Talent Development Partner

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About Heritage Construction + Materials

• Your Career at Heritage Construction + Materials!
• Heritage Construction + Materials Heritage Construction + Materials (HC+M) is part of The Heritage Group, a privately held, family-owned business headquartered in Indianapolis.
• HC+M has core capabilities in infrastructure building.
• Its collection of companies provides innovative road construction and materials services across the Midwest.
• HC+M companies, including Asphalt Materials, Inc., Evergreen Roadworks, The Hoosier Company, Milestone Contractors and US Aggregates, proudly employ 3,000 people at 68 locations across seven states.
• Learn more at www.heritagebuilds.com.

Responsibilities

• The Talent Development Partner will own the design, development, delivery, and continuous improvement of learning pathways for an assigned set of Heritage Construction + Materials (HC+M) businesses and/or program areas.
• This role will partner with HR leaders and business leaders to build role-based pathways for both hourly employees across our operations and salaried office employees and create learning tools and experiences that help people managers grow as leaders and develop their teams.
• Functions Own pathway development for a defined scope of assigned HC+M businesses and/or pathways, serving as the primary L&D partner for that scope.
• Scope is set with Talent and HR leadership and may be adjusted as business priorities change
• Lead development of role-based pathways within assigned scope, for both hourly employees across our operations and salaried office employees
• Partner with business leaders, operations, HR leaders and SMEs to identify performance gaps, define learning objectives, and prioritize work
• Design skills-based pathways that are competency- and values-aligned and tied to business strategy and workforce plans, including progression steps, skills checklists, and assessments
• Develop pathway content for hourly field, plant and shift-based learners as well as salaried office employees, including e-learning, job aids, videos and on-the-job training guides
• Lead rollout and adoption, facilitate sessions and equip trainers, supervisors and SMEs to deliver content consistently (train-the-trainer) Define and track success measures (e.g., time to proficiency, progression rates, quality outcomes) and use results to improve pathways
• Enable managers by partnering with each business's HR leader to design and deliver manager learning experiences and assets (tools, guides, sessions) that help frontline supervisors as well as mid-level and senior managers who lead through layers grow their own leadership capabilities and develop, coach and progress their teams
• Equip managers for their role in pathways, including on-the-job coaching, skills sign-offs, and progression conversations
• Prepare managers for their role in talent management practices, such as goal setting, performance and feedback conversations, development planning, talent reviews, and succession planning
• Adapt to The Heritage Group (THG) core content for Heritage Construction + Materials (HC+M) managers where available, filling gaps with targeted HC+M content
• Manage core curriculum by collaborating with L&D peers to maintain shared design standards, templates, and a reusable content library so successful content can be adapted across businesses and pathways
• Partner with THG Learning & Development to align with enterprise L&D strategy and leverage THG core content
• Manage the content lifecycle, including quality reviews, SME validation, version control, and updating or retiring outdated materials
• Maintain course catalog and learning assignments in Workday Learning; use authoring tools (Articulate 360, Camtasia, etc.) to build and update content
• Evaluate emerging learning technologies, including AI, and recommend responsible uses that improve speed and quality
• Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned, including but not limited to continuously growing in alignment with the Company’s core values, competencies, and skills.

Requirements

• Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in instructional design, education, organizational development, human resources or related field required, or equivalent experience
• Qualifications 5+ years of experience in instructional design and/or learning and development in a business environment required 3+ years of experience applying instructional design methodologies and adult learning theory (ADDIE, Kirkpatrick) required
• Experience owning learning programs end to end, from needs analysis through rollout and evaluation required
• Experience with e-learning authoring tools, multimedia software, and learning management systems (Articulate 360, Camtasia, etc.) required
• Working knowledge of instructional design principles and adult learning theory, with the ability to connect learning solutions to measurable operational outcomes and business results
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with business leaders, HR partners, safety leaders, and frontline SMEs to assess needs, gain alignment, and deliver effective learning solutions
• Strong verbal and written communication, facilitation, and influencing skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences from frontline employees to senior leadership
• Demonstrated skill in managing multiple concurrent projects independently, with strong attention to detail and proactive stakeholder communication throughout the project lifecycle
• Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret learning and performance data to evaluate program effectiveness and communicate the impact of talent development initiatives to key stakeholders

Preferred

• Experience building skills-based progression, certification, or apprenticeship programs for hourly, frontline or technical workforces preferred
• Experience in construction, aggregates, materials, manufacturing, or other field-based industries, including safety training preferred
• Facilitation and train-the-trainer experience preferred Workday or Workday Learning experience preferred