Career Pathways Architect - Talent Development & L&D

United Infrastructure Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

United Infrastructure seeks an experienced Talent Development/Organisational Development professional to embed clear career pathways, succession planning and skills frameworks across the organisation.

You'll design frameworks, connect them to progression, and work with People Business Partners and in-house training to ensure development is practical, aligned to business needs and clearly linked to progression.

Qualifications

• Experience in talent development, organisational development or L&D.
• Proven ability to design or maintain career, skills or capability frameworks.
• Ability to work with senior stakeholders and influence without formal authority.

Responsibilities

• Design clear, accessible career pathways across key job families.
• Define progression criteria and development expectations at each level.
• Support managers and employees in understanding roles, skills and progression.
• Create practical tools and guidance to embed career pathways.
• Coordinate and maintain data-driven succession planning for critical roles.
• Develop skills frameworks aligned to job architecture and capability needs.
• Partner with internal training to align programmes with career pathways.
• Translate business needs into clear development requirements and actions.

Skills

Talent development

Organisational development

L&D

People development

Career frameworks

Succession planning

Stakeholder influence

Data analysis

Job description

United Infrastructure seeks an experienced Talent Development/Organisational Development professional to embed clear career pathways, succession planning and skills frameworks across the organisation.

You'll design frameworks, connect them to progression, and work with People Business Partners and in-house training to ensure development is practical, aligned to business needs and clearly linked to progression.