Head of Building Services 100%

About the job

Start date:

1 January 2027 or by arrangement

Workplace:

Bern

Ensure that our executive buildings operate smoothly every day. In this versatile leadership role, you will take responsibility for building maintenance, cleaning, security, and the organisation of a dedicated team, thereby making an important contribution to a functioning administrative operation.

Your tasks

• Responsibility for building maintenance, cleaning, and the operation of building services systems
• Planning and coordinating conversions, relocations, as well as maintenance and repair work
• Leading and organising the cleaning team and ensuring efficient workflows
• Managing locking systems, inventory, maintenance contracts, as well as materials and budget
• Ensuring occupational safety, fire protection, and security organisation

Your profile

• Completed technical or craft training; further education in facility management is an advantage
• Several years of professional and leadership experience in building maintenance, building services, or facility management
• Organisational skills and experience in coordinating maintenance, construction, and security tasks
• Basic commercial knowledge and good user skills in the MS Office suite
• Willingness to take on additional tasks in administrative and organisational support if required, as well as corresponding organisational skills, are advantageous
• German and/or French at C1 level; Italian, Spanish are an advantage

We offer you

The Canton of Bern is a fair employer in every respect with very good employment conditions. In addition, we offer:

• Varied leadership role with high personal responsibility and scope for design
• Diverse range of tasks at the interface of building operations, technology, and security
• Modern employment conditions with annual working hours and attractive training and development opportunities
• Central workplace in Bern’s old town and collaboration with a dedicated team

Contact

Curious? Your contact for questions: Thomas William Marti, Head of Leadership Support, phone +41 31 636 56 26, thomaswilliam.marti@be.ch

About us

The Leadership Support of the General Secretariat of the GSI ensures optimal framework conditions for the Directorate and its offices with its services in the areas of building services, infrastructure, organisation, and operations. It supports an efficient and smooth administrative operation and takes on a variety of cross-sectional tasks.