Learning & Development Manager (Part Time) in City of London

General information

City/town:

London, Watford

Job field:

Business Support and IT

Sunday, December 7, 2025

Type of contract:

Permanent

ID:

5748

Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are looking for a Learning & Development manager part time to deliver learning and development initiatives that drive talent development, employee competencies and organisational performance. To partner with OU leadership, project directors and line managers to embed a culture of continuous learning and development aligned with Skanska’s values.

What you’ll do:

• Lead the development and implementation of learning and development initiatives aligned with the Infrastructure operating unit and ‘one Skanska’ philosophy, including supporting infrastructure sector-specific skills initiatives.
• Design, deliver and evaluate learning interventions that enhance technical skills and leadership capabilities across the operating units (e.g. line manager training).
• Partner with a BU Capability area to identify and address competency gaps using learning needs analysis
• Build and maintain strong relationships with OU leadership, project directors, HRBPs, line managers, as well as L&D Managers in other operating units, to ensure L&D initiatives meet evolving business needs.
• Act as a trusted advisor on all learning matters, influencing decision making to embed a culture of continuous development
• Support the OU quarterly Talent Review process and demonstrate tangible outputs in relation to the development of OULT successors.
• Support talent identification and succession planning including through targeted development interventions and project/sector talent reviews.
• Ensure clarity around career paths to support retention, development and progression.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Strong people skills; an ability to build relationships with stakeholders, coach line managers, and influence senior leaders.
• Ability to role model Skanska’s values.
• An ability to proactively sell a vision and assemble a team to deliver.
• Experience in leading learning and development initiatives in a complex, project-based environment.
• Experience of key L&D functions including training facilitation; succession planning; learning needs analysis.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using recruitment@skanska.co.uk or call 0330 105 2000 – Option 5 & 1, if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: recruitment@skanska.co.uk

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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