L&D Business Partner

VolkerWessels UK; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Competitive annual leave

Birthday day off

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work

Shopping vouchers

Training opportunities

Enhanced maternity benefits

Flexible working

Employee Assistance programme

Mental health support

24/7 Virtual GP

Job summary

VolkerWessels UK is seeking an experienced Learning & Development Business Partner to shape learning, leadership and talent development across our UK teams. Working with the Head of HR and senior leaders, you will design and deliver programmes that drive growth and leadership capability.

You will develop strategies, design leadership programmes, manage talent pipelines and coach managers to enhance effectiveness, while building career pathways for emerging talent and measuring impact with

Qualifications

• Significant L&D/OD experience.
• Proven leadership development design and delivery.
• Strong coaching and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with talent and succession planning.
• CIPD Level 5/7 qualification or equivalent.
• Passion for developing people and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver learning and leadership development programmes.
• Drive talent management and succession planning initiatives.
• Coach and support managers to improve leadership effectiveness.
• Create career pathways and development opportunities for rising talent.
• Partner with leaders to identify capability gaps and implement solutions.
• Measure impact of learning activities and use data for improvement.

Skills

Learning & Development

Leadership development

Stakeholder management

Talent & succession planning

CIPD Level 5/7

People development passion

Job description

VolkerWessels UK is a market leading contracting group of five closely linked businesses.

We provide integrated and ground-breaking solutions for the civil engineering and construction sectors, with specialisms in rail, highways, airports, marine, defence, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

VolkerRail is a leading multidisciplinary railway infrastructure contractor which comprises of two businesses: Major Projects and Specialist Businesses.

Major Projects is an expert in collaborative working, leading on large, multidisciplinary joint venture and alliance projects.

Specialist Businesses is made up of expert divisions in signalling, track, power, electrification, and piling, and has an in-house plant division and bespoke design teams.

Our Head office is based in J3 Business Park, Doncaster and provides support to the businesses in the following areas: Finance and Payroll, Human Resources, HSQES, Work Winning, Procurement and Fleet.

We are proud of our reputation as a high-performing business, working in harmony and partnership with our stakeholders, ensuring we help our clients deliver a rail network for the future.

We have a great opportunity for an experienced Learning & Development Business Partner to play a key role in shaping learning, leadership and talent development initiatives that help our people and leaders thrive.

Working closely with the Head of HR and senior leaders, you’ll lead the design and delivery of learning initiatives, leadership development programmes, talent management and succession planning activities that support both individual growth and business success.

You Will

• Developing and delivering our learning and development strategy.
• Designing and facilitating leadership and management development programmes.
• Driving talent management and succession planning initiatives.
• Coaching and supporting managers to enhance leadership effectiveness.
• Building career pathways and development opportunities for emerging talent.
• Partnering with leaders across the business to identify capability gaps and deliver targeted solutions.
• Measuring the impact of learning and development activities and using data to drive continuous improvement.

About You

• Significant experience in Learning & Development, Talent Development or Organisational Development.
• Proven experience designing and delivering leadership development programmes.
• Strong coaching, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience of talent and succession planning.
• CIPD Level 5/7 qualification (or equivalent experience).
• A passion for developing people and creating a culture of continuous learning.

Why work with us?

VolkerWessels UK operate through five separate, but complementary businesses, working in collaboration and using our specialist skills to deliver an integrated service for our clients. At any one time, our people are working on our sites or in our offices, for around 250 projects across the UK. Everyday we overcome challenges, fulfilling our commitments, no matter what. That’s what our business is about, that’s how our people find satisfaction in their jobs.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We Offer a Range Of Benefits, Including

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
• Flexible working opportunities
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.