Training Manager in Orpington

Location: Orpington

Salary: Hidden

Recruiter: Balfour Beatty

Job Hours: Full-time

Remote: Work from home

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About the role

Here at Balfour Beatty, our work inspires communities and advances society. Our commitment to sustainability looks even further generations further.

Join our Rail UK team as a Training Manager and you'll be part of our legacy!

What you'll be doing

The Training Manager is to work to identify knowledge gaps, create engaging content, and plan and execute Sentinel training courses and internal training courses to further enhance developmental training in our growing Rail Plant business.

Key Responsibilities:

Ensure that new starters and current employees learn new skills, and quickly develop the knowledge and ability to settle in and become experts at what they do

Deliver in person training sessions, which include detailed post-course feedback and line manager guidance

Develop, manage and supervise our induction programmes with the result that new staff feel safe, confident and valued in doing their job as early as possible and that they know how to live the company's values

Collaborate with senior managers and leadership teams to create and implement talent development processes, identify future talent needs, and provide ongoing support for individual growth.

Create content and design and agree on delivery methods of training programmes for all new starters and existing employees

Continually monitor the external and competitor markets for best practice in training delivery and development

Take action to improve the quality and effectiveness of training and coaching

Ensure that compliance record keeping is exceptional.

Who we're looking for

The following qualities/experience are essential:

A track record of both creating training programmes and also delivering face to face sessions in group settings

Proven ability to create training programmes and content to maximise learning potential

Level 3 award or equivalent qualification in training and/or assessing competence in the work environment

Excellent presentation and facilitation skills, Public Speaking/Experience delivering webinars an advantage

Advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite;

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Able to influence key stakeholders in a corporate environment

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in an Engineering Discipline.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more