Employer of Record · Germany · Industry
Energy storage, solar and power-electronics companies entering Germany need field service engineers, technical project managers, resident application engineers, quality specialists and key-account managers at project sites and customer facilities across the country. You select the roles, the German city or site, and the candidates; PIO checks the exact employment arrangement available for that setup, then coordinates the agreed contract, payroll, statutory withholding, applicable social insurance, leave and offboarding once confirmed.
Explore role-specific planning points for a Energy Storage & Renewables Hiring in Germany team in Germany.
Here's what typically matters most when hiring in Energy Storage & Renewables Hiring in Germany in Germany.
Decide which roles you need — field service engineers, technical project managers, resident application engineers, quality specialists, key-account managers or technical support — and which German region each covers. Your company chooses the roles and candidates; PIO checks availability for your exact combination.
Clarify who grants site access and who gives day-to-day technical and work instructions. If a hired person is integrated into the customer's organization and takes direct daily instructions from them, the arrangement may qualify as temporary agency work (AÜG), which generally requires a German permit — plan for this before deployment.
Set expectations for regional travel, commissioning windows and on-call rotations, and decide how each translates into pay — allowances, overtime or standby compensation. Once roles and work patterns are defined, PIO checks how your policy fits German statutory pay and social insurance rules.
Grid connection and permitting, electrical and site safety, product certification, environmental duties, project acceptance and engineering decisions stay with your company and your customer contracts. Once the exact employment setup is confirmed, PIO coordinates the contract and payroll arrangement around it.
When you hire for your Energy Storage & Renewables Hiring in Germany team in Germany through PIO, the responsibilities split clearly.
Once you share the selected candidates, role, German city or site, compensation, workplace pattern, and reporting and daily-instruction plan, PIO confirms the exact employment arrangement available and coordinates the agreed contract and payroll steps. An already-authorized local hire differs from someone relocating under an assignment or posting, so the applicable work route is confirmed separately. Close integration at your customer's factory, warehouse or project site with direct daily instruction from that host customer can trigger German temporary-agency rules, so this is confirmed for the exact setup before the start date. Your company remains responsible for grid connection and permitting, electrical and site safety, product certification, environmental duties, project acceptance, engineering decisions and customer contracts; PIO does not recruit or give legal or tax advice.
A practical starting point for the rules that shape a Germany hire. It is not legal advice, and your exact terms will depend on the role, sector and agreement.
Pay, hours and leave
Germany's general minimum wage is €13.90 gross per hour from 1 January 2026, rising to €14.60 from 1 January 2027; sector-specific rates can be higher. A working day is generally capped at 8 hours, extendable to 10 only under statutory averaging rules, and minimum leave is equivalent to 20 days for a regular five-day week.
Written terms and payroll
The essential terms of employment are documented and provided to the employee, and the exact salary due date is set in those terms for each hire rather than assumed. It is not the same single date across every role.
Notice and termination
The statutory baseline is four weeks' notice to the 15th or the end of a calendar month, and employer notice periods lengthen as service grows. An agreed probationary period of up to six months may carry a two-week notice, and termination must be in writing.
Work setup and authorization
Every hire starts by confirming the workplace, who directs the day-to-day work, the expected duration and the person's current German work authorization. A local EOR arrangement differs from relocating someone or extending a temporary assignment from China.
These are general reference points as of 2026 and can vary by sector, agreement and individual circumstances. Confirm the specifics for your hire before relying on them.
This practical guidance draws on the official sources below. Public requirements can change, so the details should be reconfirmed for each hire.
Here's what happens after you tell us who you want to hire.
Tell us the role, workplace, reporting line and target start date so we can confirm availability for this specific hire.
Once availability is confirmed, PIO coordinates the agreed employment terms, payroll setup and statutory registrations for the hire.
You direct the day-to-day work and outcomes; PIO coordinates ongoing payroll, statutory deductions, social-insurance administration, leave and offboarding.
It depends on site access, reporting lines and who gives day-to-day instructions. When the role involves close integration at your customer's site with direct daily direction from that host customer, German temporary-agency rules may apply, so the exact pattern is confirmed before the start date. Your company remains responsible for site-safety arrangements and technical or business direction.
PIO needs the roles and German cities or sites involved, the selected candidates, their current work authorization or the relevant relocation, assignment or posting route, the workplace pattern, reporting and daily instructions, compensation, and the intended start date. With this information, PIO confirms the available employment arrangement and the next payroll and contract steps.
Share the details of your next Energy Storage & Renewables Hiring in Germany hire and we'll confirm availability, then coordinate the agreed employment and payroll administration around it.
