Training & Development Manager (Hybrid)

Job Description Training & Development Manager with Stork:

We are seeking a Training & Development Manager to join our Aberdeen office on a permanent basis. In this pivotal role, reporting directly to the HR Director, you will be instrumental in nurturing our most valuable asset—our people.

As the leader of a dedicated team of four, you will be responsible for shaping and driving the company's Training & Development strategy. You’ll oversee the implementation and management of training, competency, and Learning & Development processes across Stork UK, ensuring that the frameworks, systems, and tools needed to empower employee growth are in place and effective.

This is an outstanding opportunity for someone looking to thrive in a truly collaborative HR environment where people are at the heart of everything we do.

We’re looking for a candidate with a strong sense of humor, a collaborative team spirit, and a passion for making a positive impact. The ideal candidate will be an effective coach and a dynamic leader, capable of thriving in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment.

What will you be doing?

Learning & Development solutions

• Develop proposal/options for development.
• Select and source (potential) L&D solutions where required from both internal and external suppliers.
• Design L&D interventions autonomously or work collaboratively with internal and external suppliers.
• Coordinate delivery of L&D interventions and ensures learning is embedded through follow up.
• Design evaluation criteria to constantly measure the success of learning interventions.
• Interpret, analyse and present evaluation data to organisation.
• Actively promote improvement in learning material design and delivery in line with evaluation feedback.

Training Management

• Responsible for Storks Training Management Services.
• Management of identified third party training management services provider.
• Monitor training management performance (e.g. outstanding requests, completed bookings)
• Liaise with key stakeholders for regular feedback on training performance.
• Responsible for reviewing and approving invoices associated with training provision.
• Update monthly expiring certification reports.
• Actively review training process for continual improvements

 Competency Assurance Management

• Monitor completion of competency assurance assessments across Stork UK.
• Support competency team to ensure operational projects achieve targets.
• Actively review competency process for continual improvements.
• Ensure compliance with industry initiatives (e.g. ECITB Connected Competence)
• Ensure audits from clients, regulatory bodies, training boards and internal audits are managed effectively.

ECITB

• Responsible for ensuring ECITB submissions are up to date.
• Liaise with ECITB as main Stork focal point.
• Ensure levy return is monitored on a monthly basis.
• Attend ECITB Forums and meetings on behalf of Stork.
• Support Competency team with implementation and management of ECITB Connected Competence.

Talent Development

• Deliver tools and processes to manage the talent inside the Company (e.g. P&D, P&D Lite, Nine-Box and Succession Planning).
• Identification of key positions to identify succession strategies.
• Support HR and management with the identification of talent present in the company to ensure their inclusion in succession plans of key positions.
• Consolidation of performance and competency results to identify talents.
• Creation of talent matrices by position pool and by team to identify the concentration of talents and the retention strategies.

Early Careers

• Creation of annual early careers strategy and plan. 
• Responsible for Stork UK’s Graduate, Apprenticeship, Trainee and Intern Programmes.
• Liaise with key stakeholders across the organisation to identify opportunities for early career roles. 
• Support the recruitment and onboarding of any early careers employee.
• Liaise with training providers for setting up apprenticeships.
• Responsible for setting up apprenticeship agreements through the digital levy account (England).
• Monitor performance and progression of early career employees. 

Projects

• Execute projects with regard to the design and implementation of L&D processes, policies, frameworks and instruments within Stork.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

At Stork, we attach great value to the key competences of our employees. We expect you always give safety the highest priority and that you are strongly working together with others. You are a specialist in your area of expertise and you have a proactive and entrepreneurial attitude.

What makes you remarkable?

You may decide not to apply because you don’t match every statement below but we still want to hear from you. At Stork we are truly committed to equal opportunities so if you feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills and are ready to take the next step up please apply.

Expected:

• Relevant Degree or CIPD qualified, preferably in L&D
• Previous experience in an L&D or Talent role
• Previous experience leading people
• Project management skills, with ability to manage a variety of people systems
• Ability to manage 3rd party providers and outsourced services
• Proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of the organisation across multiple UK locations
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills with ability to build effective relationships with diverse stakeholders
• Excellent attention to detail with ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment

Desirable:

• Previous experience managing early career programmes from design to implementation
• Knowledge of Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB)

WORKING CONDITIONS

There are many great reasons to work at Stork – 

Competitive Benefits

In order to attract and retain skilled, competent and customer focused people we offer a competitive and extensive benefits package providing a suite of both contractual and voluntary benefits including access to corporate discounts. Employee benefits will depend on work location and role, however, may include life assurance, income protection, and private medical insurance.

In addition we recognize the importance of providing flexibility to our employees and offer a Flexi Friday working arrangement as well as the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.

Location: Aberdeen
Hours: 40 hours
Contract: permanent

Working Arrangements: hybrid working is available, 3 days a week working in the office is the minimum requirement

COMPANY INFORMATION

Stork, a Fluor company, is an expert provider of maintenance, modification and asset integrity services to the global oil and gas, chemicals and process, metals and mining, power, and manufacturing industries. We are dedicated to improving asset performance, safety and cost efficiency for our Clients throughout the complete asset life cycle. 

With a team of 19,000 employees in over 100 countries, we serve more than 4,000 Clients across 6 continents. 

Stork is dedicated to reducing risk, assuring safety and reducing environment impact through our award-winning value driven HSEQ platform; Safer together Whilst safety will always remain our core value, the platform not only communicates on Safety but also on Health, Environmental and Quality issues too.  We are committed to our transparent, employee-led approach to HSEQ.

One Team, One Stork

As one Stork, we treat all people with dignity, respect each other’s perspective and share knowledge and resources to achieve excellence, deliver value and grow individually and collectively. 

We are fully committed to the elimination of unlawful and unfair discrimination and value the difference that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation. Stork recognises that providing equality of opportunity, valuing diversity and promoting a culture of inclusion and flexibility to our employees is vital to our success.

From school leavers and university graduates to transitioning military veterans, we provide career opportunities with targeted development programmes. 

Going above and beyond for our wider community

Stork is dedicated to ensuring we are a socially and environmentally responsible employer and undertake a range of activities to give back and support the communities in which we live and work – from various charity work to working with schools as part of Developing Young Workforce.

CONTACT

Are you the person we're looking for? We're looking forward to receiving your CV and motivation letter. For more information please contact the Recruiter on Careers@Stork.com.