The goal of this program is to empower specialists to preserve individual and national assets and the necessity of engineering and protecting financial resources and assets to increase productivity, proper utilization, and extend the lifespan and efficiency of structures while reducing operational and maintenance costs. Developing individual skills as a construction manager requires learning knowledge in areas such as operational management, maintenance and repairs, physical asset management, human resource management, quality management, leadership and strategy, document and record management, emergency and crisis management, and other subsystems. Additionally, one of the important objectives of this field is to address the challenges of proper utilization and implement appropriate strategies for maintenance and repairs in various sectors of structures. facility management can be implemented in all structures in the public sector, public institutions, and the private sector.

According to higher education regulations, this field has the following objectives to achieve sustainable development, enhance resilience, and reduce operational and maintenance costs of structures:

• Increase public understanding and sensitivity towards better management of structures
• Develop practical knowledge, tools, and techniques of facility management
• Establish theoretical foundations for understanding the core competencies of construction management knowledge
• Innovate in scientific and research areas of facility management knowledge and contribute to the advancement and expansion of global knowledge in this field
• Disseminate and produce indigenous facility management knowledge tailored to the specific cultural, social, and technical characteristics of the country

Graduates of This Field

Graduates of this field, by familiarizing themselves with the principles and foundations of construction management and appropriate and correct criteria and methods for the operation and maintenance of structures, as well as acquiring the necessary skills regarding the subsystems of construction management, will be able to scientifically implement construction management processes, including eleven subsystems according to relevant standards, in various types of structures and contribute to enhancing the resilience and sustainability of structures.

Roles and Capabilities of Graduates

• Familiarity with construction management technologies and their appropriate use
• Quality management in structures
• Optimal and efficient operation of structures
• Proper maintenance and repairs with appropriate strategies in structures
• Environmental participation and enhancing the resilience of structures
• Development and sustainability management
• Application of appropriate models and strategies in managing structures
• Management of communications and human factors in structures
• Management of emergency and crisis situations in structures
• Physical asset management in structures
• Management of maintenance, repairs, and engineering projects in structures
• Appropriate methods for securing financial resources for managing structures
• Reducing operational and maintenance costs of structures
• Safety, health, and environmental management in structures

Graduates of this field, in addition to providing construction management services as independent consultants or contractors in the private sector and various structures, can collaborate with all government agencies and public institutions responsible for the operation and maintenance of structures, including infrastructure and other areas.