenance work skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with security authorities skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage emergency evacuation plans skill
  • not needed by the target role manage facilities services skill
  • not needed by the target role manage maintenance operations skill
  • not needed by the target role manage major incidents skill
  • not needed by the target role manage space utilisation skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee the facilities services budget skill
  • not needed by the target role perform procurement processes skill
  • not needed by the target role plan buildings maintenance work skill
  • not needed by the target role plan facilities management policies skill
  • not needed by the target role promote facilities management services skill
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to burglar alarm systems skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise work skill

1 further entry not listed here

3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held program management required
  • required, not held project management required
  • optional, not held project management methodology (PM²) optional
Index

Other moves recorded from facilities manager

Full index of moves from facilities manager

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.