Senior Talent Management Specialist - Reston, VA

VetJobs; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 204,000; Part time

Job summary

Bechtel in Reston, VA seeks a Talent Management program designer to lead global projects across people development, competencies, and performance management. Part-time telework with three days in-office per week is required, and you will influence stakeholders to deliver high-impact HR solutions.

You will coordinate across HR and business units, leveraging data to shape programs and drive organizational change while supporting Bechtel’s growth and culture.

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10–13 years of relevant experience or 14–17 years of relevant work experience.
• Project management skills: plan and execute complex projects on time and with high quality.
• Influence without authority: earn credibility with senior stakeholders and build consensus.
• Customer orientation: deliver to what was agreed and manage expectations.
• Coachability and continuous improvement: act on direct feedback to improve.
• Leadership: motivate and lead diverse teams across geographies.
• Problem-solving: identify and address issues that arise during the project.
• Change management: anticipate and manage organizational change implications.
• Analytical skills: analyze qualitative and quantitative data to identify trends.
• Technical skills: HRIS and project management software; familiarity with matrix organizations.

Responsibilities

• Act as project manager for assigned programs, translating strategy into detailed design.
• Present program information to stakeholders to gain buy-in and align HR and business perspectives.
• Own the project schedule and manage cross-functional teams to meet commitments.
• Ensure alignment between program owner expectations and project goals throughout design.
• Tailor enterprise programs to diverse global business units and cultures.
• Collaborate with HR colleagues and ensure smooth handoffs to delivery teams.
• Use data collection methods to inform design and development of talent programs.
• Embed diversity, inclusion, and engagement in talent management processes.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Influence without authority

Leadership

Problem solving

Analytical

Change management

Customer orientation

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

High School/GED

Tools

HRIS

Project management software

Job description

Job Description

Salary Range: $140,800 - $203,700 annually (salary range is based on market data; final salary offered is determined by education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant.)

Extraordinary Teams Building Inspiring Projects

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report.

Job Summary

In this role, you are responsible for the design and development of a broad scope of Talent Management programs to meet business needs and HR priorities across a global organization. You will lead and collaborate on agile problem-solving teams to design and develop solutions for talent management programs, which may include pipeline programs (early, mid, senior career), competencies and career pathing, learning and development, organizational design, organizational development, or performance management. Your work will positively impact Talent Management efforts at Bechtel to be forward-thinking, competitive, and effective.

This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and will require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership.

Major Responsibilities

• Acts as project manager for assigned programs, translating high-level strategy and conceptual design into detailed program design, including work where requirements are still forming and the path forward must be shaped rather than received.
• Presents program information to key stakeholders to gain buy-in, and builds alignment and influences design decisions across HR and the business without formal authority over the contributors involved.
• Owns the project schedule: sets and manages timelines, forms and leads the day-to-day activities of cross-functional project teams, holds contributors to their commitments, escalates early when a date is at risk, and ensures proper quality assurance of deliverables.
• Confirms alignment between program owner expectations and project goals throughout design, seeks feedback from stakeholders as the work progresses, and incorporates it into subsequent iterations.
• Tailors enterprise programs to meet the needs of our global business units to ensure programs will resonate with all cultures and geographies that make up the Bechtel enterprise.
• Collaborates with colleagues across HR, including Communities of Expertise, People Operations, and HR Business Partners, and ensures seamless transition of work responsibility from the program design team to program delivery within People Operations and our global business units.
• Utilizes various data collection methodologies to help inform the design and development of talent management programs.
• Ensures a diversity, inclusion, and engagement lens is integrated into all talent management processes and systems.

Auto req ID

483792BR

Minimum Education Required

High School/GED

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge And Skills

Project management skills: ability to plan and execute complex projects on time and with high quality. Demonstrated experience leading project teams to accomplish talent management priorities for an organization.

Influence without authority: earns credibility with senior stakeholders and subject matter experts, negotiates scope and trade-offs, and builds consensus across competing priorities.

Customer orientation: recognizes that the program owner defines success, elicits requirements rigorously, manages expectations transparently, and delivers to what was agreed.

Coachability and continuous improvement: receives direct feedback well, incorporates it quickly and visibly, and actively looks for ways to improve both the product and the process that produced it.

Leadership skills: capable of motivating and leading a team of individuals from diverse backgrounds and geographies.

Problem-solving skills: excellent problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify and address issues that arise during the project.

Change management skills: adept at managing change, including the ability to anticipate and manage the impact of the project on the organization's culture and structure. Previous experience managing organizational change for medium to large cultural change efforts.

Analytical skills: ability to analyze and interpret data, both qualitative and quantitative, to identify trends and make data-driven decisions.

Technical skills: good understanding of the HR function and related technologies and tools, such as HR information systems (HRIS) and project management software.Working knowledge of a matrix organizational structure.

You will thrive in this role if you are energized by:

Turning a broad ambition into a scoped plan, then adjusting as the picture sharpens

Moving a group toward a decision through credibility rather than authority

Owning a date and driving the work across people who do not report to you

Feedback that redirects your work, and using it to make the next version better

Handing a program owner something that fits what they actually needed

City*

Reston

State*

Virginia

Job_Category

Management

Job Code

Operations_ Specialist

Affiliate Sponsor

Bechtel

Salary Range

>$100,000