Training and Development Manager

Equans is looking for a Learning & Development Manager to join our team in Newcastle on a permanent basis. This is a full-time role working 40 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary, bonus and benefits package.

As a Learning & Development Manager, you will play a key role in driving the development and delivery of impactful learning solutions that align with business objectives and support organisational performance.

Operating as a trusted advisor to functional and operational leaders, you will work closely with stakeholders to identify capability needs, design tailored interventions, and evaluate their effectiveness to ensure measurable improvement in individual and team performance.

This role sits at the intersection of strategic business support and professional development. You will collaborate with colleagues across HR, Operations, and the wider L&D function to implement targeted learning initiatives, support leadership and talent development, and foster a culture of continuous learning.

Manage the allocated resource within Learning and Development Coordination team, ensuring effective and efficient use of the resources available.
Collaborating with operational leaders and functional heads to identify learning needs and align development solutions with strategic goals.
Design, deliver, or commissioning learning interventions across face-to-face, virtual, and blended learning formats.
Manage and support the rollout of company-wide training programmes (e.g. leadership development, onboarding, compliance training, operational (including technical)).
Build trusted relationships with a variety of internal stakeholders including HR, Talent, Bid Teams, SHEQ, Subject Matter Experts and business leaders.

On offer is a competitive salary, bonus and benefits package, which includes;

25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
Life Cover equivalent to 2x times annual salary
Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
Gym membership discounts
Cycle to work scheme
Holiday purchase scheme
Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes
Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.
24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Experience managing multiple L&D projects simultaneously, from planning through to execution and review.
Proven experience working with Learning Management Systems (LMS) and digital platforms (e.g., Managing the implementation of systems and processes for managing training and keeping up to date with developments
Proven ability to work with other HR disciplines (e.g., Talent Acquisition, Performance, DE&I) to ensure joined-up people strategies and our people plan.

Experience ensuring training programs meet industry, legal, or internal compliance standards (especially in regulated sectors).

Experience supporting learning needs across multiple locations or regions, ideally within a matrixed or complex organisational training providers, consultants, or accreditation partners.

Equans is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.

In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services - with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables.

Equans’ 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live.

As part our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010.

Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you'll find a welcoming and open workplace where you're supported and encouraged to be your true self at work.

You'll also have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, Young Professionals, Veterans and Reservists Network (VaR).