Work Environment

Administrative services managers spend much of their day in an office, but site visits around the building, outdoors to supervise groundkeeping activities, or to other facilities under their management are common. Technology allows many facility managers to monitor equipment remotely and teleconferencing has reduced the need to travel as frequently to meet with off-site staff and vendors. About half of administrative services managers work a standard 40-hour week; most of the remaining workforce work longer hours. However, uncompensated overtime frequently is required to resolve problems and meet deadlines. Facility managers often are "on call" to address a variety of problems that can arise in a facility during nonworking hours.