Learning & Development Manager

Robert Half are working with a leading business in the Energy Sector who is looking for a Learning & Development Manager.

This is a newly created Learning & Development Manager role within a fast-growing business. While the HR function is well established, L&D is the clear gap, and this hire represents a significant investment in building capability across the business.

The role is highly visible and hands-on, with responsibility for designing and delivering L&D from scratch, rather than inheriting an existing framework. There is strong buy-in from senior leadership and the wider business, with appetite to significantly increase training beyond the current limited offering.

• Location: West London
• Working pattern: Hybrid - 3 days per week in the office

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted learning partner to senior leaders and Heads of Department
• Identify organisational, team and individual capability gaps
• Design and personally deliver engaging soft-skills and management development programmes
• Own the coordination of technical and role-specific training, partnering with internal subject-matter experts
• Identify and embed cross-skilling opportunities across teams
• Build and implement succession planning frameworks
• Develop learning pathways for early-career and graduate populations
• Support and upskill internal trainers and facilitators
• Create, track and report on company-wide L&D objectives and outcomes
• Measure the effectiveness of learning interventions and continuously refine approach
• Champion modern, blended and creative learning methodologies
• Collaborate closely with HR to align L&D with wider people and talent strategy
• This role requires someone who is comfortable both thinking strategically and delivering training themselves, rather than purely designing and outsourcing.

Must-haves

• Proven experience in a Learning & Development role within a fast-paced or less structured environment
• Demonstrable experience designing and delivering training personally
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills with the ability to engage and energise audiences
• Entrepreneurial, creative mindset with the confidence to start from a blank page
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to influence at all levels
• Comfortable operating autonomously and taking ownership

Nice to have

• Experience working closely with HR and talent teams
• Exposure to succession planning and talent frameworks
• Experience building L&D functions or programmes from scratch

If this sounds like you,apply here and one of the team will be in touch.

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