Business Unit Manager (m/f/d) Plant Safety

Business Unit Manager (m/f/d) Palnt Safety

The position is available full-time from 1. January 2026, for our Industry Service/Plant Safety business unit at our locations in Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Linden, or Kassel.

What we offer

• Entrepreneurial and independent management of the business area (strategy, sales, and personnel planning)
• Management responsibility and targeted personnel development for employees and managers
• Acquisition of additional business volume and new areas of responsibility (innovation management)
• Product responsibility, expansion and consolidation of service offerings on the market
• Structuring and optimization of the process chain from sales to service provision.
• Active implementation of the cross-selling approach and intensive cooperation with other departments and business areas
• Quality assurance and knowledge transfer within the business area
• Networking with subsidiaries within the TÜV SÜD Group

Your profile

• Completed technical university degree
• Several years of management experience
• Personality with an entrepreneurial perspective and a sales- and market-oriented attitude
• Strong motivational skills, leadership, social, and technical competence
• Business mindset with strengths in conceptual and operational areas
• Willingness to balance economic requirements and customer needs (strong acquisition skills)
• Relevant certifications in the field of plant safety (e.g., as an expert (m/f/d) according to BetrSichV and AwSV or as an inspector (m/f/d) and certifier (m/f/d) of the notified body according to DGRL)
• Knowledge of the IT and system landscape (SAP, EdocX, and Visitour) is desirable
• Euro driver's license B
• German language skills at C1 level
• Good English skills, other languages are an advantage

Our Benefits

• 30 days of vacation
• Scheduled vacation and Christmas bonuses
• Flexible working hours and mobile working*
• Capital-forming benefits
• Bicycle leasing
• EGYM Wellpass membership
• Job ticket/ Deutschland-Ticket
• Free vehicle inspections
• Company pension plan
• Family and career benefits
• Sabbatical options
• Health management
• Additional paid time off
• Further education and training

*Mobile working is not possible for jobs that require on-site presence.