L&D Business Partner

VolkerHighways is a market leader in the delivery of highways and street lighting term maintenance contracts. We build strong collaborative relationships with our clients to drive improvements and efficiency in all our activities.

We have the capability to deliver major surfacing and public realm infrastructure projects. Our specialist in-house traffic management division provides expert advice and support across the industry, whilst assisting with our own, in-house contracts.

We are recruiting for a L&D Business Partner to join our VolkerHighways HR team. Reporting into our Head of HR (VolkerHighways), you'll lead on L&D strategy and delivery, partnering with key stakeholders. You'll have a key focus on delivering on our early careers programme and supporting with our performance review programme, as well as supporting our early careers and talent and succession programmes.

About our opportunity

• Ensure all Performance Reviews are completed in a timely fashion.
• Responsibility for the Early Career Programmes (Apprenticeships/Graduates)
• Maintain detailed and correct training records.
• Source training providers to ensure best quality and cost-effective training solutions.
• Support the HR team with talent management and succession planning activities.
• Implement appropriate leadership and development training in line with group development programmes as well as running bespoke programmes
• Support the HR team with implementing the People Strategy.

About you

You'll have proven experience within a L&D role with experience of supporting early career programmes such as apprenticeships and graduates, as well as supporting, mentoring and coaching talent.

Demonstrable experience of delivering performance review and talent succession programmes.

You'll have strong interpersonal, adaptive, collaborative, communication and influencing skills.

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?

VolkerHighways 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, VolkerHighways 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 salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• 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
• 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.

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Additional information

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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.

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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.