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BarmeniaGothaer

Mutual insurer offering private, corporate insurance

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Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Cologne, Germany
HybridUp to 60% mobile working is available.
Facilities OperationsFacilities Management

About the job

Requirements
  • Completed vocational training in electrical engineering.
  • Ideally, completed further training as a master electrician or electrical technician, or an equivalent qualification.
  • Practical experience in facility management.
  • Authorization to switch medium-voltage systems.
  • A focus on sustainability and energy efficiency.
  • Ideally, experience implementing ISO certifications.
  • Analytical and structured working methods, communication skills, hands-on execution, organization, independent work, and teamwork in an agile environment.
Responsibilities
  • Plan, tender, and carry out maintenance and modernization measures, with a focus on technical building services, in compliance with statutory requirements.
  • Lead maintenance and renovation projects and coordinate external partners, service providers, and experts.
  • Prepare and present relevant information for internal stakeholders, including user groups, steering committees, and employee-representation bodies.
  • Optimize the operation of building-services systems from sustainability and energy-efficiency perspectives and ensure legally compliant operational documentation.
  • Plan and monitor budgets for maintenance and renovation measures and facility-management services, taking the maintenance strategy into account.
  • Develop and evaluate innovative technical building-services and energy concepts.
  • Structure new areas of responsibility.
Desired Qualifications
  • Further training as a master electrician or electrical technician, or an equivalent qualification.
  • Experience implementing ISO certifications.

About the company

BarmeniaGothaer is a mutual insurance group formed in 2024 by the merger of Barmenia Versicherungen and Gothaer Versicherungsbank VVaG, serving about eight million clients. It offers a full range of private and corporate insurance, including property and casualty, health, life, and retirement planning, and operates BarmeniaGothaer Asset Management with around €50 billion in assets. As a policyholder-owned mutual, premiums fund coverage and services, emphasizing long-term stability and customer benefit. The merger combines Gothaer’s strength in SMEs and commercial lines with Barmenia’s focus on retail and health, aiming to grow its market position in Germany.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Cologne, Germany

Founded

2024

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • S&P upgraded Gothaer entities to A+ in 2026, signaling stronger capital and execution.
  • September 2026 launches include Lunara+ telehealth fertility care and Lonely-Lotse support.
  • The company extended Cologne-Zollstock leases to 2035, anchoring integration and employer stability.

What critics are saying

  • Andreas Eurich exits in December 2026, removing a merger architect during integration.
  • BarmeniaGothaer must merge systems, sales channels, and cultures across Wuppertal and Cologne.
  • Munich Re, Allianz, and AXA keep squeezing margins in German private health and SME insurance.

What makes BarmeniaGothaer unique

  • Germany's first major mutual-insurer merger in decades created unmatched scale and policyholder ownership.
  • BarmeniaGothaer combines Gothaer's SME strength with Barmenia's retail and private-health franchise.
  • Asset Management now controls about €53 billion, ranking among Germany's top ten insurers' managers.

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Benefits

  • Training Programs
  • Mentorship Program
  • Professional Development Budget

Company News

IPE
Jan 10th, 2025
German insurers create €50bn asset management company

The transfer of assets under the new firm follows the merger of the two insurance companies officially completed last September