Talent Lead

Job Details

Talent Lead
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
Contract Type: Temp to Perm

Overview
We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Talent Lead to join the team in Aberdeen on a temp-to-perm basis. This is a high-impact, standalone role focused on shaping and delivering the organisation's talent, learning and leadership agenda across the UK, with scope to expand into global leadership initiatives over time.
This is not a recruitment role. Instead, we are looking for a strategic talent professional who can take ownership of leadership development, capability frameworks, technical training governance, and workforce development programmes across a complex engineering environment.
The successful candidate will partner closely with senior stakeholders, particularly the wider leadership team, to drive a modern and effective talent strategy aligned to business growth and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and own the UK talent and development agenda as the dedicated subject matter expert.
• Manage and enhance the company Training Matrix, ensuring compliance, capability visibility, and workforce readiness.
• Design, implement and continuously improve Leadership Development Programmes for emerging and established leaders.
• Oversee and coordinate Offshore Training requirements, ensuring alignment with operational standards and industry regulations.
• Manage engagement with ECITB frameworks, standards, funding opportunities, and development programmes.
• Partner with business leaders to identify succession planning, capability gaps, and talent pipeline needs.
• Develop learning pathways that support both technical and leadership capability.
• Provide strategic input into future global leadership programme rollout.
• Use data and insights to measure programme effectiveness and recommend improvements.
• Build strong relationships across HR, operations, and senior leadership teams.

Candidate Profile

• Proven experience in Talent Management, Learning & Development, Organisational Development, or Leadership Development roles.
• Background within engineering, energy, industrial, construction, manufacturing, or similarly regulated environments preferred.
• Strong knowledge of competency frameworks, training matrices, and workforce capability planning.
• Experience managing leadership programmes and developing management capability.
• Understanding of offshore training environments and/or industry certification frameworks highly desirable.
• Familiarity with ECITB standards or similar industry bodies would be advantageous.
• Confident operating in a standalone lead role with autonomy and ownership.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders.
• Strategic thinker with hands-on delivery capability.

Why Join?

• Opportunity to shape and lead the talent agenda within a recognised engineering environment.
• High-visibility standalone role with direct access to senior leadership.
• Temp-to-perm route offering long-term career progression.
• Potential involvement in future global leadership initiatives.