Senior Leadership and Organizational Development Specialist

Mortenson

Leadership & Organizational Development Senior Specialist supporting development initiatives at Mortenson. Consulting with leaders and designing programs that enhance organizational performance and culture.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeMinneapolis • Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $92,300 - $138,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Oracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as an internal consultant—partnering with leaders, HR Business Partners, and internal customers to discover, diagnose and co-create impactful solutions.
Support enterprise-wide initiatives such as culture transformation, engagement, talent development, and team performance through an OD lens.
Stay current on best practices in leadership development, OD, and facilitation to bring fresh thinking to the team.
Design and evolve leadership and organizational development solutions that support enterprise strategy, culture priorities, and business performance.
Apply adult learning, organizational psychology, systems-thinking and inclusive design practices to ensure solutions work at the team, leader, and enterprise level.
Define success metrics and evaluate effectiveness through feedback, assessments, and business outcomes.
Synthesize data and insights into clear, actionable findings for leaders—connecting employee experience to organizational performance.
Serve as a facilitator for high impact (in-person and virtual) enterprise programs, leadership experiences, and team effectiveness sessions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
6+ years of progressive experience in leadership development, organizational development, talent development, or learning & development roles.
Experience leading enterprise-wide OD initiatives and strategic projects from ideation through implementation.
Proven facilitation skills with experience engaging audiences at multiple leadership levels.
Strong consulting skills and the ability to build trust and influence across a complex organization.
Proficiency in applying assessments, learning technologies, and evaluation methods.
Excels in communication, data visualization and storytelling for various audiences.
Experience coaching or team effectiveness.
Experience using tools like Oracle, Microsoft Suite, LMS, or Adobe Creative Suite a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical and prescription drug plans that includes no additional cost vision coverage
Dental plan
401k retirement plan with a generous Mortenson match
Paid time off, holidays, and other paid leaves
Employer paid Life, AD&D, and disability insurance
No-Cost mental health tool and concierge with extensive work-life resources
Tuition reimbursement
Adoption Assistance
Gym Membership Discount Program

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Hard Skills & Tools

leadership developmentorganizational developmenttalent developmentlearning & developmentfacilitationdata visualizationcoachingassessment applicationevaluation methodsinclusive design

Soft Skills

consultingbuilding trustinfluencingcommunicationstorytellingdata synthesisteam effectivenessengagementstrategic thinkingproblem-solving