Senior Manager - Global EHS Learning & Development

Water Technologies

17h•Hybrid

About The Position

Global QEHSS Learning Strategy Leader You can be based in: Europe Remote or Hybrid position depending on your countries agreed working arrangements We are seeking a senior leader for our global Quality, Environmental, Health, Safety and Security (QEHSS) learning strategy. This position presents an exceptional opportunity to make a lasting impact on a global scale. This role offers the opportunity to transform our learning ecosystem through innovative digital solutions whilst cultivating a world-class safety culture across our international operations. Our ideal candidate will have substantial experience in organisational development, digital transformation, and strategic leadership - ideally with a background in EHS. Our EHS programmes focus on: Environmental: Protecting the environment, managing environmental impacts, compliance with environmental regulations Health: Occupational health, employee wellbeing, workplace health hazards Safety: Workplace safety, accident prevention, safety protocols and procedures You will be responsible for developing and implementing learning strategies and training programmes that ensure employees across Veolia's global operations understand and comply with environmental regulations, maintain workplace safety standards, and protect their health while performing their duties. The role specifically focuses on the learning and training management aspects, rather than direct operational responsibility for these areas, and course content will be created by your team. As the Global QEHSS Learning Strategy Leader, you will provide strategic direction for our worldwide learning operations, encompassing team leadership, vendor management, and cross-functional partnerships. You will drive cultural and organisational change management initiatives to ensure successful adoption of EHS practices across all territories. Your role will involve leading strategic partnerships with C-suite stakeholders across HR, IT, and QEHSS functions, whilst overseeing the development of our global learning team into a high-performance support organisation. You will ensure the success of critical learning systems transformation initiatives, including learning management system (LMS) migrations and the transition to advanced reporting environments such as PowerBI. Additionally, you will lead the learning roadmap to achieve EHS learning excellence, expanding our methodologies to incorporate emerging technologies including virtual reality and other innovative solutions that position Veolia at the forefront of safety and environmental learning.

Requirements

Substantial QEHSS leadership experience
Proven track record of implementing learning improvement campaigns related to learning management systems, integrations, or cultural change initiatives
Executive presence with demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate effectively
Proven experience managing distributed teams across multiple territories and time zones
Demonstrated problem-solving, analytical, and technical skills
Comfortable in a fast-paced, matrixed, global environment

Nice To Haves

PMP, Learning, or Change Management certification, or equivalent industry experience

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership for global QEHSS learning strategy and operations
Team leadership and management
Managing vendor and functional partnerships
Drive cultural and organisational change management initiatives to ensure widespread adoption of EHS practices
Lead and maintain strategic partnerships with C-suite stakeholders across HR, IT, and QEHSS functions
Oversee and develop the global learning team, fostering high performance and continuous improvement
Ensure successful delivery of learning systems transformation initiatives, including LMS migrations and PowerBI reporting environment transitions
Lead the learning roadmap to accomplish EHS learning excellence across global operations
Expand learning methodologies to incorporate virtual reality and emerging technologies
Ensure organisational alignment of all learning processes and key performance indicators