Integrated Sustainability and Compliance Business Unit Director

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36000 people in over 70 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a motivated leader to be the Integrated Sustainability and Compliance (ISC)Business Unit Director (BUD) overseeing a rapidly growing professional services group providing a broad range of consulting this position you will be a member of Arcadis Canada Resilience Team reporting directly to the Canadian Resilience Business Area Director (BAD).

You will be responsible for the leadership management and financial performance of the Integrated Sustainability and Compliance (ISC) which comprises of our Sustainable Operations Sustainable Advisory and Digital EHS &S business units. The leader of this important growth practice will need to continue to build the team as we bring together these services; work in collaboration across the matrixed organization with our Market Sector Account and Solution Leaders; and support growth while ensuring successful project delivery and delivery of the business unit metrics and Resilience bottom line. You need to be a people first proven and inspiring leader who embraces and promotes Arcadis vision and values: people first integrity client success collaboration and sustainability.

This business unit includes the delivery for the following services:

• Sustainable Operations such as Rad Risk Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) compliance and advisory Industrial Hygiene Air/Noise/Vibration Permitting & Compliance and Mergers & Acquisition and Due Diligence advisory.
• Digital EHS
• Sustainability Advisory

Role accountabilities:

The successful candidate will have:

• A track record of building functional and successful teams within a consulting organization as well as experience leading client account teams and technical service offerings.
• Strong communication skills - both oral and written - with a proactive style that demonstrates analytical thinking and the ability to deliver clear persuasive messages.
• The ability to connect with people at all levels of the organization handle sensitive personnel issues and collaborate effectively with Business Unit Directors Market Sector Leaders and Solutions Directors to support business growth.
• A solid understanding of Arcadis capabilities strategy and priorities as well as the ability to own and drive company initiatives such as GEC usage MEPC digital products and digitalization (including standardization and automation).

The primary responsibilities include:

• Business Growth & Financial Performance: Ensure continued profitable growth by meeting annual financial targets and executing work profitably; identify and evaluate market opportunities in line with Arcadis strategy to expand ISC services and solutions.
• Leadership & Team Development: Maintain a strong aligned leadership team; provide robust people leadership including hiring resource management performance management professional development and fostering an environment where staff feel valued and inspired to excel.
• Collaboration & Coordination: Collaborate across the matrixed organizationincluding client account teams Market Sector Leaders Service Line Leaders corporate services and other Arcadis leaders throughout Canadato drive company priorities such as GEC usage MEPC digital offerings and sustainability.
• Training Quality & Safety: Ensure all ISC staff receive appropriate technical project management health & safety and client-specific training to deliver quality work safely; act as a visible steward of health and safety.
• Business Development & Commercial Success: Support oversee or lead the development of responses to RFPs and commercial offerings; work closely with Growth and Service Line teams to create and capitalize on opportunities to sell ISC services and solutions contributing to profitable growth for Arcadis.

Qualifications & Experience:

The successful candidate will have 12-15 years of experience in an environmental or engineering consultancy and a Bachelors degree or higher in a relevant technical field.

Experience as an Arcadis team manager or Area Leader and as an Account Leader with operational business unit experience either at Arcadis or another company is preferred.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its 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.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll 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.

Join Arcadis. Create a 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. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women minorities people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race creed color religion national origin sex age disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status disability veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

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