About the Role
As the Head of Occupational Safety at BEW Berliner Energie und Wärme GmbH, you will lead and develop the occupational safety team, ensuring compliance and promoting a strong safety culture. This role is crucial in supporting the company's commitment to climate goals and a sustainable energy future for Berlin.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical and disciplinary leadership and development for the occupational safety team.
- Advise and support management and employees on all aspects of occupational safety and accident prevention.
- Conduct and coordinate inspections, controls, and compliance checks.
- Participate in internal audits to verify compliance with safety regulations.
- Manage measures to prevent work accidents and occupational diseases.
- Investigate incidents and implement effective preventive measures.
- Promote safety awareness and a safety culture through best practices and effective communication.
- Continuously develop and manage central occupational safety systems, including e-learning and risk assessment tools.
- Develop and enhance processes, standards, training concepts, and digital solutions in occupational safety.
- Undertake central technical and coordinating tasks in occupational safety.
- Actively participate in internal and external committees and working groups.
Requirements
- Successfully completed technical, scientific, or engineering university degree, ideally with a focus on occupational, health, safety, or environmental protection.
- Qualification as an occupational safety specialist (SiFa) according to the German Occupational Safety Act (ASiG) and DGUV Regulation 2.
- Several years of relevant professional experience and sound knowledge in operational occupational and health protection, ideally in an industrial, technical, or energy industry environment.
- Experience in technical or disciplinary leadership of employees, including their development and advancement.
- Strong social, advisory, and communication skills.
- Confident and appropriate demeanor when addressing different audiences.
- Ability to effectively reconcile diverse interests through constructive collaboration.
- Ability to engage, motivate, and inspire people at various levels regarding occupational safety issues.
- Quick comprehension, analytical thinking, and a structured, solution-oriented approach.
- Ability to maintain an overview even with complex issues.
- Approximately 70% of the requirements are sufficient for application.
Skills
- Occupational Safety
- Accident Prevention
- Risk Assessment
- Hazardous Material Management
- Leadership
- Communication
- Coaching
- Process Development
- Digital Solutions
Location
- Berlin
Work Type
- Full-time
- Permanent
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Multiple years of relevant professional experience
- Experience in leadership
Education Level
- University degree in a technical, scientific, or engineering field
- Qualification as an occupational safety specialist (SiFa)
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- 37-hour work week
- Part-time options
- Time tracking
- Mobile working
- 30 days of vacation
- Days off on December 24th and 31st
- Leave of absence options
- Individual development support
- Free training
- Support for further professional qualifications
- Company pension plan
- Public transport ticket subsidy (50% employer contribution)
- Job bike offer
- Employee electricity tariff after 12 months of service
- Health and wellness programs
- Urban Sports Club membership
- PME Family Service
About the Company
- BEW Berliner Energie und Wärme GmbH provides climate-friendly electricity and heat to Berlin.
- Operates the largest district heating network in Western Europe.
- Supplies heat to approximately one-third of Berlin households.
- Covers the entire value chain of district heating with the expertise of over 2,300 employees.
- Committed to phasing out coal by 2030 and achieving climate-neutral generation by 2045.
- Significantly supports Berlin's climate goals.
- Focuses on increasing the share of renewable energies and waste heat.
- Actively transforming sites and facilities to achieve these goals.
Equal Opportunity
- Diversity contributes to making the company more efficient and attractive.
- Applications from individuals of all ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, and ethnic-cultural backgrounds are welcome.
- People with severe disabilities are given special consideration with equal qualifications.
- A pre-employment screening is part of the recruitment process for security reasons.
