Learning and Development Manager
Job Title: Learning and Development Manager
Department: Business Operations – L&D
Band: Senior Manager / Function Lead
Location: Milton Keynes
Reports to: Managing Director
About the Role
As Learning & Development Manager at Foundation Personnel, you’ll shape the development of our people and the capability of our business. You’ll lead the day?to?day delivery of learning activity across technical, commercial and behavioural skills — while also building the long?term strategy that supports our growth.
This is a hands?on onsite role where you’ll balance facilitation with planning. One day you’ll be delivering onboarding or coaching a cohort of new starters; the next you’ll be building competency frameworks, designing development pathways or partnering with senior colleagues to strengthen performance across the business. You’ll play a key part in developing a modern, scalable L&D function as we continue to grow.
A Day in the Life
Your days will be varied. You might be designing a new development programme, reviewing performance data or collaborating with Sales and Operations to build capability in key areas. You’ll deliver workshops, create blended learning content and support managers to embed coaching and feedback into everyday practice.
You’ll also lead structured onboarding and induction activity, ensuring new starters build confidence quickly and understand what great performance looks like. Working in a fast?paced recruitment environment, you’ll shape learning that builds sales confidence, commercial awareness and a go?getter mindset from day one. Your programmes will accelerate ramp?up time, strengthen entrepreneurial behaviours and help consultants show up as credible brand ambassadors in the market.
Alongside this, you’ll use insight and data to refine what we do, improve outcomes and make sure our learning activity delivers real commercial impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Use a range of L&D methodologies — from classroom workshops and cohort learning to e?learning, bitesize modules and on?the?desk coaching.
- Deliver annual learning objectives through accessible, engaging and scalable learning experiences that build capability at pace.
- Designing and delivering blended learning that drives measurable performance improvement.
- Translating business needs into practical, relevant development programmes.
- Facilitating confidently — from role plays and scenario?based learning to live skills coaching.
- Building strong relationships with managers and senior colleagues.
- Creating high?quality learning content that reflects brand, values and operational needs, ensure learning is accessible, scalable and commercially impactful.
- Using data and insight to shape decisions and improve outcomes.
- Managing multiple priorities with pace, clarity and strong organisation.
- Bringing curiosity, commercial awareness and a proactive mindset to your work.
What You’ll Be Great At
- Creating and delivering multi?channel campaigns that drive measurable results.
- Using data and analytics to understand performance and make informed decisions.
- Producing high?quality content that strengthens brand presence and engages audiences.
- Leading and developing others in a small or growing team environment.
- Managing multiple priorities with pace, clarity and strong organisation.
- Building strong relationships with colleagues across the business.
- Bringing creativity, curiosity and a proactive mindset to your work.
Why Foundation Personnel?
Foundation Personnel is a specialist recruitment partner delivering skilled talent across Heavy Civils, Piling & Geotechnical, Tunnelling and Lifting sectors globally. Based in Milton Keynes, we operate with pace, clarity and commercial focus — and we’re growing quickly.
Our culture is built on our TRUE values: Team Aware, Reliable, Up For It and Entrepreneurial. We support each other, work collaboratively and celebrate success as a team.
You’ll join a modern office environment with strong leadership support, freedom to develop the marketing function, and a chance to make a meaningful impact as we scale.
Skills & Experience
Essential:
- Experience in an L&D Manager, Talent Development or Training Management role.
- Strong hands?on experience designing and delivering blended learning.
- Proven ability to translate business objectives into practical development programmes.
- Excellent facilitation and coaching skills.
- Experience producing high?quality learning content and frameworks.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Commercial awareness and understanding of how L&D supports business growth.
Desirable:
- Experience in B2B, recruitment, construction or professional services.
- Experience supporting capability development in sales or performance?driven roles.
- Experience with LMS platforms, digital learning tools or competency frameworks.
- CIPD qualification or equivalent.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary
- Clear career pathways aligned to the TRUE framework
- Supportive, collaborative team environment
- 30 Work from Home days
- Private healthcare (following successful probation)
- Modern office environment with team-based incentives
