Construction Project Manager (m/f/d)

Construction Project Manager (m/f/d)

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This company is a significant Swiss university that offers practice-oriented education and research in numerous specialist fields. It values innovation and the connection between theory and practice to prepare students for the demands of the modern labour market.

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Role:

On behalf of the client, we are looking for an experienced professional for construction and infrastructure project management in the higher education and educational environment. You will take on user representation and project-accompanying facility management (PbFM) for demanding construction, conversion, and infrastructure projects across all relevant SIA service phases. The focus is on the development of modern work, learning, and laboratory environments, strategic space planning, as well as the development of usage concepts and room programmes. The position combines client and user representation, workplace management, and sustainable real estate development with comprehensive project responsibility and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities:

• Independent management and control of construction and infrastructure projects in the higher education and educational environment from needs analysis to realisation and commissioning

• Assuming user representation and project-accompanying facility management (PbFM) across all relevant SIA service phases

• Responsibility for cost, schedule, and quality management including project budgeting, cost controlling, schedule monitoring, and risk management

• Development and implementation of modern workplace, learning space, and laboratory concepts considering operational, functional, and technical requirements

• Development of usage concepts, room programmes, and functional layouts as well as definition of space, infrastructure, and equipment requirements

• Conducting needs analyses, feasibility studies, and variant assessments to evaluate spatial, economic, and organisational development possibilities

• Advising internal organisational units on space and infrastructure issues and supporting the strategic further development of work and learning environments

• Coordination of internal specialist departments, operator organisations, user groups, and external planning offices to ensure coordinated project development

• Management of interface coordination between construction project, building operation, and users as well as early integration of operational requirements into planning

• Planning and support of complex equipment, furnishing, and relocation projects including resource coordination, scheduling, and commissioning preparation

• Preparation of decision-making bases, project proposals, and management presentations as well as maintenance of project documentation and reporting to internal decision-making bodies

• Participation in the further development of facility management standards and planning processes considering sustainability, space efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and life cycle costs

Qualifications:

• Completed university degree (FH or university) in facility management, architecture, interior architecture, real estate management, or a comparable field

• Several years of professional experience in construction, real estate, or infrastructure project management, ideally with a focus on user representation, university buildings, or workplace projects

• Sound knowledge of the Swiss SIA service phases as well as experience in managing construction, conversion, and infrastructure projects

• Expertise in space management, needs planning, room programming, and functional building design, preferably in educational, office, or laboratory environments

• Experience in project-accompanying facility management (PbFM) as well as knowledge in workplace management, operator requirements, and life cycle considerations is an advantage

• Confident use of project management and documentation software, especially MS Office, MS Project, or comparable systems; knowledge of CAFM and space management systems is an advantage

• Very good German language skills in spoken and written form for preparing decision documents, project reports, and coordinating different stakeholders

• Attractive training and development opportunities
• Interesting and varied activities/projects
• Well-coordinated and dynamic team
• Market- and performance-based salaries
• Above-average holidays and days off: All employees of ZHAW are entitled to at least 5 weeks of holiday per year from 1 January 2020. The annual holiday entitlement depends on the age of the employees.
• Family-friendly employment conditions, childcare: Balance between work and private life: with family-friendly structures and an annual working time model that offers the necessary flexibility and enables private commitments alongside work.

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Workplace
Winterthur