Talent & Engagement Manager

VolkerWessels UK; Hoddesdon; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual leave

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

VolkerFitzpatrick is seeking a senior professional to turn people strategy into practical actions across a multi-site organisation. You will lead talent management, design development solutions, and drive leadership and early careers programmes.

Collaborating with stakeholders across VolkerWessels UK, you will use data-led insights to improve engagement and capability. The role emphasizes practical delivery and measurable impact on performance and growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in talent management, learning and development, or a similar people development role.
• Strong experience of delivering development programmes in a complex or multi-site organisation.
• Knowledge of succession planning, employee engagement and early careers development.
• Confident stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels.
• A practical, organised and data-led approach, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead talent management, succession planning and development activity across VolkerFitzpatrick.
• Design learning and development solutions that support engagement, retention and future capability.
• Drive manager, leadership and future talent development programmes.
• Support the early careers agenda, including apprentices, graduates, industrial placements and new entrants.
• Oversee employee engagement activity, including survey outputs and action planning.
• Use data, insight and external thinking to improve talent, learning and development outcomes.

Skills

Talent management

Learning & development

Succession planning

Stakeholder management

Data-driven approach

Job description

VolkerFitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation's life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings.

What you'll be doing

This is a high-impact role for someone who can turn people strategy into practical action, build strong relationships and deliver development initiatives that support current performance and future growth.

• Lead talent management, succession planning and development activity across VolkerFitzpatrick.
• Design learning and development solutions that support engagement, retention and future capability.
• Drive manager, leadership and future talent development programmes.
• Support the early careers agenda, including apprentices, graduates, industrial placements and new entrants.
• Oversee employee engagement activity, including survey outputs and action planning.
• Use data, insight and external thinking to improve talent, learning and development outcomes.

About you

• Experience in talent management, learning and development, or a similar people development role.
• Strong experience of delivering development programmes in a complex or multi-site organisation.
• Knowledge of succession planning, employee engagement and early careers development.
• Confident stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels.
• A practical, organised and data-led approach, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerFitzpatrick is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

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

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• 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.

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

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.