Facility Coordinator

Whether it is a wedding, an office meeting, a dance recital or little league baseball drafts events happen and someone has to schedule them and make sure they run safely, productively and according to policy. There are many details that need to be taken care of in order to hold an event at a building such as set up and break down, coordinating equipment needs as well as scheduling onsite staff. Some facilities host multiple events on the same day and in order for everything to run smoothly a facility coordinator is needed to oversee it all.

As a facility coordinator you would be responsible for all facility operations including: guest use, enforcement of policies and procedures, hiring and training staff, track inventory and purchase necessary equipment and supplies, coordinate recreational events as well as routine maintenance of the facility with both staff and outside vendors and prepare and meet expense budgets.

You will need to be very organized, be able to soothe those groups looking to use your facility as you walk them through the process and smooth out the bumps that may occur during their event. You must be able to multi-task and be ready to handle last minute issues that may arise at any time.

Where could you find work as a Facility Coordinator? Virtually every public use building could use a Facility Coordinator be it an office, school, recreational facility, restaurant or wedding hall. Some places require a college degree but others will accept experience in lieu of school.

You may very well have odd hours if you need to be present for the events as most are held on weekend and evening hours. In many cases however, the Facility Coordinator would schedule staff to be onsite during events that occur outside typical business hours.