Manager, Learning

Colas is a Canadian leader in transportation infrastructure - materials, construction, and maintenance. From roads to rail, airports to ports, we build some of the most important projects that connect our communities.

Backed by our network of Colas companies across Canada and the Colas Group worldwide, Colas offers a wide range of innovative and sustainable solutions for the construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure.

Join the largest transportation infrastructure group in the world and help connect Canada.

Help Shape the Future of Talent at Colas Canada

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.

Why Join Colas Canada?

• 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

What We Offer

We offer a competitive total rewards package, including:

• Annual base salary of $114,000–$126,700
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
• Retirement and financial well‑being programs
• Paid vacation and approved time‑off programs
• Professional development and career‑growth opportunities
• Exposure to senior leaders and operating companies across Canada and the global Colas organization

Final compensation will reflect the successful candidate's qualifications, experience, internal equity, and the scope of the role.

What Success Looks Like

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 impactImprove the learner experience, simplify processes, optimize resources, and scale effective practices
• Strengthen the capability and accountability of the L&D team and delivery network

What You Will Lead

Learning Strategy & Business Partnership

• 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

Leadership, Talent & Learning Programs

• 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‑po