To fulfill the SMA® Experience Requirement, the following conditions must be met:

• The experience must be related to a minimum property portfolio of 40,000 square feet.
• The experience must demonstrate that you have met at least 25 of the 35 criteria as part of the SMA® Experience Criteria Verification Form. Criteria may be obtained through more than one employer as long as 25 different criteria are met.
• The experience must be verified by each employer listed on the application.

Candidates will be required to complete an application form (located at the bottom of the page) to verify all the components of the experience requirement.

Systems Maintenance Administrator (SMA®) Designation Experience Requirement

1. Real Property Administrator (RPA®) designation.
2. Facilities Management Administrator (FMA®) designation.
3. LEED® professional credential.
4. Operating or stationary engineering license from appropriate entity (Boiler, etc.).
5. Graduate apprenticeship of an appropriate skill.
6. Refrigeration certification (CFCs) or Journeyman Refrigeration certificate.
7. Military or Merchant Marine experience as an operating engineer.
8. Other certifications: Certified Energy Manager (Association of Energy Engineers/Canadian Institute for Energy Training), certified pool operator, certified elevator maintenance technician, certified locksmith.
9. OSHA compliance training (OSHA 10 minimum) or completion of a workplace training program a proved by the appropriate jurisdiction.
10. Perform and/or establish preventive maintenance programs.
11. Perform recordkeeping and work assignments using established building computer programs such as computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
12. Operate a building automation system.
13. Benchmark energy use and make changes to improve efficiencies.
14. Input budget data and track/monitor conformance to a budget.
15. Monitor, evaluate, and maintain IAQ operations.
16. Select, order, and maintain service and material parts inventory.
17. Perform tenant services as required for customer satisfaction.
18. Work with or monitor external contract services.
19. Perform supervisory services over fellow employees on behalf of building management.
20. Service, repair, and replace V-belt and/or filter installations.
21. Perform chemical testing of water systems for optimum operation and/or monitor all water treatment contractor services.
22. Operate and maintain refrigeration cooling equipment.
23. Operate and maintain heating equipment.
24. Operate, monitor, adjust, calibrate, and repair temperature control equipment.
25. Inspect, monitor, troubleshoot, and repair plumbing systems and equipment.
26. Operate, monitor, and troubleshoot electric equipment and failures.
27. Apply working knowledge of security services and alarm systems.
28. Apply working knowledge of fire life-safety systems, including sprinkler flow tests.
29. Inspect and/or carry out roof maintenance and/or temporary repairs.
30. Monitor exterior maintenance and repair (landscaping, lawn sprinkler system, exterior building surfaces, parking, and roads).
31. Inspect, monitor, and/or direct housekeeping services.
32. Experience with and/or operation of emergency power generator systems.
33. Perform recordkeeping compliance with environmental standards.
34. Formal confined space training.
35. Proficiency in reading and understanding working drawings.