Learning & Development Lead T&I NZ

Ko te take ka parekareka e koe ki te mahi ki kōnei Why you will enjoy working here
Downer is committed to delivering excellence by ensuring our people have the environment and the means to be offer:

• Free access to Marram health care benefits and discounted holiday homes
• Enjoy career development opportunities including leadership programs like Thrive and Own Career.
• Be part of a culture that values safety integrity and excellence in everything we do.
• A values-driven organisation with genuine diversity commitments
• Opportunities to shape nationwide initiatives and deliver meaningful measurable social impact.

Te kōwhiringa The Opportunity

At Downer learning isnt a support function its a strategic driver of safety performance and future growth. Were looking for an exceptional Learning & Development Lead to shape enterprisewide capability across our Transport & Infrastructure business in New Zealand.

This is a senior highimpact role where learning compliance and capability directly influence business performance safety and longterm competitiveness.

Youll be accountable for setting the L&D strategy ensuring learning compliance and delivering scalable fitforpurpose capability programs across frontline operational and leadership cohorts. This includes ownership of graduate apprentice and cadet programs learning governance compliance accreditation and workforce capability uplift aligned to operational and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the Learning & Development and compliance function across T&I (NZ).
• Set and execute L&D strategy aligned to business and workforce needs.
• Deliver compliance training accreditation and learning governance.
• Lead graduate apprentice and cadet programs endtoend.
• Embed scalable digital and blended learning solutions.
• Provide strategic capability advice to senior leaders.
• Establish learning analytics reporting and ROI insights.
• Manage L&D budgets suppliers and training investment.
• Build strong relationships across business and external partners.
• Lead and develop a highperforming L&D team.
• Champion Zero Harm safety and sustainability through learning.
  

Nga pūkenga matua Important Skills

• 10 years senior experience leading Learning & Development or capability functions within large matrixed organisations.
• Demonstrated success delivering enterprisewide L&D strategies and highimpact capability programs.
• Strong experience in learning compliance governance and accreditation in regulated environments.
• Proven people leadership capability including leading and developing specialist teams.
• Experience designing and embedding leadership frontline and operational capability frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence and advise senior leaders.
• A datadriven mindset with experience in learning analytics reporting and insight.
• Tertiary qualifications in Business HR Training or a related discipline (preferred).
• Experience with learning systems and platforms (Oracle desirable).
• Infrastructure construction or industrial sector experience (highly regarded).

Ko wai mātou Our Organisation
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Me pēhea ki te tono How to apply
If this sounds like the opportunity for you click Apply Now to submit your application! The reference number for this role is 731889.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and the role may close earlier if the right applicant is found.

We are committed to a safe working environment for everyone - all successful applicants will be required to undertake a pre-employment drug test medical and a Ministry of Justice check prior to starting employment. If you need support with this requirement please talk to our team.