Health, Safety, Wellbeing - Global Compliance, Risk and Value chain manager at Arcadis

, karnataka, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

30 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

01 May, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Health, Safety, and Wellbeing (HSW), Compliance Management, Risk Assessment, Incident Management, Policy Development, Auditing, Value Chain Management, Data Analysis, Strategic Planning, Stakeholder Management, Regulatory Compliance, Enterprise Risk Management, Governance, Project Management, Reporting, Communication

Industry

Professional Services

Description

As an Arcadian, you already help us deliver world leading sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. You are part of our global business comprising 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can continue to solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. 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 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 while proactively managing risks and optimizing value delivery across regions. It involves remote work, process‑driven guidance to external/internal stakeholders, maintaining high standards of administrative accuracy and data management across all HSW systems. The role reports directly to the HSW Programme Director and dotted reports to the Regional HSW Operations Directors. Role accountabilities: Policy and Compliance Management * Global HSW Policy Development and Implementation: Maintain and regularly update global HSW policies and procedures to reflect legislative changes and industry best practices. * Auditing and Monitoring: 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. * Ensure adherence to international regulations (GDPR, trade compliance, financial regulations, etc.). * Liaise with Global Compliance, Legal and Integrated Assurance teams to implement compliance controls and policies, maintain compliance frameworks across regions (APAC, EMEA, Americas). Risk and Incident Management * Risk Assessment and Analysis: Perform risk assessments and analyses in alignment with ARC to mitigate potential HSW risks. * Incident and Investigation Management: 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 * Collaboration with Procurement: 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. Key shared Accountabilities: * Operational Integration: Work with operations to integrate HSW into the Arcadis Way and major project delivery. * Collaborate with various departments (Finance, Procurement, Tech, Quality, Risk, non-financial reporting, People, Legal) to ensure seamless integration of HSW policies and standards across global policies and frameworks. Communicate risk and compliance posture to Leadership team Decision rights * Owns: Priorities for self-assessment, risk assessments, insight reporting * Owns: Escalate significant compliance or risk issues to senior leadership with suggested resolutions. * Influences: Updates and changes to HSW policies and procedures based on audit findings and regulatory changes. Most important performance metrics * Compliance adherence rates * Audit results and implementation of improvements, findings closure rate * Monitoring HSW across the value chain & efficiency improvements * Readiness and efficiency in global emergency response * Risk mitigation effectiveness * Reduction in operational or regulatory incidents Qualifications & Experience: Key Qualifications and Professional Certifications * 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 Key Competencies * Proficiency in collecting, analysing, and visualizing data to create actionable insights across a global landscape at a C-Suite level * Proven ability to work cross-functionally with IT, Operations, and HSW teams. * Comfortable with ambiguity and the dynamic, complex nature of working Resilient, a great problem solver, tenacious with your follow-through, and good at working collaboratively with all styles of leaders. Continue your career journey as an Arcadian. We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You do meaningful work, and no matter where your next role in Arcadis takes you, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark; on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.

Responsibilities

The role involves managing global Health, Safety, and Wellbeing (HSW) compliance, risk, and value chain processes to ensure operational consistency and regulatory adherence. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed HSW standards, perform risk assessments, and provide strategic insights to senior leadership.