Editing Facilities engineering (section)

== Responsibilities ==
Facilities engineers have the responsibility of establishing different projects in support of the plant's design and operation needs to be able to ensure an efficient and all the different aspects of safety are met up to standard. The industries that Facilities engineers can go into are the one that would typically require different plant layout plans, need organizational needs, and require different equipment and purchasing needs such as Health Care, Aerospace/Defense, and Energy/Utilities industries. They can also seek employment position such as [[operating engineer]], a [[chief engineer]], a facilities manager, maintenance foreman, or as a building maintenance supervisor. (learn.org)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://learn.org/articles/Facilities_Engineer_Career_and_Salary_FAQs.html|title=Facilities Engineer: Career and Salary Facts|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en}}</ref> Facilities Engineers may be given management positions in the plants that they are working on to supervise the other facilities engineers and their license requirements, equipment provided, and getting the rights vendors hired to be able to meet the needs for the plant or facility. When working on certain projects, facilities engineers must meet the appropriate amount of resources such as hands and materials.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-a-facilities-maintenance-manager-do.htm|title=What does a Facilities Maintenance Manager do? (with pictures)|work=wiseGEEK|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref>

Due to the broad nature of a Facilities Engineer, the responsibilities utilized in one facility could be drastically different than in another. For example, a facilities engineer working at [[Ames Research Center|NASA Ames]] located at [[Moffett Federal Airfield|Moffet Field]], would be responsible for helping to oversee and assist specialists in building, renovating/modernizing, and preserving the facilities on the campus; the facilities engineering branch also includes [[architectural engineering]], [[civil engineering]], structural engineering, [[mechanical engineering]], [[electrical engineering]], [[environmental engineering]], and pressure system safety.<ref>National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (2016). ''Facilities engineering & real properties management division''. Retrieved from https://jc.arc.nasa.gov/jceindex.html</ref>

In short, the responsibilities entail any type of engineering support that goes on at the facilities' location in addition to the construction and renovation of the facilities themselves. While, a facilities engineer working for the [[Indian Health Service]] would be responsible to ensure that health care facilities and related support facilities are in a safe and functional condition. These skills entail civil engineering, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering, as well as specialization in medical equipment, property management, and various aspects of engineering support.<ref>Indian Health Service. ''Facilities engineering.'' Retrieved from https://www.ihs.gov/phoenix/programsservices/facilitiesengineering/</ref>

Similarities lie in the maintenance of the physical structure of the facilities, while the differences are in regards to what machinery and systems are present within the facilities. This will differ based on the nature of the facility and its intended purpose. Other types of skills and projects can include inventive methods in order to increases in the energy efficiency of a facility. For example, a team of engineering and technical professionals and facilities engineers at [[Naval Base Coronado]] in San Diego, California successfully implemented a multipurpose [[solar power]] grid capable of providing enough power to sustain 935 homes per day, while also providing shade in their parking lot.<ref>{{cite news |title=United States Navy to Deploy Largest Federal Solar Electric System in the Nation; 750 kW Photovoltaic System Installed at Naval Base Coronado, California |work=Business Wire |date=8 November 2002 |id={{ProQuest|444939381}} |page=1 }}</ref> This project ultimately provides greater energy efficiency, energy independence, and cost reduction for the facility in addition to contributing to and supporting renewable and sustainable energy.