Skills Labour

The SLNT Coordinator will be the organisation's nominated responsible person for the implementation, coordination, reporting, and continuous development of all Strategic Labour Needs and Training (SLNT) commitments under our TfL contracts. Acting as the single point of contact between the company, Transport for London (TfL), and supply chain partners, they will ensure all apprenticeship, social value, employment, diversity, and skills outcomes are achieved in line with the Agreed SLNT Plan, the Implementation Plan, and the TfL Skills & Employment Strategy.

Key Responsibilities

SLNT Planning & Delivery

• Develop, implement, and maintain the Agreed SLNT Plan and associated Implementation
• Plan for each TfL contract, ensuring all outputs, milestones, and deliverables are met.
• Coordinate apprenticeship recruitment, social mobility initiatives, educational engagement,
• and targeted placement activities.
• Manage partnerships with training providers, charities, employability groups, and educational institutions to meet SLNT targets.

Monitoring & Compliance

• Work with the Performance Manager to prepare and submit Quarterly SLNT Monitoring
• Reports within 10 working days of each quarter end, detailing performance against agreed
• outputs.
• Track and evidence all SLNT activity including apprentice starts, completions, job starts,
• placements, and engagement days.
• Maintain full records to support audit and compliance checks by TfL.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the primary point of contact for all TfL personnel on SLNT matters.
• Coordinate regular progress meetings with TfL's Supplier Skills Manager and relevant internal
• teams.
• Ensure subcontractors are aligned with SLNT objectives and provide complete and accurate
• reporting of their activities.

Continuous Improvement & Risk Management

• Review and update the SLNT Plan annually or when required by TfL to reflect changes to
• services, legislation, or company strategy.
• Identify risks to SLNT delivery and implement mitigation measures proactively.
• Support audits and respond to any SLNT Infractions to prevent non-conformance under the
• performance measurement framework.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Proven experience delivering apprenticeship, training, social value, or skills programmes within a regulated or infrastructure environment.
• Excellent knowledge of the UK apprenticeship frameworks, funding mechanisms, and social mobility initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, particularly with public sector clients (e.g. TfL, local
• authorities).
• Competent in data management, compliance reporting, and use of monitoring templates/spreadsheets.
• Understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusion strategies and their application in workforce planning.
• Highly organised, proactive, and confident working across multiple concurrent projects/contracts.

Benefits

• 24 days holiday
• Pension scheme and death-in-service benefit
• Free car parking
• Regular training opportunities, including our in-house City & Guilds qualifications

About the Lanes Group:

The Lanes Group are the UK's largest independent provider of water and wastewater solutions and services, we play a vital role in always maintaining the seamless operations of the nation's water systems. Formed in 1992, our half a billion-pound turnover ensures continued expansion for market share. Our key differentiator is our 4000+ staff and our resource pool that includes the most innovative fleet, plant, and equipment the market has to offer.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from under-represented members of the community.

Strictly no agencies please