[Hiring] Health, Safety, Wellbeing - Global Compliance, Risk and Value chain manager @Arcadis
Role Description
This role is to ensure the effective management of Health, Safety, and Wellbeing (HSW) compliance, risk, and value chain processes within Arcadis at a global level, ensuring operational needs are met with consistency and reliability.
• Ensure the organization’s HSW global operations, value chain activities, and technology initiatives operate within regulatory frameworks.
• Proactively manage risks and optimize value delivery across regions.
• Involves remote work and process-driven guidance to external/internal stakeholders.
• Maintain high standards of administrative accuracy and data management across all HSW systems.
• Reports directly to the HSW Programme Director and dotted reports to the Regional HSW Operations Directors.
Qualifications
• Minimum 7 – 9 years’ experience in similar roles required.
• Qualification in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Risk Management, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in HSW compliance, risk management, and policy development within a global organization.
• Strong background in conducting HSW audits and managing incidents.
• Experience with HSW management of supply chain partners.
• Demonstrate leadership capability and the ability to work collaboratively with key stakeholders at all levels and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
Requirements
• Policy and Compliance Management:
• Maintain and regularly update global HSW policies and procedures to reflect legislative changes and industry best practices.
• Improve Central HSW second line assurance, manage central HSW self-assessments, and identify areas for improvement across the organization.
• Manage the Enterprise Risk Management tracker on behalf of HSW and ensure adherence to HSW policies and procedures.
• Liaise with Global Compliance, Legal, and Integrated Assurance teams to implement compliance controls and policies.
• Risk and Incident Management:
• Perform risk assessments and analyses in alignment with ARC to mitigate potential HSW risks.
• Oversee global incident management, investigations, and reporting to ensure timely and effective resolution.
• Identify operational, regulatory, financial, and technology risks.
• Maintain enterprise risk registers and mitigation strategies.
• Develop risk assessment frameworks for global projects and initiatives.
• Report risk exposure and mitigation progress to senior leadership.
• Operational Integration and Engagement:
• Work with operations to embed HSW and improve adherence.
• Stand up HSW communities to incorporate billable HSW professionals working with clients into Global HSW governance and ways of working.
• Develop governance models for cross-regional operations.
• Create dashboards for compliance, risk, and value metrics.
• Provide leadership insights for decision-making and strategic planning.
• HSW Value Chain Management:
• Embed HSW standards for value-chain workers and oversee supplier due diligence.
• Map and monitor the end-to-end global value chain (suppliers → operations → customers).
• Identify efficiency gaps and cost-of-quality opportunities.
• Improve governance across partners, vendors, and delivery teams.
• Drive process standardization and value realization.
Benefits
• Empowerment to be your best.
• Pioneering a skills-based approach to career development.
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on sustainable solutions.
• Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
This role is to ensure the effective management of Health, Safety, and Wellbeing (HSW) compliance, risk, and value chain processes within Arcadis at a global level, ensuring operational needs are met with consistency and reliability.
• Ensure the organization’s HSW global operations, value chain activities, and technology initiatives operate within regulatory frameworks.
• Proactively manage risks and optimize value delivery across regions.
• Involves remote work and process-driven guidance to external/internal stakeholders.
• Maintain high standards of administrative accuracy and data management across all HSW systems.
• Reports directly to the HSW Programme Director and dotted reports to the Regional HSW Operations Directors.
Qualifications
• Minimum 7 – 9 years’ experience in similar roles required.
• Qualification in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Risk Management, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in HSW compliance, risk management, and policy development within a global organization.
• Strong background in conducting HSW audits and managing incidents.
• Experience with HSW management of supply chain partners.
• Demonstrate leadership capability and the ability to work collaboratively with key stakeholders at all levels and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
Requirements
• Policy and Compliance Management:
• Maintain and regularly update global HSW policies and procedures to reflect legislative changes and industry best practices.
• Improve Central HSW second line assurance, manage central HSW self-assessments, and identify areas for improvement across the organization.
• Manage the Enterprise Risk Management tracker on behalf of HSW and ensure adherence to HSW policies and procedures.
• Liaise with Global Compliance, Legal, and Integrated Assurance teams to implement compliance controls and policies.
• Risk and Incident Management:
• Perform risk assessments and analyses in alignment with ARC to mitigate potential HSW risks.
• Oversee global incident management, investigations, and reporting to ensure timely and effective resolution.
• Identify operational, regulatory, financial, and technology risks.
• Maintain enterprise risk registers and mitigation strategies.
• Develop risk assessment frameworks for global projects and initiatives.
• Report risk exposure and mitigation progress to senior leadership.
• Operational Integration and Engagement:
• Work with operations to embed HSW and improve adherence.
• Stand up HSW communities to incorporate billable HSW professionals working with clients into Global HSW governance and ways of working.
• Develop governance models for cross-regional operations.
• Create dashboards for compliance, risk, and value metrics.
• Provide leadership insights for decision-making and strategic planning.
• HSW Value Chain Management:
• Embed HSW standards for value-chain workers and oversee supplier due diligence.
• Map and monitor the end-to-end global value chain (suppliers → operations → customers).
• Identify efficiency gaps and cost-of-quality opportunities.
• Improve governance across partners, vendors, and delivery teams.
• Drive process standardization and value realization.
Benefits
• Empowerment to be your best.
• Pioneering a skills-based approach to career development.
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on sustainable solutions.
• Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.