Learning & Talent Coordinator

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

About the role

The Learning & Talent Coordinator will provide practical coordination, data and administrative support in the development and implementation of competency frameworks, capability matrices, professional development pathways and associated learning initiatives.

Working within the Talent & Learning team & key business stakeholders, the coordinator will help maintain accurate capability information, monitor progress and ensure development activity is organised, accessible and aligned with business needs.

What’s in it for you?

Opportunities! Opportunities to work with a great team on some of Irelands largest, dynamic and most exciting construction and civil engineering projects. Opportunity to develop your skills to the highest industry standards at one of the country's largest construction firms.
We are committed to our employees and offer strong competitive salaries along with benefits such as:

 

  • 8% pension contribution.
  • Private Health Insurance.
  • Dental Plan.
  • 26 days annual leave, incremental with years service.
  • 2 Wellbeing days annually.
  • Paid maternity & paternity leave.
  • Learning & Development opportunities - internal progression is encouraged and fostered.
  • Company vehicles (role dependent).
  • .....and many more great perks.

Making Possible

  • Support the implementation and ongoing maintenance of competency frameworks, competency directories and capability or training matrices.
  • Prepare, cleanse, validate and analyse learning and capability data, ensuring information is accurate, consistent and suitable for reporting.
  • Develop and maintain advanced Excel trackers, dashboards and reports using tools such as pivot tables, lookups, formulas, conditional formatting and data-validation controls.
  • Assist with mapping competencies, proficiency levels, roles, grades and development requirements across job families.
  • Support the identification and tracking of skills gaps, professional development requirements and agreed learning actions.
  • Coordinate professional development activity across the Irish business, including engagement with employees, managers, learning providers and relevant professional or industry bodies.
  • Maintain records relating to professional qualifications, memberships, development pathways and programme participation.
  • Support stakeholder working groups, review meetings and capability projects by preparing documentation, capturing actions and monitoring progress.
  • Help produce clear, business-friendly reports and presentations that translate capability data into practical insights.
  • Provide general coordination support across Skills & Capability projects, including scheduling, communications, document control and project tracking.

What do you bring to the role?

Experience and skills

  • Previous experience in a Learning & Development, Talent, HR, professional development or project-coordination role.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with the ability to organise, analyse and present complex datasets accurately.
  • Experience supporting competency frameworks, skills matrices, capability assessments, training matrices or role-profile projects an advantage.
  • Good understanding of the Irish professional development landscape, ideally including experience engaging with professional institutions, education providers or industry bodies.
  • Strong attention to detail and confidence working with large volumes of structured information.
  • Strong organisation and project-coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and follow actions through to completion.
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills and the confidence to work with stakeholders across different functions and levels.
  • Comfortable learning and working with digital learning, talent or people-management systems.

Desirable

  • A relevant qualification in Learning & Development, Human Resources, Business, Data Analytics or a related discipline.
  • Experience within construction, engineering or another technical, competency-led environment.
  • Familiarity with professional development pathways and institutions relevant to the Irish construction and engineering sector.
  • Experience creating dashboards, management information or capability reports using Excel or Power BI.

The application process

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel we need to do something to make it more accessible to you, do not hesitate to let us know.

Click the link to apply and Join us in making possible

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*Please note, CV's will not be accepted directly by email.