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Management team Business Division Construction, Infrastructure and Sustainability

We’re building the future

We combine construction and technical expertise with a focus on sustainability in a single team to create the infrastructural conditions for state-of-the-art medicine and excellent research using the resources available. Our mission is the sustainable, efficient and intelligent use of our spaces – through clear structures, uniform standards and forward-thinking approaches. In this way, we shape the Charité as a flagship for future-proof construction through the active redevelopment of existing facilities, energy efficiency and innovation.

The business division for Construction, Infrastructure and Sustainability (GB BIN) is led by an interdisciplinary team under the management of Simon Batt-Nauerz, responsible for the structural and technical development of the Charité. In an environment where construction quality, functional relationships and technical reliability directly impact patient safety, the team ensures a forward-thinking, economical and sustainable infrastructure.

The remit

Master Planning

The Master Planning department of the Construction, Infrastructure and Sustainability business division is developing future visions for all campi of the Charité. Nadine Mauritz and her team work with interdisciplinary planning partners to develop outstanding conceptual approaches that integrate urban planning with open space planning, architecture, ecological, functional, and infrastructural qualities. At the same time, they constructively engage with the historically and culturally significant heritage. The goal is to create future visions for infrastructure that demonstrate the transformation of the existing listed campus areas into a climate-neutral and resilient structure, taking into account the urban development objectives. Based on the master plans for the campi, the team prepares feasibility studies and develops the brief for individual construction developments, which form the basis for content-related and financial decisions.

Construction Management

The Construction Management coordinates all construction, medical technology and infrastructure projects at the Charité. The team around Clemens Schiffer, Peter Schmiedgen, Robert Tholl, and N.N., oversees every phase of the construction project from planning through to realisation. The interdisciplinary team of architects and engineers in Construction Management coordinate the work of the planners, manages the planning stages from preliminary design to detailed design, as well as awarding construction contracts and ensures the completion of the buildings and technical infrastructure projects. The work demands constant navigation of conflicting priorities: preserving the historic structures of what are mostly listed buildings while meeting the challenges posed by creating premises for high-performance medicine of the future.

Special projects

Special projects with a project volume of more than 60 million euros are a key component of “Charité 2030 – Rethinking Health”. The vision for Charité involves establishing a unique profile for each of its clinical sites in Berlin, thereby laying the foundations for architecturally restructuring the individual campi. Matthias Schmidt and his team are responsible for coordinating these highly complex projects, from the planning phase through to realisation. These projects are the driving force behind the “Healthcare City Berlin 2030” initiative. One example is the cardiovascular centre – Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC).

Sustainability

Climate protection is health protection. For this reason, we make the connection between climate change and health visible and position the Charité as a pioneer for sustainable design in healthcare. The sustainability team is responsible for establishing and developing Charité's sustainability strategy. Our goal is to permanently introduce sustainability in everyday life and achieve our climate targets. Jannis Michael and his team develop and manage their own projects and implement them together with internal and external partners. Our work includes, among other things, the establishment of a professional energy management, the implementation of energy-efficient projects, sustainability reporting, and consulting on environmental and climate-related legal issues. In addition, we promote the personal responsibility of our employees, for example, through formats like the Climate Visit, which introduces sustainable actions into everyday hospital life.

You can find more information about our sustainability strategy in German here: https://nachhaltigkeit.charite.de/

Area Management

The Area Management team records various ad hoc and planned space requirements of the Charité. In addition to providing the area, it also develops areas for the future. The aim of the area management team led by Nico Schenderlein is to create attractive and flexible area concepts for the future based on the often-limited spaces available, while also, wherever possible, establishing a shared area infrastructure to provide as many Charité users as possible with room to carry out operational tasks in research, patient care and administration. Furthermore, the department is responsible for the management, design and commissioning of non-medical services. The focus is primarily on service provision, including logistics, security and mobility.

Controlling

Our Controlling team is responsible for managing all State of Berlin budgets required for the realisation of Charité’s construction projects – from concept through to implementation. Bianca Kegler and her team coordinate the budget available to the Construction, Infrastructure and Sustainability division for investing in new infrastructure, technology, structural engineering and renovations – in close consultation with the architects and engineers responsible. The central tasks of Controlling are procurement and accounting, as well as monitoring the construction budgets. These functions form the overarching management tool for ensuring transparent and targeted reporting for our stakeholders. Moreover, Controlling acts as a central interface for all investment matters – interacting with other departments within the Charité as well as with the Berlin Senate – and guarantees that information is exchanged cooperatively.

Quality Assurance

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