Aviation Ground Safety Lead, Risk & Compliance

DHL Express; Wien; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Airport shopping discounts

Corporate benefits

KlimaTicket or parking options

Edenred vouchers

myID travel access

Job summary

DHL Air Austria GmbH is seeking a Ground Safety Expert to own risk management across ground safety, including dangerous goods. You will investigate occurrences, support risk evaluations and maintain hazard data, collaborating with Austro Control and DHL group airlines.

You will report to the Senior Supervisor Safety in a Just Culture environment, applying data-driven insights to improve risk controls and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 5 years of relevant work experience, including at least 2 years in the aeronautical industry.
• Dangerous goods training certificate - CAT 10 or similar preferred.
• Solid experience with risk management and assurance in aviation.
• Knowledge of EU aviation safety regulations and AOC operations specs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, investigate and manage ground safety investigations and reports; assess risk and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare and facilitate Ground Safety Action Group and Safety Review Board.
• Maintain Ground Operations hazard register with Operations.
• Support risk assessments and Safety Risk Evaluations on ground topics.
• Own administration of ground safety reports, SPIs and statistics; identify trends.

Skills

Risk management

Aviation industry experience

DG training

Data analysis

MS Office

English fluency

Autonomy / prioritization

Education

Bachelor-level degree or equivalent

Tools

EU aviation regulations knowledge

Job description

DHL Air Austria GmbH is seeking a Ground Safety Expert to own risk management across ground safety, including dangerous goods. You will investigate occurrences, support risk evaluations and maintain hazard data, collaborating with Austro Control and DHL group airlines.

You will report to the Senior Supervisor Safety in a Just Culture environment, applying data-driven insights to improve risk controls and regulatory compliance.