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Colas Canada is a national leader in transportation infrastructure, delivering materials, construction, and maintenance solutions that connect communities. Our approximately 8,000 employees across more than 300 Canadian locations combine local expertise with the global reach of Colas Group, the world’s largest transportation infrastructure company.
We are seeking a strategic, practical, and relationship-driven Manager, Learning & Development to lead enterprise learning, leadership development, onboarding, and capability-building across Colas Canada.
Reporting to the Director, Talent, you will set learning priorities, turn business needs into practical solutions, and lead a small team and network of internal and external partners. Working closely with subsidiary HR teams, operational and business leaders, subject matter experts, and the broader Talent function, you will strengthen leadership capability, enhance the employee experience, and deliver consistent, high-quality learning across a diverse, multi-business environment.
This role suits an experienced L&D leader who combines strategy with hands-on program leadership, develops others, facilitates learning, and influences diverse stakeholders without formal authority.
Lead learning and development for one of Canada’s largest transportation infrastructure organizations
Shape leadership, manager, onboarding, professional development, and capability-building programs
Partner with senior leaders, subsidiary HR teams, and operating companies across Canada
Build a scalable learning ecosystem that respects local needs and strengthens shared practices
Develop L&D professionals, facilitators, vendors, and subject matter experts
Use analytics and business insights to show impact and guide investment
Support succession, career development, talent reviews, and organizational capability
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Within the first 12 months, you will:
Understand Colas Canada’s businesses, workforce, priorities, and capability needs
Build trusted partnerships with subsidiary HR teams, business leaders, operations, and the Talent function
Launch a practical, multi-year L&D roadmap aligned with business and talent priorities
Strengthen governance and delivery for leadership development, onboarding, and enterprise learning
Introduce measures and dashboards for participation, quality, application, and business impact
Improve the learner experience, simplify processes, optimize resources, and scale effective practices
Strengthen the capability and accountability of the L&D team and delivery network
Lead the design, delivery, and improvement of leadership, manager, onboarding, career development, and enterprise learning programs
Connect learning to talent reviews, succession, career pathways, early talent, and workforce priorities
Guide needs analysis, design, facilitation, reinforcement, and evaluation using adult-learning and instructional-design practices
Create sustainable program models, facilitator resources, toolkits, and train-the-trainer approaches
Own Colas Canada's Early Talent strategy, including internships, co-op programs, campus recruitment, and emerging talent initiatives
Build partnerships with educational institutions and industry networks to strengthen future talent pipelines
Develop scalable programs that attract, engage, and convert high-potential early-career talent
Oversee learning calendars, governance, nominations, communications, logistics, records, and participant experience
Set direction for the learning management system and related technologies, including standards, content, learning paths, reporting, and user experience
Simplify, standardize, and automate processes while maintaining responsive support for operating companies
Ensure programs are accessible, coordinated, and consistently delivered across regions and employee groups
Establish measures and dashboards linking participation, quality, application, capability growth, and business outcomes
Use data and feedback to evaluate effectiveness and recommend improvements and investments
Manage the L&D budget, forecasts, program costs, and applicable chargebacks
Select and manage vendors, facilitators, consultants, and learning partners for quality, value, responsiveness, and alignment
Lead, coach, and develop L&D team members, setting clear priorities, accountabilities, and service expectations
Build an effective network of internal facilitators, subject matter experts, HR partners, and external providers
Contribute to Talent Management, organizational development, change, employee experience, and special projects as required
Promote a culture of learning, knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and accountability across Colas Canada
7+ years of progressive experience in Learning & Development, Talent Management, Organizational Development, leadership development, or a related field, including experience leading complex enterprise programs
Experience leading or developing L&D professionals, project teams, facilitators, vendors, or cross-functional workstreams
Proven ability to translate business and workforce needs into practical learning strategies, programs, and solutions
Experience designing and delivering leadership, manager, onboarding, professional development, or organizational capability programs
Strong knowledge of adult-learning principles, instructional design, facilitation, learning evaluation, and program sustainability
Experience with learning management systems, learning technologies, program operations, and learner-experience improvement
Strong analytical capability, including the ability to develop measures, dashboards, insights, and executive-level updates
Demonstrated project, portfolio, vendor, and budget-management capability
Excellent communication, facilitation, consultation, and influencing skills across operational, HR, and senior leadership audiences
Ability to navigate ambiguity, balance enterprise and local needs, and build alignment in a decentralized, multi-business environment
Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
Post-secondary education in Adult Education, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, Psychology, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
At Colas Canada, we believe in treating people with respect, delivering on our commitments, embracing innovation, and sharing knowledge to help others succeed. These values shape our culture, guide our decisions, and enable us to build strong teams, serve our communities, and deliver infrastructure that connects Canada.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Colas Canada may use artificial intelligence-assisted tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment and selection process.
DIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT TO US At Colas, we believe our workforce should reflect the diversity of the communities we connect. By living our core values of , respect, commitment, pionneering and sharing, we welcome all those who help create the links that bring us together. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, ethnicity, national origin, religious beliefs, disability, marital or family status, gender, gender identity or expression.
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CAD 114000-126700 yearly / year
Full-time
Senior · 7+ years experience
Onsite
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