Head of Department – Technical Event Services (m/f/d)
Messe Berlin
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Berlin • 🇩🇪 Germany
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Lead
About the role
- Strategic development of the division to increase efficiency and optimize processes
- Leading and motivating your teams
- Planning, controlling and executing events across all technical event areas — from booth/stand construction to hall management, cleaning & waste management, security, traffic & logistics, as well as optional technical services such as architecture & design, audio-visual & lighting, CAD and media graphics
- Selecting and coordinating all trades and service providers in the technical event area in coordination with Procurement
- Overall responsibility for executing the technical aspects of events, including obtaining official permits and stand/booth approvals
- Ensuring compliance with safety regulations (including, among others, the VStättVO, accident prevention regulations, occupational health & safety, fire protection and technical standards)
- Budget responsibility and optimization to improve cost-effectiveness and profitability
- Close collaboration with internal and external partners and with the management team
Requirements
- Completed university degree (Master, Diplom, state examination) or master craftsman qualification in a relevant field, or a comparable qualification, or several years of relevant professional experience
- Several years of in-depth professional experience across various areas of event production/fabrication
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements
- Many years of leadership experience combined with strong interpersonal and team skills, with the ability to motivate employees, lead them to success and actively coach them through change
- Strong business acumen based on operational business processes and workflows
- Well-developed understanding of customer needs
- Ability to grasp, analyze, structure, and clearly present and communicate complex issues
- Strong analytical, conceptual and entrepreneurial mindset and approach
- Very good command of English
- Very good MS Office skills
Benefits
- Diversity and inclusion
- Personal development
- Fair compensation
- Support for women in the industry
- Assistance for people with disabilities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
event productionevent fabricationbudget optimizationsafety regulationsVStättVOoccupational health & safetyfire protectiontechnical standardsCADaudio-visual & lighting
Soft skills
leadershipinterpersonal skillsteam motivationcoachingbusiness acumencustomer needs understandinganalytical skillsconceptual skillsentrepreneurial mindsetcommunication
Certifications
university degreemaster craftsman qualification