Housing, Property and Facilities

Career Areas  > Housing, Property and Facilities

If you like working with and helping people or doing practical work, then a career in housing, property or facilities may be for you.

There is a wide range of opportunities available, from managing the facilities and services in buildings where people work or helping people find suitable housing to cleaning windows, chimneys or building interiors.

To see the routes to getting into each of these sectors, take a look at our Career Areas.

What areas can I work in?

This career area covers the sectors of facilities management, housing and property services, including cleaning. These encompass a wide range of jobs, from managerial to manual.

What kind of companies can I work for?

Possible employers include:

• local authorities
• housing associations
• the NHS
• building management companies
• large contract cleaning companies
• small private companies
• estate agencies
• schools, colleges or universities
• infrastructure support companies.

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