Learning & Development Business Partner

Dowds is a long established, multidisciplinary engineering and construction Building Services Engineering company headquartered in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Founded in 1978, our expertise spans the full lifecycle of complex-built environments from initial design and systems integration through to installation, commissioning, and handover. Across specific sectors: life science, commercial, education and healthcare.

Operating at a gold standard for best managed company and investors in people, our vision is to set the standard for excellence, driving progress, responsibility, and lasting impact. While keeping our clients and our people at the heart of what we do.

Dowds are seeking an L&D Business Partner to join the wider People and Culture Team supporting the development of individuals both personally and professionally with a focus on increasing the leadership and management capability at Dowds.

The L&D Business Partner will work with leaders to assess team needs, recommend learning solutions, and promote a high-performance, people-focused culture.

What you'll be responsible for

• Leads on the individual and collective development of the Emerging talent and Internal development programmes, ensuring that key learning milestones are achieved.
• Offers advice and support on apprenticeships for business areas to ensure that apprenticeship levy utilisation is optimised alongside meeting business needs through high quality learning provision
• Provide Coaching and support for those on DOWD's talent programmes.
• Plans a yearly learning curriculum based on the needs of the business and employees.
• Proactively manages relationships with external suppliers to optimise performance and ensure best value.

What we are looking for

• Experience within L&D and exposure with the above list of responsibilities
• Excellent communicator and facilitator
• CIPD Qualified
• Implemented and delivered training programmes
• Experience working across different departments on collective and individual projects
• Construction, manufacturing or engineering industry knowledge
• Qualified coach

Why Join Dowds

• 41 Days Holiday
• Gold Investor in People
• Early Finish Fridays
• Private Medical
• Bonus
• Pension
• Work from home
• Plus, many more

Dowds is an Equal Opportunities Employer