Training Programme Lead

**About the role** Balfour Beatty **have an exiting new opportunity for a **Training Programme Lead** to join the Technical Training team in our Power T&D Business.

You will lead the delivery of training and competence provision, the role will focus on leading the identification and design of plans to deliver the training and competence requirements across Power.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- To lead the design and implementation of training plans that manage expiries and competences within area of responsibility
- To support the Operational areas in all aspects of their training needs, initial review and planning, design and delivery schedule
- Support and drive a compliant and professional service in line with the Company strategy.
- Advise operations of any change in training requirements and legislation, ensuring a plan of action is implemented to meet needs
- Monitor and lead with Matrix compliance and forecasting of Budget’s and CITB returns
- To design training initiatives to provide continual business improvement

**What you'll be doing** Responsibilities**:

- Design, develop and implement effective training programmes for the Power business - apprentices, trainees, winter training, etc.
- Facilitate the management team and senior operational leads to set the direction for the department in line with business goals and customer service values.
- Support Operational teams to deliver high quality services - Training solutions to the business and identification of potential solutions for Training.
- Ensure high quality Training is delivered working seamlessly with the Training Delivery team and Operational teams, aligned to business targets.
- Working with the Lead IQA, ensure legal compliance for the business within a framework of business improvement and a satisfying working environment.
- To support the Training Administrators by ensuring clarity of all training programmes and the requirements to deliver each element
- Work with and advise areas of spend vs. Budget
- To be aware of leading edge thinking and practice in Training and take the lead in introducing new ideas with the Training Manager/Lead IQA
- To facilitate and maintain effective communication links with the Operations teams and training centres
- To benchmark Training against the best external organisations and lead the transfer of best practice into Training and the Organisation
- To always promote a professional image in support of the companies and department values
- To ensure that you develop your capabilities through continuing professional development
- To carryout any additional responsibilities from time to time in line with business needs

**Who we're looking for** Skills Required**:

- Knowledge of the Training environment and awarding body working methodology
- Competent in use of MS Office - Excel, Word, Outlook
- Consultation skills and facilitation of senior people

Advantage but not Essential
- Supervisor/management qualification
- CIPD/CPD accreditation (or equivalent)
- Operational experience in construction or utilities
- A good working knowledge and an understanding of current training awarding bodies
- Knowledge of industry specific Training requirements - EUSR/CAA/City & Guilds/CPCS.
- Awareness of funding opportunities

**Why work for us**
Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

**About us**
Our skilled and dedicated teams deliver a range of proactive and reactive services which support a reliable and safe supply of power flowing to millions of homes and businesses around the world. Our contracts range from 50,000 schemes to 100 million plus major projects.

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions. With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the world’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Job Reference: BBUK06265