Academy Training Manager - Engineering

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We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it.

About your team: 

You’ll be working centrally within our mission control room, aka Centrica’s group functions. From Finance and Data Science, to our Wellbeing and People teams - this is the engine of our energy system, where our various Centres of Excellence power up each of our brilliant businesses, ensuring they have all the support, technologies, and capabilities they need to get our customers to Net Zero by 2050.

About your role:

Reporting to the Academy Director, the Academy Training Manager will deliver effective leadership, management and facilitation of all training delivery within the designated Academy. They will be accountable for the efficient and effective management of the Academy sites under their remit and will lead the teams based within those sites. They are responsible for ensuring high-quality learning and qualifications through effective management of learning strategy, programme delivery, budget, funding and HSE/wellbeing initiatives. A key aspect of the role is to provide inspiring leadership in safety, culture and effective management to the training team and learners. This role requires the individual to work on-site.

Here's what we’re looking for:

Work with the Academy Site Manager to ensure the Academy is fit for purpose, safe and are invested in to support high quality training delivery

Health, Safety & Environmental responsibility for HSE conformance. This includes maintenance of robust quality systems which meet all internal and external standards associated with Health, Safety and Environment performance.

Ensure quality training delivery, meeting all awarding body / funding body requirements.

Review of training provision, and through a process of sharing best practice, identifying opportunities to innovate, modernise, improve, develop and standardise products and processes.

Maintenance of relevant quality systems, liaising with key stakeholders in relation business integrity, planning, reviewing, product delivery and quality assurance.

Seek efficiencies in delivery and flexibility of operating models to improve the overall outputs across Centrica sites.

Support overall planning and implementation of training programmes through effective deployment of regional resources.

Deliver a process of continuous improvement and innovation learning delivery methodology to enhance the learning experience.

Where appropriate, promote Centrica amongst internal and external customers, and other agencies, maximising income potential.

Maintain awareness of external best practice and where appropriate look to support the introduction of this within Centrica.

Provide support for Apprentices and other learners.

Ensure all issues related to Safeguarding are adhered to, particularly for vulnerable and young learners.

Provision of management information (MI) relevant to the operation.

Ensure the management and development of the teams.

Budget accountability for costs related to their people within the Region.

Support the development of future annual budgets for region.

Why should you apply?

We’re not a perfect place – but we’re a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That’s why we’ve designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too. Visit the link below to discover why we’re a great place to work and what being part of more means for you.

If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.

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