Learning and Development Chair

Bachelors of Science Degree Minimum of 10 years of experience in L&D Strong personnel management skills Strong project and budget management skills Knowledge of adult learning definition, design, and development […]

  • Bachelors of Science Degree

  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in L&D

  • Strong personnel management skills

  • Strong project and budget management skills

  • Knowledge of adult learning definition, design, and development

  • Career development activities including hiring and onboarding and development planning

  • Strong teaming skills

  • Strong communication skills

  • Analytical ability and organizational development skills

  • Must be likable and trustworthy

  • Staff recruitment and development
  • Skills to be developed within Business Unit



    • Solid understanding of Turner business processes, products, services and culture

    • Alignment of learning with the Business Unit’s strategy for growth

    • Recruiting and onboarding

    • Knowledge of Turner’s Benefit System

    • Knowledge of Turner Knowledge Network

    • Become a “change agent” within the Business Unit

    Key responsibilities



    • Overall responsibility for all learning activity in the Business Unit, including those activities currently controlled by HR, corporate departments, business units and TKN

    • Participation in the creation and implementation of an overall L&D strategy for the business unit.

      • Integrate the corporate strategy within the local business unit strategy

      • Instructor-led and web-based, blended, video, CoP’s etc.

      • Development Plans

        • Goals and Activities

        • Quarterly Reviews

    • Responsibility for the measurement of learning, knowledge and collaboration including both the measurement of learning utilization, and the measurement of individual performance and learning impact to the bottom line

    • Responsibility for the establishment and monitoring of the learning and development budget within the Business Unit

    • Coordination with other L&D Chairs in other Business Unit’s for consistency and sharing of L&D best practices, particularly on company-wide initiatives

      • Actively participate in a L&D Community of Interest for best practices, knowledge sharing and collaboration

        • Recruiting

        • Corporate L&D initiatives

        • LEAD – leadership, education, alignment & development

    • Overall responsibility for staff development in the business unit, including:

      • Ensure compliance with the Development Appraisal Process

      • Understand and apply Turner’s Competency Model, skill gap and proficiency requirements by job family and level

      • Identification of “Learning Intervention” to reduce skill gaps focused on the individual learners

      • Foster a “Learning Culture”

      • Prepare skill gap reports for review with the General Manager and Operations Manager

      • Coordination with learners managers

    • Responsibility for the recruiting and interviewing processes within the Business Unit for new and experienced new hires

    • Responsibility for all onboarding activity for new college recruits and experienced new hires

      • Learning requirements –mandatory and recommended

      • Computer, phone, benefits, shirts, forms, etc

    • Coordination of Co-op processes including meeting with local universities on a regular basis

    • Establishment of mentoring / buddy systems within the Business Unit

    • Coordination of all learning activity, including registration for required courses and reporting of progress

    • Management of all TKN activities at the Business Unit (See responsibility for TKN Champions)

    • Know each staff person personally to understand individual capabilities and how they best fit within the organization

    Reporting Relationships:



    • The L&D Chair will report directly to the General Manager and or Operations Manager, and will function at the same level as other Department Head Chairs.

    • The L&D Chair will have a dotted line relationship to the overall head of Learning and Development for Turner and will attend quarterly TKN Champion meetings and other meetings as may be required. The overall L&D head for Turner will provide structure and guidance so that the L&D Chair in each Business Unit operates consistently across the entire company.

    Questions or Interest in this Position should be directed to:
    Mark Terhar
    Operations Manager, Turner Construction Company
    250 W. Court Street
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
    email – mterhar@tcco.com