Building Services Department Manager

**Building Services Department Manager**:

- Permanent
- Basel, Switzerland
- Engineering
- 5414

**Overview
- Due to our expanding Building Services team and growing project workload, we wish to appoint a Building Services Department Manager.The Department Manager is responsible for supporting the management and development of the department. This role is undertaken in conjunction with management, design or project execution**Who we are**
- PM Group is an employee owned, international project delivery firm with a team of 3,000+ people. We are world leaders in the pharma, food, medtech and mission critical sectors. From our network of offices in Europe, Asia and the US, we work with the world's leading organisations. We are focused on growing a sustainable business centred on our people, our clients and trade partners.Our Swiss Business has grown substantially over the past year, with many new team members joining us in our new Basel office. Our teams are executing exciting and important projects for our clients, leading to great opportunities to develop your career.**Responsibilities
**Key Administrative Duties**:

- Handle the day to day tasks including:

- Resource Planning
- Ensure activities follow company work flows
- Maintain strong client relationships to attract, win and deliver projects
- Provide leadership to the team, communicate company/team/individual goals and set clear performance expectations
- Develop systems to improve and standardise project execution
- Lead graduate performance and development activities.
- Participate in proposal and business development activities as required.
- Actively support the CPD programme.
- Lead and coordinate Project Governance activities such as single discipline design reviews and project health checks.
- Support and maintain quality standards within the Department
- Demonstrate and promote Core Values and Codes of Practice within the Department.
- Engage and support the alignment / continuous development of Inter-Office Workshare across several Company Locations

**Key Technical Responsibilities**:

- Champion Health & Safety in design and construction within Building Services.
- Strong in HVAC / Heating / Cooling / Clean and Black Utilities / Clean Room environment / Building Information Systems
- Experience in Swiss or Germany required / best case chartered Engineer with local design code understanding and knowledge
- Mentoring of team specifically graduates to improve and develop their skill sets within the Group.
- The Manager is to function as a Lead on Projects.
- Refine and improve on an on-going basis the interaction with other Disciplines.
- Interact with Clients with a view to building positive working relationships and securing future Projects / Opportunities.
- Improve the efficiency of the department’s work processes along with supporting the Building Services community on scope.
- Support and drive innovation within the Building Services Department to ensure PM Group remains at the fore in Building Services.
- Promote and participate in the Group DePD Programme.
- Responsible for all aspects of technical quality of discipline deliverables including checking, use of proper forms and work procedures along with all discipline related calculations and respective software programs.
- Develop, identify and implement suitable tools, procedures and standards to enhance the delivery of the Discipline deliverables.
- Adhere to the company quality system as written in the Quality Manual, Quality Procedures and the Standard Operating Procedures and the specific project procedures.
- Continuous improvement and alignment with the Central Engineering Group along with implementing procedures
- Support the development and implementation of relevant training within the Building Services Department and to other Engineering disciplines.

**Qualifications
**Education & experience**:

- Qualified to at least Degree Level.
- Strong preference for professional status (e.g. Chartered Engineer or discipline equivalent).
- Team management experience within project engineering, pharma / bio life sciences, medical devices, food, mission critical or similar industry.
- Demonstrated ability to successfully win and deliver business projects.
- Minimum of 7 years’ experience in discipline area with a minimum of 5 years in a design office environment. Must have previous experience as the Building Services Design Lead on projects.

**Essential skills**:

- Technically competent on all aspects of discipline design.
- Design Co-ordination across multiple disciplines, AE team, Vendors and System Owners.
- Strong management and leadership skills and commercial awareness.
- Excellent interpersonal, organisational, multi-tasking and communication skills.
- Ability to build, lead, develop and motivate a team of high-performing professionals.
- Strong presentation & problem-solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail and reporting skills.

**Other**:

- Although the role is prim