The role of a facilities manager is very wide and can include a plethora of responsibilities. Ultimately, a facilities manager is responsible for maintaining and optimising the physical infrastructure of an organisation – supporting the smooth functioning of daily operations and creating a safe and productive environment. Depending on the size of the organisation these duties can involve maintenance and repairs and organisation of the external service providers who help support these, the health and safety of the facility, emergency plans for handling potential crises or disasters, budgeting and finance management in line with the responsibilities of the role as well as managing projects amongst many other potential aspects of the role.