How to become a premises or Facilities maintenance manager

Official title: Premises/Facilities maintenance manager (excluding building security)

Also called: Estate manager, Facilities maintenance manager, Facilities management manager, Premises and facilities maintenance manager, Premises maintenance manager, Property manager, Associate Director, Facilities Manager/Facilities Engineer, Senior Facilities Manager, Ÿ Estate manager, Ÿ Facilities management manager, Ÿ Property manager

Premises/Facilities maintenance manager (excluding building security) plans, directs and coordinates operations and functionalities of facilities and buildings. He/she may oversee multiple facilities and grounds of an organisation.

Main tasks

• Providing operational support and advice to senior management on matters such as the management of building facilities
• Providing information and support for the preparation of financial reports and budgets
• Establishing and managing budgets, controlling expenditure and ensuring the efficient use of resources
• Planning and directing daily operations

Ways in

• University: Business & Commerce degrees, Offered by 6 universities in Singapore

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $78,504 a year. The middle half earn $60,000 to $104,448 a year.
• Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Questions people ask

How do I become a premises or Facilities maintenance manager?

Ways in include: Business & Commerce degrees.

How much does a premises or Facilities maintenance manager earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $78,504 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $60,000 to $104,448.

Will AI change the work of a premises or Facilities maintenance manager?

Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026