Senior Health & Safety Specialist (Germany & Global Support)

Delivery Hero; Berlin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday plus additional benefits

Educational budget and language courses

Health checkups and gym subsidies

Employee share purchase plan

Job summary

A leading global delivery platform seeks a Senior Health & Safety Specialist to ensure compliance with occupational safety regulations and promote workplace safety standards. This role is critical to maintaining health and safety across various facilities in Berlin. The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of experience, is fluent in both German and English, and is skilled in documentation and incident tracking. Join us to make an impact on safety practices in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional experience in Health & Safety or Occupational Safety Management.
• Deep understanding of German occupational safety law.
• Experience conducting risk assessments and safety audits.
• Skilled in structured documentation and incident tracking.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with national health and safety laws.
• Maintain documentation for audit readiness.
• Monitor health and safety KPIs and incident data.
• Coordinate legally required trainings with partners.

Skills

Fluent/native German

Fluent English

Strong collaboration skills

Analytical

Detail-oriented

Education

Professional experience in Health & Safety

Certification in occupational safety or related field

Tools

Google Workspace

Jira

Workday

Job description

Senior Health & Safety Specialist (Germany & Global Support)

As the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide, powered by tech, designed by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index. We enable creative minds to deliver solutions that create impact within our ecosystem. We move fast, take action and adapt. No matter where you’re from or what you believe in, we build, we deliver, we lead. We are Delivery Hero.

Join Delivery Hero SE’s Group Real Estate Management (GREM) team – the global organization shaping how our workplaces empower growth, collaboration, and safety.

Job Description

As Senior Health & Safety Specialist (Germany & Global Support), you’ll play a critical role in ensuring our workplaces (offices, Dmarts, Distribution Centers, Kitchens, and other facilities) meet the highest legal, operational, and human‑centric standards. You will safeguard compliance across our Berlin campus and contribute to global standardization and reporting efforts within the GREM framework. This role anchors local legal responsibility under German law while supporting the development of a unified, data‑driven Health & Safety approach across Delivery Hero’s global portfolio.

Health & Safety Governance (Germany)

• Act as the local operational owner for all Health & Safety matters across the Berlin campus (FSA, HTA, THO).
• Ensure full compliance with ArbSchG, ArbStättV, DGUV, ASR, BetrSichV, and SGB IX.
• Collaborate with the Fachkraft für Arbeitssicherheit (FASI), Betriebsarzt, and Works Council (WoCo) to maintain a transparent, compliant H&S management framework.
• Prepare and support ASA (Arbeitsschutzausschuss) meetings; track and document all actions and risk assessments.
• Maintain and update Gefährdungsbeurteilungen and safety documentation in coordination with Facilities and Real Estate.
• Coordinate all legally required trainings (workstation, general safety, fire safety, first aid) with accredited partners.
• Manage appointment, onboarding, and engagement of Safety Officers (Sicherheitsbeauftragte), ensuring their inspections and feedback loops are systematically integrated.
• Support accessibility, inclusive safety, and accommodation processes under SGB IX.
• Collaborate with DEI and Workplace teams to promote inclusive practices.

Systems, Processes & Reporting

• Maintain structured compliance documentation across Jira, Workday, and GREM dashboards to ensure full audit readiness.
• Monitor H&S KPIs, incident data, and training coverage; prepare reports for internal stakeholders and CSRD‑aligned sustainability reporting.
• Partner with Employee Relations, Legal, and Facilities to ensure consistency in incident response, investigation, and documentation.
• Support integration of H&S data into HRIS and IWMS tools for real‑time visibility and trend tracking.

Global Support & Standardization

• Coordinate the GREM’s Global Health & Safety Management System (HSMS) by sharing local best practices, templates, and documentation models.
• Support CSRD and ESG reporting through data input and consolidation, KPI alignment, and harmonization of standards across regions.
• Provide feedback on global H&S policy development and contribute to playbooks, training frameworks, and procedural templates.
• Collaborate with global H&S and Real Estate Strategy & Excellence teams to ensure a consistent risk‑management and compliance approach across all offices.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional experience in Health & Safety or Occupational Safety Management within a corporate or multi‑site environment.
• Deep understanding of German occupational safety law (ArbSchG, ArbStättV, DGUV Vorschriften, ASR, SGB IX).
• Proven ability to translate legislation into clear, actionable workplace programs.
• Experience conducting risk assessments, safety audits, and managing external partners (FASI, occupational health, training vendors).
• Skilled in structured documentation, incident tracking, and KPI reporting.
• Fluent/native German and fluent English required.
• Strong collaboration skills across Legal, ER, Facilities, and global peers.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace, Jira, Workday, or comparable systems.
• Analytical, detail‑oriented, and proactive with a solution‑driven mindset.

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting global or regional H&S standardization or CSRD/ESG reporting.
• Familiarity with accessibility and inclusion standards (ASR V3a.2, DIN 18040‑1).
• Knowledge of psychosocial risk assessments (KFZA, COPSOQ).
• Certification in occupational safety, fire safety, or first aid (e.g., SiFa, DGUV training).

Additional Information

• Make the most of our hybrid working model and join the team for face‑to‑face connection and collaboration in our beautiful Berlin campus two days a week.
• We offer 27 days holiday with an extra day on the 2nd and 3rd year of service.
• We will support you in developing yourself and your career growth opportunities: €1,000 educational budget, language courses, parental support, and access to the Udemy Business platform.
• Get moving and release those wonderful, mind‑boosting endorphins: health checkups, meditation, gym & bicycle subsidies.
• Cash. Dough. Cheddar. Whatever you call it, we’ll help you with it: employee share purchase plan, sabbatical bank, public transportation ticket discount, life & accident insurance, corporate pension plan.
• The power of getting together over some food is unrivaled: digital meal vouchers, food vouchers, corporate discounts, courses.
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Diversity & Inclusion

We believe diversity and inclusion are key to creating an exciting product and an amazing employee experience. We do not discriminate on the basis of racial identities, religious beliefs, color, national origin, gender identities or expressions, sexual orientations, age, marital or disability statuses. Severely disabled applicants with equal qualifications will be given preferential consideration. You’re welcome to share your pronouns (he/she/they) right from the start so we can address you respectfully.

We encourage you to let us know if you need any accommodations or specific accessibility support to ensure a smooth interview experience—just let us know with an email to our Inclusion Officer at [e-mail].

Ready to join our team? If you’re excited to grow, collaborate and be part of the world’s leading delivery platform, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today!

Employment Details

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: General Business

Industries: Software Development and IT Services and IT Consulting

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