EHS Executive Search
and Selection
We’re constantly searching for the best new talent in EHS, augmenting our already impressive network with leaders who can drive cultural change. Our expert and experienced consultants, backed by an in-house research team, have a strong track record of placing senior EHS executives at world-leading organizations.
Talent Development
Acre Frameworks sets the benchmark for competency assessment in the EHS profession. We help EHS leaders improve the performance of teams and individuals through robust behavioral assessments which identify skill gaps and provide objective data to backup hiring decisions.
Contract and Interim
EHS Professionals
We help innovative corporates and forward-thinking businesses expedite their EHS projects, develop their teams or provide cover for vacant positions, by providing rapid access to a large network of interim and contract professionals in environmental, health & safety disciplines.
Excellent, intelligent, helpful recruiters, with a very thorough understanding of their job market and the skills of those looking for new positions.
Frameworks is the kind of innovative and bold move we have come to expect from Acre. This initiative leads the way in driving a much needed change in the EHS profession and confirms Acre’s place as market leader. The feedback from assessing the entire Lendlease EHS team has allowed us to refocus, engage, and develop our people to drive our organizational goal of creating an incident and injury free workplace. Utilizing this tool as part of their recruitment offering, Acre support us in making informed hiring decisions and seamlessly transition new staff from recruitment into development.
"Acre's Greg Brittian took the time to understand my career aspirations, didn't forget me as the years passed, and gave me the opportunity to achieve my goals. Greg invested in me over the long term and I don't think this is common in industry today. It was a win-win."
"I find the Acre team to be thoroughly professional and innovative in both the recruitment and talent development markets. Acre Frameworks and the Advisory Panel is a vital and effective resource in developing good EHS leaders and individuals, as well as helping to change the public's perception of the EHS sector. I love working with Acre because I know it is mutually beneficial and they share our ethical and professional values."
"Great agency who really appreciate the human factor when jobs are available, and finding the correct fit for the employer. Highly respectful towards the candidates, and always keep you informed. Transparency and professionalism were all the way embedded in every action and arrangement. Really, really grateful for the hours of professionalism committed by the recruiter."
Customer support and candidate management from Mr Suarez was outstanding!
The whole team found the process very useful and many of the ‘areas of improvement’ identified in the report are now making their way in to our appraisal process. The comparison against the different groups i.e. leadership and fundamentals was particularly useful in helping the team progress to the next role. I personally have found this to be really useful, firstly in identifying skills matrixes across the team but secondly comparing our team to the industry norm groups. We think we are a high performing team but comparing it to industry has helped confirm where we can improve.
"I had very good initial conversations with Acre, who followed up when they said they would. They were open and honest and gave good timely feedback, and came back to me when I had questions.
Thank you - I appreciate you coming to me with this opportunity."
Acre operate globally from our offices in New York, London, and Amsterdam to fill a comprehensive range of jobs across Sustainability, Corporate Affairs, ESG, EHS and Energy. We work to fill senior,
influential positions, as well as a range of high impact mid-level roles.
The Accord is a ground-breaking agreement between over 200 global retail brands and the world’s two largest trade unions, with the aim of improving the safety conditions of c.3 million garment workers in Bangladesh. With a limited time frame to launch, Acre was retained to hire the first two employees – the Executive Director and Chief Safety Inspector, both rare profiles, yet vital to the success of the initiative.
It takes more than technical expertize to succeed in purposeful roles, but there's a shortage of individuals with the skills to effectively drive change and deliver business outcomes.
Acre Frameworks is a ground-breaking profiling and development solution designed to tackle this skill gap head-on.
Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Service Overview
Acre has recruited in the field of environment, health and safety (EHS) for over 10 years and we have seen the market and skill set develop drastically over this time. We have been fortunate to work on many of the world’s most impactful environment, health and safety roles and have global capabilities with offices in New York and London.
Our Services
We recruit at management to executive level, and operate globally often working with large corporates, but also with other types of organizations such as consultancies and multi-stakeholder initiatives concerned with improving EHS standards for workers in the developing world.
We have a strong focus on EHS recruitment within the construction sector, but work across all industry sectors from manufacturers, to financial institutions and technology companies.
In addition to permanent recruitment capabilities (including executive search) we have a growing EHS contract and interim team, who work globally to source experienced professionals, often for large infrastructure projects. We can also support our clients with consultancy assignments via our esteemed network of EHS and sustainability interim consultants and freelancers.
An Evolving Profession
Over the years we have seen the environment, health and safety profession evolve from being primarily a technical function, to one which is far more relevant to the broader commercial aspirations of business. As such, the competencies required, particularly at leadership and executive level, have developed a great deal. Modern EHS leaders are likely to be highly effective change managers, innovative and will have the ability to develop high performing teams, often with a global perspective.
Supporting the Transition
Acre is supportive of this transition, and has developed a unique tool to assess the leadership and business competencies of EHS professionals, Acre Frameworks which has been developed in conjunction with many of the world’s leading EHS professionals.Beyond assessing these capabilities, our Frameworks team are able to support development through coaching and training at individual and team level.