I Never Get to Ring the Bell But...

...Let the train jump the tracks and see who catches hell.

That's what facility/ building engineers feel of their job.  It's not even their job to drive the train.

A good chief takes possession of what ever property he runs.

you rely on him or her to keep everything running like the first day

it was put into play and to give your guest a great experience every time.

We recently conducted a discussion in LinkedIn addressed to chief engineers and facility engineers all over the country (and the world) to find out what makes them tick.  The responses are unbelievably heart-warming.  We meet building engineers in our line of work everyday and I never really got the chance to know this part of them because chances are they are busy taking care of the next issue.

At Alliance, we have always viewed our job as service providers to property managers and engineers as - an alliance.  We want to be a part of their solution.  So we make it an important part for us to know them.

Facility engineers are most likely the first one in the building and if you ask me are the unsung heroes of property management - the Scottie Pippen while a Michael Jordan is basking in the limelight. What you guys really care about is to get the job done.

So here's to knowing our facility/ building engineers out there - the first line of defense in any building issue.  I asked the question and they answered.  View the original post here.

What motivates you to get the job done without expecting an applause?

• We love puzzles and problem solving.
• We are constantly looking for things out of order with a well trained eye. Trying to solve problems before they happen.
• We have this want to keep things running like a fine tuned clock and to make sure that our boss sleeps at night.
• We have a natural sense of urgency beyond what is required because people depend on us.

 What do you expect from other people so that you can get the job done??

• If i can do it you have to do it.
• We just want all to know we don't have time to explain details because we have work to do.

They really should have a national facility engineer day so they get recognized.