Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Arcadis is looking for a Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Manager to lead the strategic development, execution, and oversight of all field-level and regulatory safety and sustainability programs. This high-profile role manages and provides safety oversight for high-risk marine and onshore civil construction.
Role accountabilities:
The HSE Manage is entrusted in developing and implementing the safety strategies and related procedures, ensuring compliance, managing and reporting risk, conducting analysis, and engaging with stakeholders to create enthusiasm, commitment and fully participate with the HSE program.
As a critical partner to various design, construction disciplines and executive teams, this role reports to the Engineering During Construction Lead (ESDC) but works closely with leaders at all levels to embed a culture where people are put first by identifying risks first. Arcadis' global health and safety policy targets a zero-incident culture
As a leader, you will set the tone for accountability, collaboration, and professionalism, demonstrating a commitment to excellence and fostering a culture of authenticity, respect, trust, and innovation.
Ultimately, we are seeking an approachable, engaging leader who thrives in a dynamic environment, embraces complexity, and cares about creating a lasting impact on culture and performance.
Key Deliverables
Safety Leadership & Emergency Management: Oversee underground and marine risks specifically tailored to specialized tunneling operations and immersed tube tunnel (ITT) casting. Coordinate tunnel rescue protocols and establish emergency response frameworks for high-risk working environments. Manage on-site safety personnel, including HSE coordinators, advisors, and field technicians. Organize regular emergency drills to guarantee immediate readiness for complex, multi-jurisdictional incidents.
Environmental Compliance & Permitting: Enforce the Environmental Assessment Certificate commitments mandated by the BC Environmental Assessment Office. Manage regulatory compliance under the Water Sustainability Act, Fisheries Act (DFO), Wildlife Act, and Navigation Protection Act. Implement environmental management plans focusing on turbidity control, dredging impacts, and fish/wildlife habitat protections. Interface with regulatory agencies and Indigenous communities to resolve permitting deficiencies and address environmental impacts.
Governance, Audits & Training: Execute continuous safety audits to maintain mandatory Certificate of Recognition (COR) compliance and ISO 45001/14001 standards. Lead incident investigations by utilizing advanced root-cause analysis to mitigate recurrence. Perform Field Level Hazard Analyses (FLHAs) and implement rigorous risk assessment protocols across all work shifts. Deliver site-specific orientations and ongoing technical safety training programs for a massive multi-trade workforce.
Data & Reporting Lead the collation and analysis of HSE and Integrity Management performance metrics; share insights and make strategic recommendations to peers, other department leads, senior leadership and Clients.
Culture Champion Set the tone for a culture that prioritizes safety and integrity; champion safety at all levels by listening, coaching, and educating with a focus on practical, lasting impact.
Qualifications & Experience:
The successful candidate will have 15+ years of experience specializing in transportation projects. You should also have experience managing and directing staff. Other key qualifications include:
Why Arcadis?
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’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, 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.
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.
Arcadis is a leading global partner, delivering transformative projects with businesses, cities and industries. With 36,000 people active in more than 30 countries, we bring together the best minds from around the world to deliver intelligent products and solutions that address the challenges of climate, energy security and diversification, and livable cities.
We take design, engineering, architecture and consultancy to the next level, advising clients at every step of every project. From strategy and planning through to implementation and delivery, we combine our human and digital intelligence to co-create environments that reflect our clients’ business and stakeholder needs.
From creating a citywide sustainable legacy during and after the Paris Olympics to revolutionizing urban transit worldwide with metro systems from Sydney to Toronto, or securing clean drinking water for communities across more than 30 U.S. states, our world-changing solutions leave a positive and lasting impact.
Our work has helped more than a third of the world's communities become more resilient, and hundreds of clients to advance their decarbonization and net-zero goals. Together, we are committed to solving today's greatest problems; creating a blueprint for a better future, designed to thrive.
Arcadis. Improving quality of life.
