Sr. Communications Specialist
Arcadis
- Location
- Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines; Philippines
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
- Posted
- 13d ago
About this role
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. Role description:
The Senior Communications Specialist (individual contributor; no direct reports) is responsible for managing and executing key internal and external communication initiatives that align with regional and global strategies. Supporting the USA region, this role will coordinate communication processes, projects and tasks to ensure the consistent delivery of high‑quality, impactful messages.
The primary purpose is to deliver clear, engaging and timely communications by producing content, managing publishing channels, and supporting stakeholder engagement. This role ensures effective dissemination of information across the organization and contributes to corporate communication objectives through planning, measurement and continuous improvement.
Role accountabilities
Content Generation Create written content for internal bulletins, case studies, press releases, and Firstup (or similar internal communications platform). Presentation & Publishing Assist in the creation of presentation materials and templates to ensure visual clarity and coherence. Manage and publish content across internal channels: EDMs, intranet updates, and SharePoint pages. Project Management and Communications Facilitate collaboration with various teams to gather and share key organizational updates, ensuring Arcadians are consistently informed through well-crafted internal news, announcements while also assisting in the development of professional presentations and documents to support executive-level communication initiatives. Collaborate to enhance Global Business Area (IC + External comms) and country Communications as required (eg. GBA Intranet page, event, case study, thought leadership campaigns). Efficiently assign communication tasks to relevant Centers of Excellence, oversee project management processes, and contribute valuable insights and expertise as a core team member. Compile baseline data; report on key metrics to measure impact of communications efforts. Support development and execution of communications plans; coordinate timelines and deliverables.
Qualifications & Experience
2–5 years in corporate communications, internal communications, or content creation in professional services or infrastructure/environment sectors. Strong written communication skills; ability to tailor messages for internal audiences. Dependable, self‑driven and organized; prioritizes well under pressure to deliver high‑quality work on time. Excellent attention to details and accuracy of work are essential A team player who can build strong working relationships with different stakeholders
Aligned to the Arcadis Leadership model we seek Arcadians with a strong fit to our leadership success profile, to build and drive our culture of inclusion, accountability, human-centricity, and sustainability. Successful Arcadians will possess strong learning agility, combined with a balanced mix of being curious, driving success and igniting passion.
Be curious
Demonstrate and develop curiosity in oneself and others, bringing clients and Arcadians on a journey of discovery and co-creation. Have a global, strategic, and future thinking mindset. Are digitally-savvy, entrepreneurial and innovative. Build organizational networks that are value-adding, engaging, and purposeful. Incorporate a human-centric, experimentation-led and continuous learning mindset to lead innovation and transformation. Actively engage diverse points of view and manage healthy issues-based conflict.
Drive success
Create a sense of