Head of Building Management Systems Unit (BMS)

The Operations service manages and operates the real estate infrastructure and user services at EPFL. It is composed of around 80 employees active in HVAC-MCR technologies, Building Maintenance as well as concierge and caretaking services.

The newly created Building Management Systems (BMS) unit brings together the MCR Operations and Supervision-Security groups. It currently consists of 8 employees covering the installations of:

• MCR (Building Automation)
• Supervision of technical installations and security
• Hypervision
• Alarm transmission
• Access control
• Fire
• Burglary
• DATI
• CCTV

Your tasks and responsibilities as Head of Building Management Systems Unit (BMS) will be to:

• Lead the Building Management Systems Unit (BMS) by defining priorities, planning activities and ensuring the achievement of service objectives, respecting EPFL's values and culture.
• Manage human resources, workload, budget and unit resources to ensure efficient and sustainable operation.
• Define the strategy for the evolution of systems and installations in the domain, anticipating the needs of EPFL's technical infrastructures.
• Ensure the smooth progress of the unit's projects to guarantee compliance with cost and deadline objectives.
• Coordinate the operation, maintenance and evolution of associated software and infrastructures.
• Collaborate closely with various EPFL services related to different activity domains.
• Conduct technical and interdisciplinary meetings, validate orders in accordance with current procedures.
• Participate in technological and regulatory monitoring in your fields to ensure the evolution of solutions according to best practices and current requirements.
• Supervise, support and develop the skills of the unit's employees, notably through performance reviews, identifying training needs and supporting their professional development.
• Provide on-call service if necessary

• Engineering degree from a University of Applied Sciences or ES technician in electricity, IT, automation, or equivalent training
• Proven experience in the development or operation of technical or security supervision (SCADA) systems such as PC Vue, Panorama, Control Maestro for example
• Good knowledge of Building Automation, Smart Building, mastery of the components of these systems, architectures and field communication protocols (BACnet, Modbus, among others)
• Good knowledge of IT infrastructures (virtualisation, security, containerisation, ...)
• Good knowledge of security installations such as fire/burglary, access control, CCTV
• Proven ability to plan (roadmap, lifecycle, resources, ...), analyse and write
• Capable of drafting technical specifications
• Confirmed aptitude in managing technical teams
• Rigorous, autonomous and with good communication skills, able to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams
• Open-minded, attentive and proactive, you will be able to advance projects with relevance and creativity
• Very good command of French, English level B2

• A quality working environment
• A friendly, stimulating and dynamic working atmosphere
• The opportunity for our employees to be involved in demanding and varied projects
• The possibility to improve skills according to the requirements of the role
• The possibility to implement the latest technical innovations on our installations with the aim of reducing our energy consumption

Start date: 01/09/2026

Minimum workload: 80.00

Maximum workload: 100.00

Contract type: Permanent

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