Senior Exhibition Stand Construction Manager

Job Position: Senior Exhibition Stand Construction & Project Manager

Job Location: India

Travel: Regular travel to Germany and other European countries
Experience: Minimum 10 years
Salary: 12-24 LPA
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

Our Germany-based office is looking for an experienced, hands-on professional to manage the technical planning, fabrication and construction of exhibition stands for trade fairs (Messe) in Germany and across Europe.

The primary responsibility is to turn existing designs and concepts into high-quality, practical and cost-effective exhibition stands. The candidate will coordinate with designers, workshops, suppliers and European installation teams to ensure that stands are manufactured, transported, assembled and dismantled successfully.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate existing exhibition stand designs into detailed technical and fabrication drawings, production plans and assembly instructions.
• Manage stand construction, including carpentry, joinery, metal fabrication, CNC cutting, lighting and finishing.
• Select suitable materials and optimise construction methods, costs and production time.
• Prepare bills of materials, cost estimates and project budgets.
• Coordinate fabrication workshops, suppliers, logistics and installation teams.
• Ensure quality, structural stability, safe installation and compliance with applicable German and European exhibition venue requirements.
• Supervise on-site stand assembly and dismantling in Germany and other European countries when required.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of hands-on experience in exhibition stand construction, fabrication or exhibition project execution.
• Strong practical knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes, CNC machinery and technical drawings.
• Experience converting designs into finished, ready-to-install exhibition stands.
• Ability to independently manage projects from technical planning through fabrication to final installation.
• Good English communication, organisational and cost-management skills.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to Europe.

Experience working with German or European trade fairs and contractors is a strong advantage. Knowledge of AutoCAD, SketchUp and other technical drawing tools is preferred.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV, photographs or a portfolio of completed exhibition stands, details of at least three projects personally managed, current salary, expected salary and notice period.

Important: We are looking for a practical construction and execution specialistnot primarily a graphic designer, 3D visualiser or event coordinator. The ideal candidate knows how to take a design created by someone else and turn it into a professionally built exhibition stand.