Head of Facility Services 100%

Start of position: 1 January 2027 or by arrangement Work location: Bern Ensure that our directorate buildings function smoothly on a daily basis. In this versatile leadership role, you will take responsibility for building maintenance, building cleaning, security, and the organization of a dedicated team, thereby making an important contribution to a functioning administrative operation. Your tasks <br /> • Responsibility for building maintenance, building cleaning, and the operation of building technical systems • Planning and coordinating renovations, moves, as well as maintenance and repair work • Leadership and organization of the cleaning group as well as ensuring efficient workflows • Management of locking systems, inventory, maintenance contracts, as well as materials and budget • Ensuring occupational safety, fire protection, and the security organization <br /> Your profile <br /> • Completed technical or manual basic training, further training in Facility Management is an advantage • Several years of professional and leadership experience in building maintenance, facility services, or Facility Management • Organizational skills as well as experience in the coordination of maintenance, construction, and security tasks • Basic commercial knowledge as well as good user knowledge of the MS Office suite • Willingness to take on additional tasks in administrative and organizational support if required, as well as corresponding organizational skills are an advantage • German and/or French at level C1; Italian, Spanish an advantage <br /> We offer you The Canton of Bern is a fair employer in every respect with very good employment conditions. In addition, there are: • Varied leadership role with high personal responsibility and scope for design • Versatile field of activity at the interface of building operations, technology, and security • Modern employment conditions with annual working hours as well as attractive training and further education opportunities • Central work location in the Bern old town and collaboration with a dedicated team <br /> Contact Curious? Your contact for questions: Thomas William Marti, Head of Leadership Support, Telephone +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 facility services, infrastructure, organization, and operation. It supports an efficient and smooth administrative operation and takes on diverse cross-sectional tasks.