Senior Learning Designer
Contract Length: 12 months
Location: Waterloo Station Mezzanine Level, Station Approach, London, SE1 8SW - In the office for 3 days per week in the office but flexible – travel will be required for the roles and expenses paid etc – train tickets booked etc
Essential
Proven and demonstratable experience in the end to end design of behavioural change learning interventions for senior leaders
Ability to interface with and manage director level stakeholders, proposing solutions in a complex stakeholder environment
5 years experience working in L&D
Ability to work at pace and deliver polished outputs.
Proven senior learning design capability with scenario-based/immersive elements. Strong stakeholder skills with SMEs and senior leaders. Ability to work at pace and deliver polished outputs
Key Responsibilities
• Translate insight themes and curriculum architecture into:
• modules and session designs
• immersive scenarios and simulation mechanics
• participant reflection and application tools Co-design content with SMEs across rail (customer, operations, safety, performance, commercial). Produce facilitator guides and delivery prompts that enable consistent delivery. Ensure design aligns to:
• GBR culture pillars and leadership expectations
• psychological safety and inclusive learning principles
• practical application to leaders’ roles Support pilots and testing: observe, gather feedback, iterate quickly. Maintain design quality and consistency using agreed standards.
Learning design craft: can design sessions that flow, land, and create behavioural shift.
Scenario design: builds credible “real world” decision points, trade-offs, and consequences.
Facilitator empathy: designs for delivery reality (timings, prompts, group dynamics).
Eliminates jargon, keeps it usable for mixed audiences. Iterative mindset: prototypes quickly
and improves through feedback
Experience & Background: 6–10+ years in learning design / LXD / instructional design (senior level).
Strong evidence of designing scenario-based workshops, simulations / case environments and senior leader development interventions Comfortable working with SMEs and operational leaders to capture authentic content.
Ideally has knowledge of rail/transport operations OR has designed for complex operational environments.