Head of OD Transformation and Training

Head of OD, Transformation and Training 
City Building (Glasgow)
Salary: £86,308 – £90,506 (SCP 64–66)
Location: Glasgow

City Building is one of Scotland’s largest and most diverse construction and manufacturing companies, delivering first class repairs, maintenance, construction, manufacturing and refurbishment services for a wide range of public, private and third sector clients. 

With a strong social ethos, a proud record of supporting apprenticeships, and one of Europe’s largest supported manufacturing facilities at RSBi, we remain committed to building a sustainable future for the city and its communities.

As we continue to strengthen our organisational capability and shape the future of our business, we are seeking an exceptional senior leader to join us as Head of OD, Transformation and Training.

The Role
This is a pivotal senior leadership position responsible for driving organisational excellence, leading transformational change, and ensuring our workforce is equipped with the skills, capability and culture required to deliver outstanding services.

Working closely with the Executive Leadership Team, you will act as a strategic partner—aligning organisational development, culture, training and business transformation initiatives with City Building’s long term vision and values. You will play a central role in shaping organisational reform, developing leadership capability, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement.

You will also lead the ongoing development of our award winning Training College, strengthening professional, technical and leadership development pathways, and ensuring our people have the skills to meet future organisational needs.

Key Responsibilities
•    Lead the design and delivery of organisational development strategies that drive innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.
•    Oversee transformation programmes that modernise operations, enhance efficiency and align with corporate priorities.
•    Lead the Training College, ensuring high quality learning provision, strong partnerships, and continuous development of the apprenticeship and leadership programmes.
•    Strengthen employee engagement and foster a positive, collaborative culture across the business.
•    Partner with trade unions to support constructive employee relations and successful delivery of organisational change.
•    Introduce and embed new technologies, systems and processes that support sustainable organisational growth.
•    Develop comprehensive succession planning frameworks to support workforce resilience and capability.

About You
You will be an experienced senior HR/OD leader with:
•    A proven track record of leading organisational development and transformation in a large, complex environment.
•    Strong experience in workforce training and development, ideally in construction, public sector or large scale service organisations.
•    Demonstrable success in leading complex change programmes and delivering measurable outcomes.
•    Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to inspire and influence at all levels.
•    Strategic thinking skills with the ability to translate vision into actionable plans.
•    CIPD Chartered Member status (essential) 

You will be an innovative, collaborative, and forward thinking leader—highly capable of shaping organisational culture, developing talent and driving sustained improvement.

How to Apply
Recruitment for this position will be supported by our Recruitment Partners, Eden Scott, for full details and how to apply, please visit:
https://www.edenscott.com/city-building-glasgow

Key Dates
Following the closing date of Sunday 15 March 2026 at midnight, short listed candidates will be sent invites to the Assessment Centre week beginning Monday 18 March 2026. 

If selected, a panel interview will follow week beginning Monday 6 April 2026.

Should you have any questions regarding the role or the recruitment process, please contact: Sarah Gracie, Eden Scott – 07999 421 314.