Your CV gets a short first read before someone decides whether to shortlist you or move on. In facilities management, where one role can span compliance, maintenance, contractors, budgets and people, structure and clarity make the difference.
The Facilities Management CV Template gives you a complete CV structure built for FM professionals. Each section explains what to include and shows example wording, with placeholders in square brackets to replace with your own details. It covers your header, personal profile, key skills, employment history and qualifications, plus guidance on length and final checks.
The approach is practical: tailor the profile to each role, turn responsibilities into outcomes with real figures, use recognised FM terminology so recruiters and search tools can find you, and only include claims you can evidence at interview.
What's inside
The template works through your CV in the order an employer reads it, one section at a time.
- How to Use This Template: The working rules: replace every placeholder, tailor the profile and first bullets, turn duties into outcomes, use recognised FM terminology, keep key information early and match your LinkedIn.
- Header and Contact Details: How to set out your name, professional post-nominals, phone, email and location, and why a town or region is enough without a full address.
- Personal Profile: What your opening section should say about your background, sites, core expertise and working style, with example wording you can adapt.
- Key Skills: The technical FM skills recruiters search for, from CAFM and planned preventive maintenance to contractor management, and a reminder not to leave out IOSH, NEBOSH or compliance experience.
- Employment History: How to open each role with a snapshot of the organisation, example achievement bullets built on measurable outcomes, and how to present an unclear job title in recognisable FM terms.
- Education and Qualifications: How to order industry qualifications, role-specific training such as NEBOSH or IOSH, degrees and school results, most relevant and most recent first.
- CV Length and Final Checks and Next Steps: Why relevance, not a page limit, should set your CV's length, and a final checklist covering placeholders, tailoring, measurable achievements, visible qualifications and LinkedIn consistency.
What the data says
Five figures from the guide on today's job market for FM candidates, each linked to its source.
- 16%: UK applications submitted are up 16% and interviews needed to land a single role are up 18%, Totaljobs found in 2026. Source: Totaljobs Hiring Trends Update, 2026
- 77%: 77% of UK candidates say it's harder to get an interview than a year ago. Source: Totaljobs Hiring Trends Update, 2026
- 55%: British job-seekers do not hear back from 55% of the jobs they apply for, according to Indeed research. Source: Indeed research, reported by HRreview, 2024
- 51%: 51% of organisations surveyed by SFG20 in 2026 reported a shortage of FM staff. Source: SFG20 State of FM survey, reported by TWinFM, 2026
- 50,000+: Maxwell Stephens has a network of more than 50,000 FM professionals across the UK and Europe. Source: Maxwell Stephens, 2026
Sources checked in September 2026. Maxwell Stephens figures are drawn from our own published vacancies and placement records.
See it in practice
Keeping Workplace Operations Running Smoothly for Stonehage Fleming
Stonehage Fleming asked Maxwell Stephens to recruit a Facilities and Maintenance Assistant for its London office, a hybrid role spanning hard and soft services, hospitality and administration. Most candidates at this level had specialised, and their CVs rarely made that distinction clear without close scrutiny. We searched against defined criteria, including combined hard and soft FM experience and NEBOSH or IOSH qualifications, then assessed organisational ability, communication and a proactive approach directly. The candidate placed exceeded the client's expectations.
It shows why a CV that states your scope, experience mix and certifications clearly makes it easier for recruiters to identify you as a fit.
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Related reading
- How to Write the Perfect CV: A Complete Guide to Standing Out
- Building a LinkedIn Profile That Gets You Noticed
- Facilities Management Qualifications: What Employers Really Look For
More from Maxwell Stephens Insights
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- Facilities Management Career Guide
- Facilities Management Salary Guide UK 2026
- The Facilities Management Interview Guide
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Who this guide is for
Facilities managers, assistant FMs and coordinators, maintenance and site-based staff whose job titles undersell their FM scope, estates and workplace professionals, and anyone updating a CV to apply for facilities management roles.
Next steps
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