Construction Craft Instructor - Equipment

About the role

The Equipment Instructor is an advanced educator and subject-matter expert responsible for delivering higher-level instruction across a broad range of construction craft construction competencies. This includes advanced construction craft theory, complex construction craft systems, transformers, construction craft, power distribution, troubleshooting, and industrial construction craft systems. In addition to teaching in classroom, distance learning, and field settings, this role provides enhanced curriculum development, advanced instructional strategies, and mentorship for less experienced instructors.

The instructor evaluates student performance at a deeper level, recommends improvements to course materials, and actively contributes to program quality and accreditation compliance.

An additional responsibility of the role is the operational support of Construction Apprenticeship programs. This includes managing apprentice enrollment, application processing, scheduling, progress tracking, and ensuring that all apprentice-related activities comply with regulatory requirements and organizational standards. The role helps maintain accurate documentation, ratios, and checks and balances to support program integrity.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced classroom, distance learning, and field-based construction craft training.
• Cook up and oversee training sessions for apprentices, journeymen, and site supervision personnel, ensuring alignment with program goals and site-specific needs.
• Teach complex construction craft topics such as advanced construction craft, distribution systems, transformers, and industrial construction craft systems.
• Maintain a professional, safe, and highly effective learning environment.
• Conduct thorough student evaluations and ensure successful achievement of course outcomes.
• Mentor, coach, and support instructors and new trainers.
• Design, review, and enhance construction craft curriculum and training materials.
• Recommend improvements based on student performance, field needs, and industry standards.
• Participate in accreditation, compliance reviews, and program documentation.
• Lead development of advanced training content and assessments.
• Support management of construction craft apprenticeship program operations.
• Coordinate apprentice enrollment, registration, scheduling, and progress tracking.
• Ensure compliance with apprenticeship regulations and documentation requirements.
• Manage Journeyworker and Apprentice Tracking to maintain ratio compliance.
• Maintain accurate training records, tracking systems, and quality checks.
• Lead training planning activities, including scheduling, content preparation, and communication with site leadership.
• Conduct NCCER construction craft training and maintain NCCER Instructor credentials.
• Deliver advanced construction craft craft and staff training on tools, processes, and procedures.
• Maintain accurate tracking of training completion for all personnel.
• Partner with program leadership to evaluate training effectiveness and implement improvements.
• Provide coaching, feedback, and direction to less experienced instructors.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain NCCER construction craft Instructor Certification.
• Extensive journey-level or technician-level experience in construction craft construction.
• More than three years of successful experience teaching in a vocational/technical construction craft program.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
• Experience using Learning Management Systems (LMS) for tracking, reporting, and delivering training.
• Ability to create, edit, and deliver digital training materials using presentation, document, and spreadsheet tools.
• Familiarity with virtual training platforms (e.g., Microsoft Teams, Zoom, WebEx).
• Strong general computer literacy, including file management, digital communication, and basic troubleshooting.
• Experience using or adapting instructional technology tools such as projectors, smart boards, online testing systems, or content-authoring tools.
• Ability to work, communicate, and deliver instruction effectively in both in-person and remote environments.
• 6+ years relevant experience required. Some related open shop and/or union experience required. Some Direct Hire experience required for Direct Hire assignments.

Benefits

To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.

A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company-matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union.

Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.

We are proud to be a 100 percent ESOP-owned company. As employee-owners, our professionals are empowered to drive not only their personal growth, but the company's long-term achievements - and they share in the financial rewards of the success through stock ownership.

By valuing diverse voices and perspectives, we cultivate an authentically inclusive environment for professionals and are able to provide innovative and effective solutions for clients.