Workplace Operations Specialist

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**Role description**:
Arcadis is looking to hire a **Workplace Operations Specialist.**The role is accountable for the delivery of the Workplace promise through the delivery of Workplace operational services to a designated group of offices with focus on the leadership and management of the Arcadis Team and contractors to deliver the expected effective and efficient delivery of the highest standards of service alongside administrative activities and responsibilities for health and safety and environmental compliance tasks.

The role will interface with Arcadis enabling functions and with other Arcadis regions, functions, people and contractors to support this roles’ delivery of an effective and efficient service provision.

Reporting Line: Workplace Operations Senior Specialist / Country Workplace Operations Manager

Location: Role is based in Vancouver, BC only.

**Role accountabilities**:
Workplace Operations Specialist is accountable for the delivery of a best-in-class user experience to all users of workplaces you are responsible for, through the management of an internal team and/or through the contract management and service delivery of outsourced Workplace suppliers. Ensuring standards and Key Performance Indicators are met for all offices within your region. You will be reporting to and working with the Canada-Workplace Operations Manager to develop the office budget for your region and approve location specific service costs within your approval limits, report and respond to variance questions relating to your region. You will be responsible for interface with other Arcadis functions including safety, health, environment & Quality (SHEQ) to ensure agreed Workplace Health and Safety and Sustainability responsibilities are met for your region. You will work with Canada Workplace Operations Manager to support the review of Workplace standards, coordinating Workplace communication and executing workplace projects within the property/s when required.

**Principal Accountabilities & Responsibilities**
- Provide leadership, guidance and development to the workplace coordinators within your region
- Responsible for compliance with relevant legislation, codes of practice, Arcadis’ workplace standards and for operational workplace services and HSE responsibilities.
- Owns workplace related issue(s) within your region and deliver the solution whilst accountable for escalating to Canada Ops Manager and resolution of portfolio related Workplace issues
- Effectively manage the supply chain to deliver consistent standards of service, financial and operational compliance and a partnership approach which allows innovation and continual improvement within their region.
- Accountable for the compliance and service delivery of any contractors or sub
- contractors (including obtaining WHIMIS, MSDS & COI)
- Interface with IT, Finance, People Services, Marcomm as required within region and alignment within workplace ops.
- Participate as a key member of the wider Workplace team, supporting development, innovation, and improvement. Draft regional or site office level communication relating to operational or social impact and send for review to the Canada Workplace Ops Manager
- Lead by example to the reporting team by creating a collaborative and supporting work environment where each team member to be accountable for raising the service delivery standard.

**Qualifications & Experience**:

- Demonstrable experience of FM/Workplace or similar, customer facing environment.
- Sound knowledge of IT systems used in the delivery of Workplace services.
- Sound knowledge of FM/Workplace matters and practices gained by sufficient experience working in a similar environment.
- A minimum of five years’ experience leading FM/Workplace service
- Familiarity with various IT peripherals and equipment for workplace
- Familiarity with AV software/equipment typically used to manage and host meetings.

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