Sr. Manager, Learning & Development job

Ready for a fast-paced job where you can provide the literal groundwork that connects communities together? Join Summit Materials – a construction materials company leading the industry – where we build the foundation for a better tomorrow.

Summit Materials consists of more than a dozen local companies that supply aggregates, cement, ready-mix concrete, asphalt paving, and construction services in the United States and western Canada. At Summit Materials, we support our teammates who lay the groundwork for our communities and live by our core values: Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, and Inclusivity. We re passionate about our teammates, our work, and our communities. Each of Summit s companies celebrates their individual legacies, but together – we are Summit Materials.

Benefits

We care for you and your family: We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans to support the health of you and your family.

We prepare for the unexpected: We offer life insurance, long-term disability, and short-term disability coverage at no cost to you.

We invest in your career growth with Summit Materials and beyond: Get access to our Discover Learning catalog with thousands of available courses to support your professional and personal development. You can learn on-demand, at your own pace, and from any device.

We embrace your well-being: We know that your well-being is more than just physical. We re here to provide teammates with the resources and tools they need to stay healthy and feel supported, including an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free counseling, financial resources, and more.

We support your personal goals: We provide a financial foundation as you plan for the future. Our programs, like our 401(k) plan where we match up to 4% of your annual income, are designed to help you prepare and reach your goals for you and your family.

We give you time to recharge: We offer our teammates Paid Time Off (PTO) so they can recharge and relax with family and friends.

Overview

Summit Materials is looking for an organized, independent individual responsible for supporting the transformation of Summit Materials into an organization known for its talent development and learning culture. While working with stakeholders and diverse groups across the company, this hands-on and agile leader will drive the development and implementation of key learning and development solutions in support of our strategic business needs and initiatives.

The scope and breadth of the learning solutions include but are not limited to best-in-class face-to-face learning, eLearning, virtual delivery, simulations, communities of practice, social learning, gamification, pre-and post-work exercises, blended methodologies, and coaching and mentoring.

This leader will have demonstrated excellent facilitation, delivery, change management, including the ability to think strategically and quickly translate business performance gaps into learning deliverables that add sustained value over time.

Roles & Responsibilities

Proactively identify, develop, and execute learning and development opportunities focused on enhancing Summit Materials internal talent capabilities aligned with the business strategy. Lead and optimize the processes and platforms required to deliver best-in-class learning and development programs and experiences across Summit Materials.

• Manage the execution of our Front-Line Leader Development Program (Expedition).
• Support the L&D needs of the business, including onboarding, safety, operations, commercial, legal, etc.
• Create L&D portfolio of curricula that brings the talent development vision and the business strategy to life for our organization.
• Own the management of our Learning Management System (LMS). Use appropriate KPIs to assess the health of the organizational learning utilizing data from different systems, including our LMS.
• Evolve and expand the curriculum, leveraging best practices and future-focused innovations to:
  • Buy, build, and/or design solutions as needed.
  • Use appropriate delivery mechanisms (e.g., classroom, on-demand, virtual classroom, performance support, blended learning).
  • Develop an implementation plan to drive learning beyond the classroom, employing emerging technologies and creative design ideas to make learning “sticky”.
• Conduct the analysis of learner feedback and other data to promote continuous improvement of development solutions, consistently moving development to the next level.
• Execute with strong project management skills, including monitoring work-plans and managing against milestones, knowing what to prioritize and why, knowing who to keep informed, why, and how often, and knowing when to escalate.
• Lead with excellence and foster high-performing teams in virtual environments; develop people through advocacy, coaching, mentoring, and training.
• Actively partner with variety teammates to share ideas, leverage work, and provide leading-edge development for the modern learner.
• Contribute to additional Talent initiatives aligned with individual strengths and goals as opportunities present.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree; Minimum 7 years of related experience
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Exceptional facilitation and training delivery skills both in-class and virtual environments
• Strong critical thinking and ability to design and deliver innovative learning programs with measurable business results that meet stakeholder needs
• Go-to resource for adult learning theories, leading-edge instructional design methods, performance consulting, communications and change management
• Significant program management experience in successfully planning, managing and delivering multiple, concurrent work streams in a matrixed organization with aggressive timelines
• Outstanding interpersonal skills that build relationships at all levels across the organization with the ability to influence, collaborate, and build consensus
• Strong analytical skills and ability to identify and present data-driven insights and trends.
• Proven ability to communicate ideas and insights in person, virtually, and in writing, succinctly and with impact, understanding what is relevant vs. what is “noise” to the audience.
• Strong command of Microsoft Office skills and ability to produce deliverables that carry a “stamp of excellence.”
  • In Excel, aggregate data, complete complex analysis, and display results visually
  • In PowerPoint, translate data into insights and tell a logically structured, succinct, and compelling story tailored to your audience; make clear and easily actionable asks
  • In Word, create clear, concise, professional written communications with a user-friendly layout that’s conducive to cognition.
• Ability to travel up to 25-40%,

Preferred:

• MBA or other advanced degree in OD, training and development, human resources development, education, organizational psychology, or related field

Compensation Range:

Market Value – Pay Dependent Upon Experience