Strategic Career Pathways & Talent Development Lead

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

Job summary

United Infrastructure Ltd is seeking an experienced Talent Development/Organisational Development professional to build career pathways, succession plans and skills frameworks across the organisation. You'll work with our People Business Partners and in-house training provider to ensure development activity is well-directed, aligned to business needs and clearly connected to progression.

This role focuses on shaping how people grow, turning concepts into practical tools and measurable actions

Qualifications

• Experience in talent development, organisational development or L&D.
• Proven ability to design career frameworks, skills frameworks or succession plans.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Analytical mindset with ability to work with data.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across functions.

Responsibilities

• Design clear career pathways across key job families.
• Develop and implement succession plans for critical roles.
• Create and maintain skills and capability frameworks.
• Partner with Learning & Development to align programmes with needs.
• Collaborate with People Partners and leaders to improve processes.

Skills

Talent development

Organisational development

L&D

Career frameworks

Succession planning

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Communication skills

Collaboration

Job description

United Infrastructure Ltd is seeking an experienced Talent Development/Organisational Development professional to build career pathways, succession plans and skills frameworks across the organisation. You'll work with our People Business Partners and in-house training provider to ensure development activity is well-directed, aligned to business needs and clearly connected to progression.

This role focuses on shaping how people grow, turning concepts into practical tools and measurable actions