Elektrotechnikermeister - Technical Operations Manager
About the Role
Riverbank Recruitment is retained by the German entity of an established Irish specialist electrical contractor. The company's registered business purpose is electrical installation and it is now building out its permanent German delivery capability from a base in Frankfurt am Main.
Under German law, a business carrying out work in the regulated electrical engineering trade must be entered in the Register of Craftsmen (Handwerksrolle) for that trade under § 1(1) and Annex A No. 25 of the German Trade and Crafts Code (HwO). That entry is not satisfied by employing electricians alone: it requires a qualified Handwerksmeister in the electrical engineering trade to act as the company's technical operations manager.
This is that appointment. It is a foundational, licence critical hire, and the platform from which the company's technical function in Germany will be built. This is not a figurehead role. The post holder must genuinely manage the technical side of the business: directing work processes, instructing technical staff, supervising works and taking binding technical decisions. The role carries personal responsibility for health and safety, both on site and for the safety of the completed works. The Handwerkskammer tests this in substance, not on paper. The post holder does not need to be a managing director.
Reports to the Managing Director and Board. Reference RBR ELM FRA.
What's on offer
- Base salary €75,000 to €85,000 per annum
- Company vehicle or car allowance, indicative value €8,000 to €12,000
- Performance related bonus, indicatively 10 to 15% of base
- Total package €90,000 to €110,000 indicative
- Company pension scheme, betriebliche Altersvorsorge
- 30 days holiday plus German public holidays in Hesse
- Relocation support available for the right candidate
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the company's verantwortlicher Betriebsleiter for the Handwerksrolle entry in the electrical engineering trade
- Support the Handwerkskammer registration process and maintain the company's standing with the Chamber thereafter
- Take and justify binding technical decisions on behalf of the business
- Hold responsibility for health and safety on site and for the safety of completed works
- Direct work processes, instruct technical staff and supervise works across live projects
- Evaluate order documentation and statutory provisions, in particular building law and data protection
- Prepare, assess and adapt concepts, plans and technical documentation for electrical engineering systems
- Award subcontracts against defined criteria of quality and legal compliance and monitor subcontractor performance
- Run ongoing quality control, analyse and rectify faults, and evaluate and document findings
- Inspect completed works, close out defects, prepare acceptance reports (Abnahme) and carry out post calculation
- Cover energy and building technology, earthing and lightning protection, automation and systems technology, and building systems integration
- Advise clients, cost services, prepare quotations and conclude contracts, and lead training and development of technical staff
Requirements
- Meisterprüfung im Elektrotechnikerhandwerk (Elektrotechnikermeister)
- Already registered with a German Chamber of Crafts as a Master Craftsman in the electrical engineering trade, and able to be entered as the company's technical operations manager without delay
- Demonstrable track record of directing work processes, instructing technical staff and supervising works, not a nominal or advisory capacity
- Strong working command of VDE 0100 and related series, DIN standards, TAB, DGUV Vorschrift 3, BetrSichV and ArbSchG
- German to C1 or above, sufficient for dealings with the Chamber, authorities, clients and subcontractors
- Existing right to work in Germany
- Willingness to be named to the authorities and to carry the technical and health and safety responsibility that comes with the position
- Alternative route: EU or EEA qualified electrical engineer not yet recognised in Germany, pursuing recognition through the Handwerkskammer, with at least six years of professional experience in another EU country as a site manager, self employed person or business manager in the trade
- Desirable: data centre, mission critical, pharmaceutical, industrial or high specification commercial fit out experience
- Desirable: AEVO, SiGeKo, Fachbauleiter or VEFK appointment, and exposure to building automation, photovoltaics, EV charging infrastructure or MV and HV switching
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- Job Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Salary
- €75,000 to €85,000 base, plus company car and bonus
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