Veolia is the UK leader in environmental solutions and provides a comprehensive range of waste, water and energy management services designed to build the circular economy and preserve scarce raw materials.

To help deliver its forward focused strategy, the company is now looking for an experienced, proactive and intellectually curious Insurance and Risk leader to actively drive the risk management strategy within UK&I. The successful candidate will manage the portfolio of insurance policies in order to provide the appropriate level of protection and will be responsible for identifying and investigating trends where the business can improve its performance such as Fleet claims and Waste Fires.

Veolia UK is part of a global Group of companies, with nearly 171,000 employees worldwide. They are innovators, committed to focusing on carbon reduction by preventing pollution, preserving natural resources, protecting biodiversity, combating climate change, and raising environmental awareness.

Their new strategy is focused on manufacturing green products and energy. Between 2012 and 2018 Veolia has invested more than £1 billion on new infrastructure to assist their customers and suppliers in reducing their carbon impact. From transforming sludge into plastic, recovering palladium from street sweepings and future-gazing with their 'Imagine 2050' report they are turning the once 'traditional' waste, water, and energy management industry on its head.

Within Veolia Group, Risk Management means understanding, anticipating, coordinating, and dealing with factors liable to affect Veolia's ability to meet its targets. The long-term relations Veolia has built with its clients are rooted in an ability to manage the risks involved in the activities it carries out on behalf of relevant authorities and the company has introduced a cohesive system of risk management and prevention, which is crucial to its development.

This position is a key member of the Risk & Assurance Leadership team, accountable for reporting to senior stakeholders on claim figures, benchmarks, trends, costs and impact to the business, as well as ensuring the right level of cover and appropriate insurance and risk management for the diverse site operations is in place. Reporting directly to the Chief Risk & Assurance Officer, the successful candidate will be required to develop and propose solutions to trends and issues highlighted through data analysis as well as supporting the implementation of the Active Risk Strategy and translating and prioritising the impact of this in relation to the wider business.

The successful candidate will have Insurance experience (including large scale fleet management) and a broad risk management background from a range of environments (ideally including industrial sectors. Of equal importance, they will be someone with; the ability to lead and manage teams; an inherent curiosity to continually challenge current practice and search for new solutions; the vision to be able to identify the strategic implications of actions and their consequences; and the drive and communication skills to be able to engage with key stakeholders (both inside and external to the organisation) to influence changes in behaviours.

This represents a rare and exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative market leader at a critical point in its strategic evolution. For the right individual who shares their drive, ambition and ability to translate strategy into action, there has never been a better time to join.

Please reply to Tim Kemp with your CV and current salary details, quoting reference number: TJKB6476. Alternatively, please e-mail tk@warrenpartners.co.uk or telephone +44 (0)845 261 0600.

All third party and direct applications will be forwarded to Warren Partners.