Job description Property Manager near Peterborough (ON)

Find out what work is like for a property manager in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Facility operation and maintenance managers (NOC 70012).

Facility operation and maintenance managers

Description

Facility operation managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of commercial, transportation and recreational facilities and the included real estate. Facility operation managers are employed by a wide range of establishments, such as airports, harbours, canals, shopping centres, convention centres, warehouses and recreational facilities. Maintenance managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the maintenance department within commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational and other facilities. Maintenance managers are employed by a wide range of establishments, such as office buildings, shopping centres, airports, harbours, warehouses, grain terminals, universities, schools and sports facilities, and by the maintenance and mechanical engineering departments of manufacturing and other industrial establishments.

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Facility operation and maintenance managers have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Facility operation managers
  • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of commercial, transportation and recreational facilities and the included real estate
  • Oversee the leasing of space in the facility and the included real estate and the development of marketing strategies
  • Plan, organize and direct administrative services such as signage, cleaning, maintenance, parking, safety inspections, security and snow removal
  • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate construction projects to modify commercial, transportation and recreational facilities and real estate
  • Oversee the installation, maintenance and repair of real estate infrastructures including machinery, equipment and electrical and mechanical systems
  • Plan and manage the facility's operations budget
  • Prepare or oversee the preparation of reports and statistics related to areas of responsibility
  • Hire and oversee training and supervision of staff.
  • Maintenance managers
  • Direct the maintenance and repair of an establishment's machinery, equipment and electrical and mechanical systems
  • Develop and implement schedules and procedures for safety inspections and preventive maintenance programs
  • Coordinate cleaning, snow removal and landscaping operations
  • Administer contracts for the provision of supplies and services
  • Plan and manage a facility's maintenance budget
  • Hire and oversee training and supervision of staff.

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 70012), and a list of similar occupations:

  • airport manager
  • arena manager
  • campus maintenance manager
  • facilities maintenance head
  • facility operations manager
  • grain elevator district manager
  • harbour master
  • maintenance and service superintendent
  • maintenance manager
  • maintenance support services chief
  • mechanical services superintendent
  • plant maintenance superintendent
  • recreation facility manager
  • shopping centre manager
  • warehouse manager

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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