Operations Manager at 100%, i.e. 40 hours per week

About the job

Located in the heart of western Lausanne, the Municipality of Chavannes-près-Renens, which has nearly 12,500 inhabitants, is experiencing dynamic development and a constant evolution of its population.

The Urban Planning, Buildings and Mobility Service plays an essential role in the management, maintenance and enhancement of the municipal real estate assets. Through its various missions, it ensures the proper functioning of infrastructures and the quality of services offered to the population and the various municipal departments.

To strengthen its team and ensure the coordination and development of the operation activities of municipal buildings, the Municipality of Chavannes-près-Renens is advertising the position of:

Operations Manager at 100%, i.e. 40 hours per week

In this role, you will notably be responsible for:

Supervising, supporting and overseeing the operations teams, ensuring work organisation, task distribution and activity monitoring; managing HR for operations staff, tracking absences, participating in recruitment and conducting performance reviews;

• Planning and coordinating maintenance, cleaning and routine upkeep activities of municipal buildings;
• Ensuring the proper functioning of infrastructures, as well as compliance with hygiene and safety regulations;
• Managing equipment, materials and access systems to buildings, including key plans and access control systems;
• Identifying needs for furniture, equipment and operational materials, and supervising their acquisition, management and renewal;
• Handling the administrative and financial follow-up of operations activities, including participation in budget preparation and monitoring, cost control and management of external service providers;
• Collaborating closely with various municipal departments, notably with the works supervisor, to coordinate technical interventions and ensure coherent infrastructure management;
• Participating in development and improvement projects for municipal buildings, providing operational expertise;
• Contributing to the preparation of files and documents intended for the Municipal Council, including reports, submissions, recommendations and credit requests, and participating in coordination and project monitoring meetings.

Your profile:

With a strong sense of responsibility and solid organisational skills, you know how to lead and unite a team around common goals while ensuring the quality of services. Your autonomy, analytical mind and sense of priorities enable you to manage operations activities effectively and handle unforeseen events. Your interpersonal skills, discernment and collaborative spirit foster quality professional relationships, respecting the requirements of public administration.

You identify with the following qualities:

• Federal concierge certificate or CFC as an operations agent;
• At least five years of confirmed professional experience in building operations, maintenance or upkeep;
• Proven team management skills, organisational sense and ability to make decisions with discernment;
• Experience within a public administration or parapublic organisation is an asset;
• Strong technical knowledge in building management and operations, particularly in maintenance, routine upkeep, safety and equipment management;
• Experience in activity planning, coordination of interventions and monitoring of external service providers;
• Good administrative and financial management skills, especially in budget monitoring, orders and expenses related to operations;
• Excellent command of French, both spoken and written, with very good writing and spelling skills;
• Good command of common IT tools; autonomy, rigour, proactivity and ability to manage several activities simultaneously;
• Team spirit, communication skills, listening and ability to collaborate with diverse interlocutors;
• Sense of public service, discretion, integrity and respect for the institutional framework.

We offer you:

A responsible, versatile and stimulating role at the heart of the management and operation of municipal real estate assets; the opportunity to lead a team and contribute directly to the quality of services offered to municipal departments and the population; autonomy in carrying out your missions and the possibility to actively participate in the evolution of operational practices and processes; a dynamic professional environment fostering collaboration, skills sharing and initiatives.

Start date: 1 January 2027 or by agreement

Application deadline: 6 December 2026

Salary scale: 7 of the municipal salary scale

For further information, you may contact Mr Jean-François Prahin, Head of UBM Service, at 021/633.33.89.

Please note that only applications submitted online via the jobup.ch website and complete dossiers (cover letter, CV, work certificates and diplomas) will be processed.