International. IFMA Spain, Spanish Association of Facility Management, analyzed the profile of these professionals and the trends that will lead them to have a relevant role in the companies of the future.
In relation to their training and career, most Facility Managers come from other sectors, such as, for example, construction. Although, it is true, that this trend is changing, the new circumstances have caused the need to require profiles with a specific technical training. For this reason, more and more professionals begin their journey in the sector directly thanks to postgraduate degrees or the completion of a master's degree.
In addition, in a new stage, where digital transformation is inevitable and essential for the survival of any sector, these new business models need analytical professionals and strategic partners who provide and manage real estate services but at the same time, assume the associated risk. This is where the Facility Manager comes into play, a profile that must analyze trends and anticipate the needs of companies.
In this way, their role is increasingly necessary, since companies need to delegate all those support functions to specialized people, who add value and can predict the future. That is only achieved with specialists, whose day to day is focused on improving the facilities of the companies and the satisfaction of the employees.
Therefore, the new profiles that are incorporated into the sector must be prepared and trained both professionally and personally, with a capacity for empathy and critical spirit. "Candidates to apply for a job must have, mainly, a global vision of the market and a great analytical capacity and adaptation to the new needs of the company and the market itself," says Francisco García Ahumada, president of IFMA Spain.
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