Team Leader: Commercial Building Management 80-100%

Operations and Technology, Strategic Building Management, Commercial Building Management Team

Start of employment: by arrangement
Strategic Facility Management (SFM) provides a variety of services to support the university organizational units and external partners. It ensures the contractual, organizational, and economic management of outsourced services in facility management and ensures efficient use of resources. Through the Facility Desk and the main number, Commercial Building Management (KGM) acts as the central contact point for all matters related to building operations. The Room Reservation Center (RRZ) serves as the central reservation point for classrooms and coordinates their management within the University of Bern.

• Technical and organizational leadership of the commercial building management team
• Responsibility for contract management, creditor and debtor processes, as well as operating and ancillary cost accounting
• Controlling KPIs, preparing reports, and deriving optimization measures
• Ensuring and further developing quality management and the internal control system (ICS)
• Support of the Facility Desk (ticketing system) and the main number of the University of Bern as a central contact point
• Support in parking and vehicle management
• Collaboration with the Room Reservation Center for efficient management of classrooms
• Interface management between internal departments, external partners, and users
• Participation in projects in the areas of digitalization, room reservation, and sustainability
• Ensuring high-quality training of commercial apprentices (planning, supervision, evaluation)

• Completed commercial training with further education in real estate management, facility management, business administration, or comparable qualification
• Several years of experience in commercial building management, ideally in a complex institution or public administration
• Leadership experience and ideally experience in training commercial apprentices (trainer advantage)
• Experience in controlling, reporting, and quality management (ICS advantage)
• Strong communication skills, analytical thinking, and pronounced organizational talent
• Interest in sustainable and efficient processes as well as in the further development of digital solutions
• Confident handling of MS Office; knowledge of CAFM systems (e.g., Planon) and SAP is a plus
• Very good German skills, English and French skills desirable

• A responsible leadership role in an inspiring university environment.
• The opportunity to actively shape the sustainable and efficient management of the University of Bern's buildings.
• An attractive working environment in the heart of the city of Bern.
• Family-friendly working conditions, flexible working time models, and progressive social benefits.

Please send your application with the usual documents electronically.