Team Leader: Infrastructure and Operations 80 - 90 %
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:10 January 2026
- Workload:80 – 90%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Join ZHAW as Team Leader Infrastructure and Operations (80-90%).
Tasks
- Lead and coordinate central contact point for space and room planning.
- Optimize room planning processes for smooth operations.
- Manage a team of 3 staff members in facility management.
Skills
- Must have experience in operational and infrastructure management.
- Strong project management and leadership skills required.
- Proficient in digital tools and software for optimization.
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Team Leader: Infrastructure and Operations 80 - 90 %
Are you passionate about smooth operations, want to modernize our space management, and lead a central point of contact? We are looking for a person who enjoys operational activities and has a strong service orientation.
Department: Social Work
Start of work: Immediately or by arrangement
- Management and coordination of the central point of contact for space and room planning, procurement, and interface management
- Responsibility for optimizing room planning processes
- Single Point of Contact (SPOC)
- Personnel management of 3 employees
- Facility Management HF or comparable training
- Several years of professional and leadership experience in operations and infrastructure management
- Project management experience
- Digital skills (handling various tools and software, optimizing and further developing existing digital solutions)
The ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, with over 14,000 students and over 11,000 continuing education participants as well as around 3,700 employees, is one of the largest multi-disciplinary universities of applied sciences in Switzerland.
The Department of Social Work, with its 1,000 students, 500 continuing education participants, and 150 employees, teaches, researches, and advises at the forefront to promote social participation and social change in Zurich, Switzerland, and Europe.
The "Infrastructure and Operations" team belongs to the staff and has the following tasks:
• ensures that all events (Bachelor, Master, continuing education, events, etc.) can take place in the appropriate rooms
• acts as a central procurement office and is responsible for ordering hardware and software as well as office supplies for internal employees and ensures that materials are used efficiently and effectively
• is responsible for smooth internal processes such as parking and mail services
• takes care of security issues in the buildings
• leads strategically important projects for the further development of the department, e.g., long-term improvements of the infrastructure
With us, you can expect an inspiring working environment with a lot of variety and flexible working hours.
ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams to promote equality, diversity, and innovation.
We offer university-appropriate working and employment conditions and actively promote the personnel development of our employees and managers. A detailed description of the benefits can be found on the "Working at ZHAW" website. Here are the main points:
