Talent and Leadership Partner

Are you a hands-on learning and development professional with the energy, curiosity, and creativity to make a real difference? Do you want to work in a team that's evolving, dynamic, and committed to doing things differently?

At Laing O'Rourke, we're on an exciting journey to transform how we grow our people. As a Talent & Leadership Partner, you'll play a central role in evolving our learning and development offering - building on strong foundations to create future-ready, high-impact programmes that accelerate growth, leadership, and performance.

The Role:

Location: Dartford HQ (with national travel to offices and project sites)

In this pivotal role, you'll design, deliver, and manage end-to-end talent and leadership programmes that empower our people to grow, lead, and thrive. This role is perfect for someone who wants to make learning meaningful and future-focused - not just deliver what's always been done.

• Design and deliver engaging, forward-thinking learning and leadership programmes.
• End to end programme management of the current suite of talent and manager development programmes, which support career growth, leadership, and skills enhancement.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to co-create tailored solutions that align with business strategy and individual aspirations.
• Champion innovation – bring new ideas, tools, and technology into our learning strategy.
• Use data and feedback to measure impact, continuously improve, and demonstrate the value of learning.

About You:

• A natural collaborator with strong stakeholder and relationship-building skills.
• A structured and hands-on programme manager, with a keen eye for detail and delivery.
• An engaging facilitator, confident in leading sessions and energising groups.
• Curious, confident, and resilient — someone who asks questions, speaks up, and thrives in a changing environment.
• A genuine passion for people, learning, and performance.

Skills & Experience

We value skills and capability above all, but you'll ideally have:

• 3–5 years in a learning, talent, or leadership development role.
• Experience in programme design and delivery aligned to performance and business outcomes.
• Familiarity with digital tools such as Microsoft Suite, Power BI and psychometrics).
• Strong analytical, organisational, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ideally, industry insight into construction or similar large-scale, project-based environments.
• CIPD or equivalent professional L&D or HR accreditation.

CVs only tell us so much and so do job adverts. We'd welcome an informal chat via Emma Woodall (Resourcing Partner) to discuss ewoodall@laingorourke.com or 07350368883.     

About us: 

Laing O'Rourke is dedicated to being a recognised leader in innovation and excellence in the construction industry. We focus on delivering projects that leave a lasting positive environmental legacy, driven by technical excellence in design, manufacturing, and construction.    

We offer a competitive remuneration package (base salary + car/travel allowance) with access to Private Medical Insurance; enhanced pension and parental leave schemes; Life/Dental/Critical illness insurance and income protection; 33 days holiday inc. bank holidays + 1 paid day for volunteering; professional development opportunities and more!       

We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to everyone. As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we enable access for candidates with long-term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an Interview Scheme', which supports applicants meeting the essential criteria by offering an interview for the position. If you need the application form in an alternative format or have any questions about our process, please contact resourcingteam@laingorourke.com. 

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