Dowds is a long established, multidisciplinary engineering and construction Building Services Engineering company headquartered in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Founded in 1978, our expertise spans the full lifecycle of complex-built environments from initial design and systems integration through to installation, commissioning, and handover. Across specific sectors: life science, commercial, education and healthcare.

 

Operating at a gold standard for best managed company and investors in people, our vision is to set the standard for excellence, driving progress, responsibility, and lasting impact. While keeping our clients and our people at the heart of what we do. 

We are seeking

Dowds are seeking an L&D Business Partner to join the wider People and Culture Team supporting the development of individuals both personally and professionally with a focus on increasing the leadership and management capability at #Dowds.

The L&D Business Partner will work with leaders to assess team needs, recommend learning solutions, and promote a high-performance, people-focused culture.

What you’ll be responsible for

Leads on the individual and collective development of the Emerging talent and Internal development programmes, ensuring that key learning milestones are achieved.
Offers advice and support on apprenticeships for business areas to ensure that apprenticeship levy utilisation is optimised alongside meeting business needs through high quality learning provision
Provide Coaching and support for those on DOWD’s talent programmes.
To deliver face-to-face training/ online learning as required.
Plans a yearly learning curriculum based on the needs of the business and employees.
Proactively manages relationships with external suppliers to optimise performance and ensure best value.

Essential

What we are looking for

Experience within L&D and exposure with the above list of responsibilities
Excellent communicator and facilitator
CIPD Qualified
Implemented and delivered training programmes
Experience working across different departments on collective and individual projects

Desirable

Construction, manufacturing or engineering industry knowledge
Project management qualification
Scrum master
Qualified coach

Why Join Dowds

41 Days Holiday
Gold Investor in People
Early Finish Fridays
Private Medical
Bonus
Wellbeing Initiatives
Pension
Work from home
Plus, many more

Dowds is an Equal Opportunities Employer

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