Step into a Global L&D – Future Capability Lead position that offers influence, innovation, and the chance to shape the future of skills and capability across a global organisation from day one.
This person can be based in London or Bath offices on a hybrid working model.
At Buro Happold, we’re committed to building a high-performing, inclusive learning culture that empowers our people to thrive. As our Global L&D – Future Capability Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in designing and delivering a future-focused skills and capability strategy that supports our global growth and innovation.
About The Role
This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of learning and capability development at Buro Happold. As Global L&D – Future Capability Lead, you’ll drive a strategic agenda focused on building future-ready skills across our global workforce. You’ll work in partnership with senior stakeholders to co-create learning frameworks and capability building initiatives that drive performance and innovation. This hybrid role offers the chance to make a lasting impact in a dynamic, forward-thinking environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development of a global skills and capability agenda aligned with strategic priorities.
- Shape future success through capability growth; ensuring learning initiatives are aligned with future needs and deliver measurable impact.
- Identify and prioritise critical and emerging skills across disciplines and regions.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders to co-create learning frameworks and pathways.
- Partner with our Digital L&D Specialist to enhance learning through technology and automation.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning and cross-generational knowledge sharing.
- Use data-driven insights to inform scalable reskilling and upskilling initiatives.
- Advise on capability investments that deliver measurable impact and ROI.
- Monitor industry trends to ensure our workforce remains competitive and future-ready.
What We Are Looking For:
- Proven experience in L&D or Organisational Development within complex global organisations.
- Expertise in skills taxonomies, capability frameworks, and strategic L&D interventions.
- Strong understanding of future workforce trends (e.g. AI-human collaboration, sustainability).
- Excellent stakeholder management and consulting skills at senior levels.
- Analytical mindset with a passion for innovation and technology-enabled learning.
- Inclusive leadership style and a collaborative approach.
Why Join Buro Happold?
At Buro Happold, we believe in creating a better, more sustainable world. You’ll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. We offer a supportive environment where your contributions make a real difference.
What we Offer You:
Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.
- Hybrid working arrangements.
- Attractive salary and benefits package including, private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection.
- 10% Car allowance.
- Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
- Generous company pension scheme.
- Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
- Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
- 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
- A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
- Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
- A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities. A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
- An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.
Apply now and be where exceptional is everywhere.
A place for everyone
Buro Happold values individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.
Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.
We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.
Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.
