Resource Manager

Job description:

Responsibilities will include:

• facilitate the planning of Facility Management financial and human resources, the controlling and forecasting of premises and facility management related budget and work plan, and the benchmarking of respective costs and activities.
• support provider relationship and contract management as well as provider performance management.
• support the development of governance principles and the Facility Management strategy, including the sourcing strategy.
• periodically prepare budget, cost and activity review meetings and propose corrective measures if and when required.
• develop, maintain and control means to ensure that the Bank is making effective and efficient use of FM asset in achieving its business objectives.
• support implementation of initiatives, mainly in the field of governance and resource management.

About the customer:

As the premier supplier to our international banking client in Basel, Swisslinx are looking for a versatile Resource Manager to join the Facility Management Team on a long term 3 year contract basis to carry our hands-on tasks in coordinating and supporting activities in facility management.

The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills and an ability to collaborate with the team and providing hands-on support to make sure the team is able to meet their targets. The successful candidate needs to be able to report to senior management on the ongoing initiatives as well.

This is an initial 3 year contract running with option to extend on a long term basis based on the project road maps, with start date 1 September (however they can wait for the right candidate). 

Requirements:

You will possess as many of the following skills as possible:

• BA/BSC in Business Administration, commercial education in Facility Management field or equivalent
• Proficiencies gained through methodical training in a facility management or related field and at least 3 to 5 years working experience (e.g. budget and administration management experience).
• Controlling and financial accounting skills.
• Ability to work with business applications (PeopleSoft, MS Office, etc) and to retrieve and analyse information from databases.
• Ability to negotiate effectively within and outside the organisation.
• Practical experience in leading facility management or building infrastructure initiatives.
• Project / programme support and administration management experience.
• Understanding of information technology and information management.
• Fluency in English is required (German nice to have)

Compensation benefits:

Please note interviews would be conducted via video call, however the role is based 100% in Switzerland. Our client offers:

• The opportunity to work in a diverse and international environment on a long-term basis
• 50% working from home
• 20 days working remotely from abroad per year
• Modern office in central Basel (50 minutes direct train from Zurich) with subsidised canteen

Are you interested to work in an international environment in one of the most important financial companies worldwide? Then apply now! We look forward to receiving your full application before the deadline on Tuesday 22 July.