Talent Development Lead

United Infrastructure Ltd; Warrington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

United Infrastructure Ltd is seeking a professional to lead talent development initiatives, focusing on designing career pathways and succession plans. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders to implement frameworks that support workforce progression and skills alignment. Ideal candidates will have experience in L&D, a collaborative approach, and practical knowledge of organisational capability. This position offers a chance to make an impact within a dynamic and expanding company dedicated to innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in talent development or organisational capability.
• Practical experience in designing or maintaining career frameworks.
• Understanding of learning and progression integration.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain career pathways across job families.
• Coordinate succession planning for critical roles.
• Align learning programmes with skills frameworks.

Skills

Talent development

Designing career frameworks

Collaborative approach

Organizational capability

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.

Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.

Our company is split into two business areas:

Utility Infrastructure

Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.

Social Infrastructure

Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.

Equal Opportunities Statement - At United Infrastructure, we are committed to making every interaction a positive and inclusive experience. If there is anything we can do to support you, remove barriers, or make the process more accessible, please let us know — we want this to be the best possible experience for you.

United Infrastructure is a growing organisation with a broad and diverse workforce, operating across multiple pillars and disciplines. As the business continues to evolve, there is a real opportunity to further strengthen how people develop, progress and build their careers here.

You’ll focus on building and embedding career pathways, succession planning and skills frameworks that support long-term capability, retention and internal progression. Working with our People Business Partners, and our in-house training provider, you’ll ensure development activity is well-directed, aligned to business needs and clearly connected to progression.

This is a role for someone who enjoys designing frameworks, joining the dots and making development practical and impactful.

Career Pathways & Progression

• Design clear, accessible career pathways across key job families
• Define progression criteria and development expectations at each level
• Support managers and employees in understanding how roles, skills and progression fit together

Succession Planning

• Coordinate and maintain data driven succession planning for critical roles
• Support leaders in identifying talent, development needs and future capability gaps
• Ensure succession planning outputs translate into meaningful development actions

Skills & Capability Frameworks

• Develop skills frameworks that set out the technical and behavioural skills required at different levels
• Ensure frameworks are practical, easy to use and aligned to job architecture
• Use skills data to inform development priorities and workforce planning

Learning & Development Alignment

• Work closely with the internal training provider to ensure learning programmes align to skills frameworks and career pathways
• Translate business and capability needs into clear development requirements
• Evaluate learning effectiveness through feedback, uptake and impact — not just attendance

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Partner with HR, Talent, and business stakeholders to embed development practices
• Continuously review and improve frameworks as the organisation grows and evolves
• Support a consistent, fair and transparent approach to development across the business

Qualifications

You’ll likely have:

• Experience in talent development, L&D, or organisational capability
• Practical experience designing or maintaining career frameworks, skills frameworks or succession plans
• An understanding of how learning, progression and workforce planning fit together
• A collaborative, pragmatic approach and the confidence to work with a range of stakeholders

Join us at United Infrastructure and be part of our mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the complex infrastructure needs of the UK.