Head Facility Management Services

Basel-City

Key information

Publication date:22 September 2025
Workload:100%
Contract type:Unlimited employment
Language:English (Intermediate)
Place of work:Basel-City

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions provides integrated facility management services on all continents with more than 60,000 employees. In Switzerland, the GWS division provides technical, infrastructural and commercial facility management services for clients from various industries.

For our growing Facility Management organization at a client in the Life Sciences sector in Basel (BL) we are looking for a

Head Facility Management Services 100%

Your main tasks:

Is responsible for the FM services in region/country

Drives operational effectiveness and service excellence in soft and hard services

Demonstrates constant awareness of willingness to improve organisational and process related structures

Demonstrates strong leadership qualities to drive the performance across this expanding business and team

Ensures overall performance of the contract and required deliverables including contract compliance, performance management against KPI's, cost savings initiatives, and customer satisfaction

Leads a team providing facilities management services of a wide range of activities for hard and soft services, including HSE, energy optimisation and food management.

Ensures improvements are achieved and maintained and a proper balance is achieved between responding to client requests and cost effectiveness and maintaining GWS high standards

Drives and delivers services, projects and programs of work aligned to TCO and any savings obligations, contributes to full end-to-end project performance aligned to the contractual and commercial obligations

Has a strong analytical and problem solving approach applying value creation / innovation across FM services / supply chain

Ensures the successful implementation of portfolio-wide initiatives and programs including savings program, energy program, HSE, playbooks, training & development, and succession planning

Works in demanding environments, managing change, multiple projects, and deadlines

Manages the total facilities expenditure vs. budget and runs variance analysis

Ensures that FM services and procedures adhere to applicable laws, policies and best practise guidelines

Has the ability to review and analyse complex financial / business reports / data and generates innovative solutions / corrective action plans

Your profile:

Engineering, property, or business-related degree or equivalent

At least 8 years' experience in an integrated FM role in a wider geography / clear evidence of cross-functional experience in an outsourced environment

Recognised, facilities management professional qualification

A highly motivated individual, with excellent use of initiative and demonstrates a strong passion for service excellence and understanding customer needs