The experienced facilities professional — handling complex facilities issues with expertise and minimal supervision.
As Senior Facilities Operations Specialist, you handle advanced facilities operations work with significant expertise and autonomy. You manage complex facility issues, coordinate major maintenance activities, serve as technical expert for building systems, and may mentor junior staff.
Your days involve hands-on problem-solving and coordination. You might troubleshoot complex building system issues, coordinate with vendors on major projects, oversee critical maintenance activities, provide technical guidance to others, and ensure facilities meet operational requirements. You are the go-to person for complex facilities matters.
The hardest part is managing the breadth of facilities issues that require your expertise while also maintaining building systems proactively. Senior Facilities Specialists who thrive have deep technical knowledge, manage multiple priorities effectively, and build strong vendor relationships.
Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.
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Median pay for a Senior Facilities Operations Specialist (Facilities Ops Specialist) is about $105K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $63K to $173K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Speaking, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, and Active Listening.
Most people in this role hold a postsecondary certificate.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 3.8% through 2034, with roughly 141,090 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Operations Director, Facilities Operations Director (Facilities Ops Director), and Facilities Operations Specialist (Facilities Ops Specialist).
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