People Development Specialist
JOB_53412694721873Job type
PermanentLocation
BristolWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
Learning And DevelopmentIndustry
ConstructionPay
Up to £48668
L&D Construction Specialist
The Company
I’m delighted to be the exclusive recruitment partner for one of the UK’s largest privately-owned property service companies. This national organisation has its long-established headquarters in Bristol. This market-leading and award-winning organisation is continuing to grow, delivering innovative painting, planned investment, and repair services across the housing, education, retirement living, and commercial sectors. This successful construction business has an impressive heritage coupled with ambitious plans.
My client aims to ensure careers are more than just jobs—making efforts to ensure there are long-term opportunities to thrive. The company is Investors in People Gold accredited, reflecting its commitment to creating a safe, supportive, and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered.
Does this sound like an organisation you’d like to be part of?
The Role
People Development Specialist, up to £ £48,668 plus car or car allowance at £7,250, hybrid working, Bristol. This pivotal position is not a Trainer role. Instead, you will lead the design and continuous improvement of the training programmes. You will also be skills mapping and planning development programmes that ensure the all-important workforce is qualified, safe, and future-ready with a strong focus on:
- Ensuring the workforce is qualified to deliver services to customers in compliance with the Building Safety Act
- Developing, managing and maximising a CITB relationship and funding
- Working closely with the Health & Safety Manager to drive safety standards
- Designing and rolling out robust operative/trade development training programmes for key skill areas, including qualifications to recognise skills
- Consulting and collaborating to schedule operations design and delivery priorities and implement solutions to ensure progression opportunities and capability building
- Developing and delivering training on key operational, legal and safety initiatives
- Leveraging external funding opportunities and partnerships to enhance the breadth and quality of training initiatives as well as utilise funding and partnerships with trades to provide training for upcoming projects.
- Content Curation & Development – Working with subject-matter experts to expand the digital learning offer
- Designing and improving compliance training and initiatives aligned with industry regulations and best practices
- Regularly update the skills matrix to reflect current capabilities and future requirements
- Delivering training initiatives to improve productivity for operatives and operational management teams
- Evaluating & enhancing the toolbox talk programme – improving and monitoring to maximise results
- Supporting broader OD projects as required, ensuring alignment with organisational goals
What You Need to Succeed
This opportunity requires a Learning & Development Professional with a strong background in the construction / property sector – this could be housebuilders, housing association, new build, council, property maintenance.
This will require the following competencies:
- Training Design & Delivery
- Evaluation of the L&D programme’s effectiveness
- Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration
- Operational Knowledge
- Compliance & Regulatory Awareness
- Digital & Automated Learning Systems
- Project & Programme Management
- Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Communication & Influence
It is important that you can evidence strong skills in the following areas to be considered for this opportunity:
- Research, Design, Development, Delivery and Facilitation skills
- Skilled in creating engaging, structured training materials and facilitating sessions for diverse audiences
- Excellent facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills
- Organised and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
What You’ll Get in Return
This is an opportunity to join a successful, well-established and growing company that’s committed to its people and believes employees are the heart of their success, so work hard to create a supportive, rewarding, and inclusive environment:
- Up to £ £48,668 plus car or car allowance at £7,250 plus an annual profit share!
- Pension – 7% company contribution with 5% from you, life cover (3x) and PMI…there’s also Free parking!
- Flexible Working Options
- Career Development & Progression
- Performance-Based Rewards
- Supportive Culture
- Long-Term Career Sustainability
- Recognition & Appreciation
- Tech for Good & Green Careers – embraces digital transformation and sustainability
In short, this is a great place to work!
What to do next
If you possess the above competencies and skills in the construction/property sector, please provide an up-to-date CV detailing the below asap:
- Your proven experience in designing and delivering operational training within a trade, construction, property, housing association or maintenance environment
- Strong knowledge of compliance, safeguarding, and risk management in operational settings
- Demonstrable experience in developing and implementing trade-specific learning programmes and professional development pathways
Prim Raymond, Senior Business Manager
E: prim.raymond@hays.com
People Development SpecialistJOB_534126947218732025-09-052025-12-03
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