Head of Operations Member of the Executive Board 100%

About the job

Are you a versatile, experienced leader with a strong entrepreneurial mindset and an understanding of technical and operational contexts? Would you like to engage in a key role within the Psychiatric Services Aargau AG (PDAG) with around 1,800 employees? Then we look forward to receiving your application.

As part of a succession arrangement, we are looking for a

• Personnel, organisational, professional and entrepreneurial leadership and further development of the Operations area (hospitality, economics, technology, real estate, security)
• Ensuring a high level of service and customer orientation, providing needs-based, high-quality and economical services, and further developing hospitality and service offerings
• Ensuring safe, reliable and legally compliant operation of operational and technical infrastructures as well as fulfilling relevant operator obligations
• Developing sound decision-making bases for short-, medium- and long-term maintenance and investment planning in the area of real estate and operational infrastructures, taking into account lifecycle, cost-effectiveness, quality and user needs
• Leading and/or participating in operational and strategic construction, renovation, infrastructure and site development projects
• Representing PDAG towards internal and external stakeholders and supporting the Marketing and Communications department in internal and external information work
• As a member of the Executive Board, having overall operational responsibility for PDAG and, together with the Board of Directors, contributing to the entrepreneurial development of PDAG

• Higher education or further training at university/FH/HF level in Facility Management and further training at university/FH/HF level in Management/Business Administration
• Several years of leadership experience in a comparable role with personnel, organisational and financial overall responsibility across several hierarchical levels
• Experience in planning and budgeting as well as in leading and managing demanding construction, renovation, infrastructure or organisational projects
• Knowledge of relevant legal and regulatory requirements as well as a strong understanding of operational safety, quality and operator responsibility
• Strong entrepreneurial thinking and understanding of business contexts
• Good communication and cooperation skills as well as enjoyment of interdisciplinary and cross-functional work
• Convincing leadership personality with high social competence, decisiveness, negotiation skills and sense of responsibility
• Affinity for digitalisation and process development as well as confident use of modern digital work tools
• Very good German language skills, both spoken and written