Training & Competency Manager

Description

• Develop defined career pathways and growth opportunities to support strategic workforce planning, succession planning, and targeted learning initiatives.
• Respond to and action training enquiries received via the training mailbox.
• Build trust-based, collaborative relationships; share best practices; and evaluate and report on training quality and standards, ensuring consistent adherence to competency management frameworks.
• Ensure knowledge management systems and structured processes are in place to capture and reuse learning across project lifecycle stages (i.e. design, construction, handover), to enable continuous improvement and legacy building.
• Design and deliver a broad range of behavioural skills workshops and other learning interventions to address skill gaps, drive high performance, and enhance project culture.
• Manage the provision of training and development within the approved budget, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to identify and address operational training requirements.
• Coordinate with project teams to establish training forecasts, align scheduling and content delivery to project targets and objectives, and ensure consistency.
• Lead the ongoing development and implementation of a competency management framework, steering assessment processes in partnership with key stakeholders to meet required competency standards, ensuring mapping and alignment across partner organisations (e.g. HS2, LU, NR, TfL, Utilities).
• Ensure all training programmes comply with relevant contractual and legal requirements, and align with the project's mission, vision, and values to maintain compliance across all colleagues.
• Produce regular reports detailing learning analysis, attendance, training requirements, competency assessment completion, and value-adding initiatives, recommending changes as part of a continuous improvement cycle.
• Support the effective operation of the Learning Management System, ensuring accurate training and competency data is captured.

Requirements

• Effective collaborator and networker, able to interact at all levels and build consensus.
• Highly driven and self-motivated.
• Proven track record in developing training courses, development programmes, and learner-friendly materials.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership to relevant stakeholders.
• Advanced IT proficiency, particularly with learning management systems, PowerPoint, Excel, and word processing tools.
• Operational experience in a similar role.
• Planning, prioritisation, problem-solving, and critical thinking abilities.
• Proficient in assessing and evaluating enhancement of delegates’ knowledge and skills.
• Capable of presenting complex information with clarity and confidence to varied audiences.
• Experience in designing, facilitating, and delivering inclusive training interventions for diverse teams.
• Communication skills, able to present information clearly and appropriately.
• Skilled at fostering engagement and support from senior leadership and colleagues.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance