Vice President & Director of Talent Development

J.E. Dunn Construction Group Inc P • Kansas City, MO

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About The Position

The Talent Development Director will lead multiple functions within the JE Dunn People Team, including employee learning, talent development, performance, and engagement. This role will be responsible for the national talent development strategy and execution, building a scalable framework that enables the business to grow and evolve through its people. As a critical leader within the organization, the Director will shape and drive the vision for how JE Dunn assesses, develops, and grows talent across the enterprise. This includes oversight of performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, leadership development, and organizational capability building. The role will partner closely across HR and with cross-functional business leaders to embed strategies that directly support the company’s long-term goals. As a member of the People Leadership Team, this individual will help shape company culture, elevate talent practices, and strengthen workforce capability in alignment with JE Dunn’s strategy, vision, and values.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in organizational development, human resources, or learning related field (Required)
• 10+ years experience in learning and development and/or talent and performance management (Required)
• 5+ year experience leading and managing high performing teams
• Strong business acumen to effectively align HR and learning programs with company goals
• Demonstrated project management skills and experience leading large complex projects across geographically dispersed teams
• Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner
• Advanced communication skills, verbal and written
• Ability to tailor communication to different individuals and audiences from senior executives to external speakers and partners to program participants
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally
• Demonstrated success designing and executing enterprise-wide programs across leadership, performance, and engagement

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in human resources, education, or business (Preferred)
• Experience in the construction industry (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Build and execute a business-driven talent development strategy that advances internal mobility, capability growth, and leadership readiness.
• Oversee and evolve leadership development programs spanning emerging leaders to executives.
• Provide oversight of performance management, succession planning, and leadership pipeline development to ensure alignment with business goals and strong bench strength.
• Partner with executives and business leaders as a trusted advisor, using talent intelligence and analytics to identify strengths, gaps, and workforce needs.
• Direct engagement strategies, including survey processes and action planning, to foster an inclusive, high-performing culture.
• Lead enterprise-wide learning strategies, including technical, professional, team, and leadership development, leveraging modern tools and engaging, practical experiences.
• Oversee learning technology tools and resources to expand scalable development opportunities.
• Lead a high-performing team of talent development professionals to deliver scalable, innovative, and culturally relevant solutions.
• Model collaboration across HR and organizational leadership to align programs with business priorities.
• Assume responsibility for day-to-day financial management of assigned scope of responsibility by understanding the budget process, accurately forecasting and limiting month-to-month fluctuations.
• Maintain fiscal records and follow procedures to ensure effective and efficient operations.
• Inspire a sense of team in the work environment and utilize communication and conflict resolution skills to foster teamwork and collaboration.
• Communicate and explain goals and encourage and motivate team performance and productivity in alignment with broader work program and corporate goals and plans.
• Lead and facilitate effective team meetings and recognize individual and team accomplishments.
• Assess and manage quality of work produced by team.
• Create, monitor and manage scheduling; direct assignments and goal setting for optimal productivity and resource management.
• Participate in a range of talent management activities, which may include responsibilities such as evaluating and managing performance, providing formal and informal feedback, recruiting and staffing, employee learning and development, addressing employee relations risks and issues.
• Provide feedback and coaching to support individual employee performance, learning and career development.
• Remove obstacles and solve problems and address escalated issues from team members to optimize team performance and productivity.
• Serve as a change agent by supporting corporate and work program change initiatives.

Benefits

• Professional Non-Union benefits package

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees