Learning & Development Manager

Learning & Development Manager

Department: Human Resources

Employment Type: Permanent
- Full Time

Location: London

Why RLB?

At RLB, we live by four simple ideas:
Truth, Trust, Together, Tomorrow. Four values that live at the heart of RLB. A place where People Make Progress.

We value your skills, talents and unique perspectives – we think they are priceless.

Bring them to RLB and you’ll be empowered to shape our future and your career in new and meaningful ways.

We’ll give you opportunities to work on some of the most ambitious and exciting projects currently being designed and developed in the built environment sector.

You’ll continue to learn and advance as everyone who works for us is provided with a tailored training programme. Our mentoring and reverse mentoring schemes will enable you to share your expertise while gaining fresh insights.

What makes RLB unique is our inclusive culture. As an independent, employee-owned business, teamwork and collaboration lies at the heart of everything we do. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies are just some of the ways we invest in employee wellbeing.

Join us and you will thrive personally as well as professionally.

Role Overview

This is a strategic role responsible for shaping and delivering the organisation's Learning & Development strategy across the UK and Europe. The role will drive a future-focused learning culture, leveraging digital technologies, learning systems, automation and artificial intelligence to enhance employee development, organisational capability and business performance.

The purpose of the role is to:

• Lead the development and implementation of a future-focused learning strategy aligned to the RLB People & Culture Strategy and 2030 Business Strategy.
• Build organisational capability by ensuring employees at all levels have the skills, knowledge and behaviours required to succeed now and in the future.
• Drive a culture of continuous learning, professional excellence and high performance across the business.
• Enhance employee engagement, retention and career progression through structured development pathways and learning opportunities.
• Lead talent development initiatives, including leadership development, early careers programmes, mentoring, coaching and professional qualification pathways.
• Utilise learning data, feedback and business insights to measure impact and continuously improve learning outcomes.
• Ensure learning solutions support commercial objectives, business performance and future workforce requirements.

• Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of the Learning & Development strategy across the UK and Europe.
• Align learning initiatives with organisational priorities, workforce planning and future capability requirements.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, Partners and People & Culture stakeholders on learning, talent and organisational development matters.
• Identify emerging skills requirements and development priorities to support business growth and transformation.

• Lead the ongoing development and implementation of RLB's Skills & Behaviour Frameworks and career pathways across all employee populations.
• Design and manage career development frameworks for technical, operational and support service professionals.
• Create and embed structured development pathways for Senior, Associate and Partner populations, supporting succession planning and leadership capability.
• Support talent development initiatives that enhance internal mobility, career progression and employee retention.

• Design, implement and evaluate management and leadership development programmes across all leadership levels.
• Build organisational capability in leadership, coaching, performance management, communication, inclusion and change leadership.
• Develop and promote a coaching and mentoring culture throughout the business.
• Partner with senior leaders to identify capability gaps and implement targeted development solutions.

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