The Operations and Maintenance Department ensures the operational performance, safety, and sustainability of IPS2’s infrastructure. Its mission is to ensure the reliable, safe, and efficient management of all advanced equipment, utilities, and workspaces, directly supporting the institute’s research and teaching teams.

Our Areas of Expertise

Operations Management and Technical Monitoring

We ensure continuous monitoring and operational optimization of the building’s major technical systems and critical utilities:

Environmental transition: Monitoring energy performance and organizing waste sorting and recycling, including waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and other specific waste streams.

Supervision of major installations: Air handling units (AHUs), boilers, chillers, and central vacuum systems.

Management and control of laboratory utilities: Production and distribution of raw water, reverse osmosis water, gases, and compressed air.

Infrastructure monitoring: Building Management System (BMS), outdoor facilities, traffic circulation, and the institute’s service vehicle fleet.

Preventive, Corrective and Upgrading Maintenance

We ensure the long-term sustainability of the institute’s infrastructure and the compliance of research equipment through targeted maintenance activities:

Contractor management: Oversight of external maintenance contracts and coordination with university departments (Faculty, Campus Management, and IT Department).

Specialized maintenance: Configuration, monitoring, and repair of specialized research facilities (greenhouses, growth rooms, and cold rooms).

General maintenance (first-level): Routine electrical maintenance (power systems), plumbing (water supply and drainage), and maintenance of shared equipment.

Projects and construction work: Feasibility studies, preparatory work, and supervision of construction projects for the installation of new scientific equipment.

Safety, Compliance and Support Services

We ensure a safe, compliant working environment tailored to the needs of the institute’s teams:

On-site support: Assistance to research and teaching teams with equipment troubleshooting, logistics, deliveries, and the coordination of office and laboratory relocations.

Site safety and security: Management of access control systems, intrusion alarms, and updates to mandatory safety notices and signage.

Regulatory and mandatory inspections: Monitoring of inspections and compliance checks (APAVE, safety committees, elevators, and fire safety systems), and preparation of risk prevention plans.