You must demonstrate abilities in five key areas overall, with a wide variety of competencies in each:
- Management of Personnel in Facility Operations
- Human relations management of principles of human value systems, behavior, needs, motivation, and behavior modification.
- Communication, verbal and written, body language perceptions, methods, feedback.
- Organizational management, organizational functions, group behavior, social behavior and constraints, work qualifications, principles of power, and authority.
- Trade knowledge facility in construction trades, their job descriptions, the knowledge base requirements of each trade, and job relationships.
- Education and training, educational outcomes, goals and objectives, lesson plans, and outcome measurements.
- Technical Systems in School Facility Operations
- Architectural systems, masonry, fireproofing, metals, carpentry, moisture protection, insulation, roofing, siding, windows, glass, finishes, space requirements, and utilization.
- Civil, structural systems, site work, piles and foundations, demolition, excavation and backfill, site drainage and sanitary sewers, fencing, roads and walks, reinforced concrete, and structural steel.
- Mechanical systems, piping systems, hangers and supports, valves, control devices, insulation, sheet metal work, piping identification, plumbing fixtures and trim, special piping systems, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, heat transfer equipment, refrigeration, combustion, control systems, site work, testing.
- Fire protection systems, standpipes, fixed systems, inert gas systems, sprinkler systems, building materials, fire zoning, ventilation control, testing, and national fire codes.
- Electrical Systems, main and distribution systems, feeders, motors, controllers, telephone systems, fire alarm systems, smoke detection systems, emergency equipment, communications systems, NFPA# 70, testing.
- Energy conservation, heat transfer, combustion efficiency, power factor, fluid dynamics, management control, solar/wind/geothermal energy, control systems, and maintenance of energy systems.
- Site systems, grounds maintenance, landscaping, grading, roads, parking lots, outside stairways, outside lighting, drainage, site structures, site work, and equipment.
- Security systems, laws, and techniques required for security operations at industrial, public, and mercantile establishments. Crime prevention principles and equipment are necessary for the protection of personnel and property.
- Transportation systems, vehicle capitalization, maintenance, operations, routing, legal requirements, safety operations, and driver qualifications.
- Principles of School Facility Management
- Blueprint reading, architectural, civil/structural, mechanical, electrical drawings, graphs, model building, and other methods of presenting technical concepts.
- Principles of measurement: application of mathematics to technical problems. Included are volumes, area, hydraulics, mechanical devices, heat transfer, electricity, lighting, business, and structures.
- Managerial accounting, financial statements, income determination, account classification, charter accounts, inventories, and their evaluation.
- Budgeting: revenue, operational course projections, capital maintenance, capital improvements, equipment and tools, fuels, and expendable supplies.
- Project management: Project coordination, understanding project budget, liaison between contractors/vendors, and administration.
- Material purchasing, handling and storage specifications, vendor qualifications, vendor selection, shipping considerations, material handling, warehousing, inventory control, maintenance of materials, equipment, and the storage facility, and cooperative purchasing.
- Estimating use of plans, specifications, and other technical documents, material bills, labor productivity, maintenance requirements of materials and labor, cost-related, burden, and other associated subjects.
- Production management, production process, criteria, analysis, labor productivity planning, scheduling of manpower, material, money, and equipment for overall and individual facility operations or maintenance.
- Facility maintenance systems, physical plant inventory, manufacturer maintenance and operations instructions, preventive maintenance, inspections, tests, labor productivity, and other associated subjects.
- Computer literacy, selection of data processing systems, operating systems, facility operations software programs, data banks, and basic programming.
- Codes, Standards, Administrative and Legal Rules
- Codes, Standards, and Administrative Rules, facility code process, specific relevant codes and the agencies creating them, standards for the construction, operations, and maintenance of facilities, administrative rules established by employers and the senior authority having jurisdictions.
- Real property contracts, laws affecting real property and their improvements, surveys, construction documents, mechanic liens, judgments, arbitration, property encumbrances, and claims.
- The judicial process, administrative agencies, and process, common law, Sherman Antitrust Law, New York Education Laws, labor laws, ethics, and morality.
- Insurance for vendors' liability, property damage, Worker’s Compensation, bonds (performance, completion in payment), vehicular.
- Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health
- Environmental Safety and Health USCFR Section 40, environmental considerations that affect human and animal life through contamination of their vital support systems (ie. air, water, earth, weather, food, combustion, asbestos, site dumping, industrial processing.)
- Occupational Safety and Health USCFR Section 29, occupational safety and health considerations for employment environment. Management responsibilities, organization, training, inspections, and use of hazardous substances.