Title: Learning and Development Manager
Your New Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a L&D Manager to join our Transport Infrastructure People Team.
This is a full‑time, fixed term (approx. 12 months) position offering flexible working arrangements, whether remote or hybrid, with regular travel across the UK.
In this role, you will work closely with the L&D Partner, taking a key role in managing, coordinating and delivering a wide range of company training and development initiatives. You’ll support the organisation in meeting its learning needs, shaping high‑quality development experiences, and contributing to the ongoing strategic evolution of learning across the business.
The role is based on 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
We believe great work starts with trust and flexibility. We support hybrid, part-time and flexible working patterns, empowering our people to balance their work and personal lives. With offices across the UK, we’re open to discussing working arrangements that work for you.
You will be responsible for:
- Managing, planning, designing, implementing and delivering Learning & Development initiatives, including all existing company‑wide training requirements.
- Building strong, credible relationships with managers and colleagues to help identify learning needs and create tailored development solutions that meet those needs.
- Working closely with managers across the business to maintain strong stakeholder relationships, ensuring business requirements are met and that the L&D function provides measurable, value‑adding support.
- Developing training plans to track, monitor and coordinate large‑scale, multi‑department development programmes.
- Supporting the L&D Business Partner to embed cultural and capability‑building initiatives such as skills matrices and the PDP process.
- Advising, guiding and coaching managers on development planning, learning approaches and broader development issues.
- Collaborating with managers to design bespoke soft‑skills training courses that meet specific team or business needs.
- Leveraging multi‑component learning solutions and support frameworks to reinforce learning and embed sustainable behavioural change.
We want to hear from you if you have:
- CIPD qualified to Level 5 (or working towards it) and/or keen to continue developing your professional expertise.
- Experience in a People Professional role from a similar‑sized organisation and sector, bringing a strong blend of HR service delivery experience.
- Confident with core Microsoft applications, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams and Outlook.
- Able to confidently deliver training to colleagues at all levels, from frontline teams through to senior stakeholders.
- Skilled at identifying and applying knowledge, with the ability to analyse needs and focus support where it is most required.
- A positive, proactive and flexible team player who thrives on collaboration, problem‑solving and making a meaningful impact.
We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates. If you have most but not all of these skills and experiences, we encourage you to apply, and we will provide you with development or training to support you.
What we can offer:
Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you.
Some of our benefits include:
- Exceptional personal development, training and progression plans, designed to allow you to shine in your career, all in line with your personal ambition
- Competitive salary and compensation
- Company car or allowance
- Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey
- Flexible benefits scheme, including the option to buy additional annual leave and insurance benefits, Cycle2Work scheme and access to discounted gym membership
- Our Save with Amey programme gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in
- Family friendly policies for new parents or if you provide care for a dependant
- Membership of our Affinity Networks who connect, support and inspire diverse communities within Amey
- Two Social Impact Days each year, for volunteering and fundraising opportunities
Who we are
Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems.
What we do
We advise, design, finance, deliver, and enhance civic, transport, and defence systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance, and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant, and high-value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets.
To find out more visit our website amey.co.uk/careers
Diversity and Inclusion
We constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We seek out the skills, joy and energy that often-marginalised groups can bring to our teams and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
We are committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.
Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that you may require at any point during the recruitment process.
Apply today
We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please apply as soon as possible.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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