Talent & Performance Coach

Wessex Water Services; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 20%

25 days holiday

Holiday buy/sell

Healthcare package

Life assurance

Electric car salary sacrifice

Retail discounts

Volunteering day

Enhanced family leave

Wellbeing platform

Mental health support

£1,000 referral bonus

Job summary

YTL UK is seeking a Talent & Performance Coach to help colleagues realise their potential, strengthen performance and prepare for future opportunities across the group. You’ll guide coaching, development centres and talent insight, enabling evidence-based decisions on growth and progression.

As part of Workforce Development, you’ll influence how talent is identified, developed and retained, partnering with senior leaders and HR Business Partners to shape practical development solutions and a

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a coach, talent professional or leadership development specialist.
• Ability to influence managers and senior leaders on development, progression and succession decisions.
• Strong data-informed approach to generate insight and translate it into action.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality one-to-one and group coaching for leaders and high-potential colleagues.
• Design and facilitate development centres, talent programmes and career development interventions.
• Utilise assessments and diagnostics to generate insights and development plans.
• Support managers to improve performance conversations and feedback.
• Analyse talent and performance data to identify trends and succession risks.
• Contribute to talent reviews and internal mobility activities.
• Collaborate with senior leaders, HR partners and Workforce Development colleagues to create practical solutions.
• Foster a culture of development, growth and continuous improvement.

Skills

Coaching

Talent development

Leadership development

Data-driven

Job description

Some people see performance; do you see potential? At YTL UK, we believe great organisations grow from within. That's why we're looking for a Talent & Performance Coach to help colleagues realise their potential, strengthen performance and prepare for future opportunities.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced coach, talent professional or leadership development specialist to work across the Group, supporting colleagues at every stage of their career journey. From emerging talent and future leaders to experienced managers and executives, you'll help people build confidence, capability and readiness for what's next.

Working as part of our Workforce Development team, you'll deliver meaningful coaching, facilitate development centres, provide talent insight and support the practical application of our Performance Framework. You'll help managers have better development conversations, identify future talent and make evidence-based decisions about growth, progression and succession.

This is far more than programme delivery. You'll influence how we identify, develop and retain our future capability across YTL UK. Alongside the opportunity to influence talent and performance across YTL UK, you'll work with talented colleagues, partner with senior leaders and help shape the future capability of our organisation. Because when people grow, businesses thrive.

What you'll do

• deliver high-quality one-to-one and group coaching for leaders, future leaders and colleagues with potential
• design and facilitate development centres, talent programmes and career development interventions
• use assessment tools, diagnostics and coaching conversations to generate meaningful insight and development plans
• support managers to build confidence in performance, feedback and development conversations
• analyse talent and performance data to identify trends, opportunities and succession risks
• facilitate business performance review standardisation to ensure fair, transparent and clear ratings
• contribute to talent reviews, succession planning and internal mobility activity
• work with senior leaders, HR Business Partners and Workforce Development colleagues to shape practical development solutions
• help create a culture where development, growth and continuous improvement are part of everyday work.

What you'll need

• be an experienced coach and talent development professional who is passionate about helping people achieve their potential
• bring expertise in coaching, talent development and performance improvement, with the credibility to influence managers and senior leaders on development, progression and succession decisions
• be confident using coaching, assessment and development approaches to generate meaningful insight and translate it into practical action
• be comfortable working with data as well as people, using evidence to inform decisions, identify opportunities and measure impact
• most importantly, share our belief that great organisations grow their own talent, creating opportunities for individuals to thrive while building the capability needed for future success.

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water - one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments - a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 450-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK - a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Live - the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion - with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.