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 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…

  • 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