Early Career and Talent Programs Specialist

Job ID: 529509

CRH's Americas Materials, a division of CRH, is the leading vertically integrated supplier of aggregates, asphalt, ready mixed concrete and paving and construction services in North America.

Our operations span North America with over 28,000 employees at close to 1,600 locations in 43 US States and 2 Canadian provinces.

Position Overview

The Early Career & Talent Programs Specialist provides day-to-day coordination, communication, tracking, and administrative support for established early-career and talent programs across the business.

This role supports the New Hire Mentoring Program, Operations Management Trainee Program, and Internship Program by coordinating activities, monitoring participant progress, supporting training completion, and helping ensure employees and interns receive meaningful exposure, guidance, and development throughout their experience.

The position also supports Learning & Development and talent initiatives through meeting coordination, documentation, reporting, and follow-up throughout the calendar year.

Key Responsibilities



* New Hire Mentoring Program: Coordinate mentor assignments, new hire follow-up, progress tracking, and verification that newly hired hourly employees receive appropriate training, support, and feedback.


* Partner with Operations, HR, Safety, and department leaders to help new hires understand job expectations, complete required training, and access the tools and resources needed to be successful.


* Operations Management Trainee Program: Coordinate rotational assignments, maintain program schedules, track participant progress, and support exposure to relevant departments, business functions, and operational experiences.


* Internship Program: Coordinate intern onboarding, rotation schedules, department placements, learning experiences, feedback touchpoints, and end-of-program follow-up to support potential conversion to full-time employment.


* External Talent Pipeline Partnerships: Identify universities, community colleges, trade schools, technical programs, and other post-high school institutions that may serve as strategic partners for building a sustainable talent pipeline into the construction materials industry.


* Support relationships with educational institutions, career centers, workforce development organizations, and community partners to increase awareness of career pathways, internship opportunities, and early-career employment programs.


* Program Administration & Talent Support: Maintain accurate program records, participant rosters, training completion data, feedback documentation, and reports related to mentoring, trainee, internship, and talent development initiatives.


* Coordinate meetings, communications, calendar activities, materials, surveys, and follow-up items related to early-career programs, talent reviews, development planning, and other Learning & Development or talent initiatives.


* Collect feedback from pa...