Join us to work together to shape the future of Buro Happold!
We are looking for a Senior Learning & Development (L&D) Specialist for our US Region to be based in Boston, Durham, Atlanta, Chicago, Pittsburgh, or Washington, DC. We offer hybrid working!
From the projects you will work on to the clients we work with. From career-defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a more equitable world. From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you, it’ll be anything but ordinary.
Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional.
Buro Happold delivers some of the globe's most complex and challenging built environment projects, with recent examples including the Beijing Daxing Airport, City of Dreams Hotel in Macau, and Sabah Al-Ahmad Sea City in Kuwait. These immense technical challenges require talented, high performing people behind them, people who can combine unbridled intellectual creativity with commercial and consultative dexterity. In this context, L&D plays a critical role in facilitating and empowering our people to realize both their own career ambitions and those of our clients.
Taking on a portfolio of exciting initiatives, you will be part of a global team, delivering Buro Happold’s strategic L&D and organizational development priorities within the US.
About the role…
Reporting to the Regional Head of HR for the US, you will collaborate with the global L&D team as well as external consultants to deliver inspiring learning solutions. Your key accountabilities are broken down as follows:
- Partner with discipline leads to design and implement technical development matrices, ensuring continuous development and knowledge share for future focused skills
- Accountable for the implementation and reporting of region specific compliance content, in line with state regulations
- Implement the strategic priorities aligned to the global development framework and agreed budget; ensuring evaluation and impact measurement for all initiatives
- Collaborate with the global L&D team and business leads in leading on strategic business and commercial programs, including project leadership, management & leadership, early careers and consulting
- Deliver bespoke learning interventions (including train the trainer, mentoring, group coaching, learn & share interactive workshops) to help support teams in the delivery of their projects in line with the strategy
- Encourage a learning culture at all levels through knowledge share, engagement and empowerment.
- Maintain subject matter expertise, and up-to-date knowledge of market trends and development in the L&D profession, especially in the field of digital learning
- Offer coaching to employees to support their professional development and build a culture of trust, feedback, and accountability
More about you…
As a versatile L&D professional, you will be adept at providing high quality consultancy services to internal clients, and experienced in utilizing sophisticated consultancy skills in a global context. You will further be able to demonstrate:
- A minimum of 5 years of proven experience in a L&D business partnering or equivalent role
- Bachelor’s degree
- Able to work with subject matter experts to create engaging and impactful learning experiences.
- Experience working with technical employees, ideally in the professional services sector
- Highly developed consultancy skills with ability to operate at all levels of the organization
- Able to evidence the development and rollout of programs and learning to meet a range of demands across a global business
- Understanding of non-traditional approaches to learning and knowledge management – including the latest thinking in digital learning methodologies
- Coaching experience and certification a plus
- Culturally aware, capable of operating across geographical boundaries
- Mobile - to travel locally and globally when required
What’s in it for you…
In return, you will enjoy significant levels of autonomy in leading and delivering L&D programs in a global context. This position will encourage you to be innovative and dynamic, with opportunities to introduce fresh insights, techniques and methodologies to a flexible and adaptable L&D infrastructure. This is a unique opportunity to foster a legacy of excellence at Buro Happold.
What we offer:
- Salary range of $85,000 - $125,000. This will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience
- Generous benefits package
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Generous PTO (4 weeks) in addition to 10 paid holidays
- 401k with company match
- Hybrid working & summer hours
- Reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees
- Connection to global network of experts on the forefront of industry initiatives
- Access to wide ranging learning and development opportunities
- Be a part of supporting our diverse company culture through open engagement with our Young Employees Forum, Diversity and Inclusion Forum, Buro Happold Women's Network, and/or our Black at Buro Happold Employee Resource Groups
Ready for something a little less ordinary?
Apply now to start your career journey with us.
A place for everyone
Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how 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 marginalized groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences 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.