Fabege owns properties, but not the type that people live in. Instead, it owns offices and workplaces for thousands of people. One of these buildings is the DN skyscraper, to which slightly more than 2,000 people take the lift to work every day. Here, you will find journalists, business administrators, lawyers – and property technician Robert. And, he controls everything.
“A property technician may be compared with a car mechanic. As with a building, a car needs both cooling and heat, the ability to handle exhaust gases and emissions, an engine to drive etc.,” says Robert. “But, despite this, my work is more about making people satisfied with their workplace, where they spend many hours each day.”
And, I don’t suppose you get as much oil on your fingers as a car mechanic?
“No, not usually. Most of my work is currently computer-based and I’m more focused on that than on, for example, plumbing.”
Unlike those who have offices in the DN skyscraper, the building itself does not sleep. Everything is computerised, so Robert begins every day by examining what happened the previous night. Although most of the information can be read on the screen, he has to use all his five senses to listen, look, smell, feel and taste what is happening in the building.”
Sounds great, but how do you control such a building as the DN skyscraper?
“I view myself and my colleagues as types of building ninjas, who continuously work quietly and get everything done. At Fabege, we also work close together and have fun, so we are not invisible all the time. We have to be visible in order to help all our tenants.”
Who do you believe is the perfect property technician?
“Someone who is equally interested in technical features as in helping others. Being able to solve technical problems is just as important as being able to explain the consequences to a tenant so he/she understands.”
Where do you study to become a property technician?
“Actually, I am still studying, so I am the perfect person to ask.”
What do you mean, do you study and work at the same time?
“Yes, precisely. I was only supposed to get practical experience here at Fabege, but things worked so well that I was offered a job before I completed my studies. I’m attending the educational centre for property installations near Stockholm Globe Arena and have an arrangement with Fabege allowing me to continue my studies in parallel with my work.”
There are currently also programmes at the Nacka Academy and at upper-secondary school level, so there are numerous paths to the job as property technician. Search for operations technician, property technician or energy technician and you will find a great deal of options. You might be the one to decide over 26 floors and 2,000 people in future?
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