Sustainability Specialist – Circularity

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 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 solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

As the Sustainability Specialist to the Global Sustainability team, you will be responsible for conducting research and proposing solutions on a variety of sustainability-related topics to help the Global Sustainability Programs advance in alignment with external assurance requirements and commercial opportunities. You will support the integration of the programs within the business, supporting pilot projects, testing innovative tools and approaches, preparing lighthouse examples, developing and facilitating training, and supporting the preparation of thought leadership on specific topics.

If you are a sustainability change-maker and have a passion for driving projects to success, we encourage you to apply for this Specialist position with us. This role can be based in any Arcadis GBA office. The Sustainability Specialist - Circularity will report to a Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the Global Sustainability Enabling Function.

Role accountabilities:

• Provide technical research and analysis on program-related, circularity subject-matter issues.
• Support the development of training content and thought leadership.
• Drive the realization of leading sustainability outcomes for major lighthouse projects through technical leadership, strong consensus building, and relationship management.
• Collaborate and support in-business stakeholders to leverage commercial opportunities generated from the program.
• Prepare regular reports and updates on program status for management and stakeholders, in coordination with the Global Sustainability PMO.
• Support the creation of talks, presentations, etc. for public engagements.
• Identify strategic sustainable opportunities and improvements, survey stakeholders and advise on opportunities for business operations and global policy development.
• Support relevant non-financial reporting work and topics such as CSRD, CSDDD, and others.
• Lead technical projects from inception to completion, ensuring all objectives are met within the specified timeline.
• Stay current with industry trends, requirements, and emerging technologies, evaluating their potential impact on our strategies.
• Mentor and train junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.
• Provide specialized technical expertise and guidance to team members, supporting them in overcoming technical challenges.
• Benchmark against current best practices and communicate the areas and levers of influence.
• Ad-hoc support on bids with sustainability responses to client requests may be required.

Key Shared Accountabilities:

• Motivate, inspire, and help drive team results, reviewing performance and providing timely feedback to team members and counterparts.
• Support preparation of regular reports and updates on program status for management and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with global discipline leads and colleagues across the globe as needed to achieve program objectives.
• Support identification and collaborate with stakeholders to meet program requirements and goals. Discuss and report risks to delivery for actions and proactively implement solutions.
• Support the development of tools and solutions that enable Arcadis to measure and improve sustainability results. Support continuous improvement of our methodologies, tools, reports and systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement innovative technical improvements that meet business requirements.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Sustainability-related fields, preferably focused on Circularity. A master’s degree is desirable.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience with corporate Sustainability programs, implementing circular economy initiatives in project settings.
• Knowledge of international circularity standards, frameworks, tools, and protocols.
• Familiarity with corporate sustainability requirements, targets, and strategies (CSRD).
• Ability to work effectively under pressure created by deadlines.
• Strong ability to work effectively with global teams and build connections.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking, with both a consultive and implementation-oriented approach.
• Proven experience with data analysis, research, and report writing.
• Project management capabilities to track internal projects and partner with the team PMO.
• Flexibility in work hours is important.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. You’ll do meaningful work, helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet.