Manager, Craft Functional Training

About the Role

This position delivers McKinstry's field leadership and craft workforce development training to trade personnel across projects and regions. The Trainer develops and deploys curriculum and learning content in the field, ensuring trade teams build the leadership and technical competencies needed to perform safely and effectively. This role partners closely with the Labor Workforce Development Program Director and trade leadership to schedule, deliver, and reinforce training where the work happens.

Responsibilities

• Create and deliver field leadership and craft workforce development training to trade personnel using McKinstry curriculum, in classroom, virtual, and onsite job settings.
• Schedule and coordinate training sessions with trade superintendents and project leadership to minimize disruption to field operations.
• Facilitate hands-on demonstrations and reinforce learning in the field to ensure concepts transfer to day-to-day craft work.
• Manage trade specific facilitators across the C-DIV.
• Maintain a regular connection with craft and staff leaders within each C-DIV business unit to support the success of the Build Plan and Task Based Labor Plan programs.
• Receive and vet feedback on the processes, incorporating small improvements when practical and elevating continuous improvement opportunities to the OpEx team as appropriate.
• Support trade personnel in building leadership and craft competencies, providing coaching and guidance during and after training.
• Track participation, completion, and competency progress, maintaining accurate training records in McKinstry systems.
• Gather participant and field-leadership feedback on training effectiveness and relay it to the Labor Workforce Development Program Director and curriculum owners to inform program improvements.
• Ensure training materials, equipment, and logistics are prepared, and that sessions are conducted in line with established standards and safety requirements.
• Partner with the Functional Training cohort, Labor Relations, and trade leadership to align delivery with workforce needs and maintain consistency across regions and trades.

Qualifications

• 12+ years general foreman level trade experience with credible hands-on knowledge of field craft work.
• 5+ years' experience delivering, instructing, or facilitating training, mentoring, or apprenticeship instruction.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills, with the ability to engage trade audiences and adapt to different learning styles.
• Familiarity with learning management systems (LMS) and ability to track and report training records.
• Working knowledge of unionized labor environments, trade practices, and job-site safety requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Teams).

Skills & Competencies

• Facilitation Skill: Engages trade audiences effectively and adapts delivery to different learning styles and field conditions.
• Craft Credibility: Earns trust of trade personnel through hands-on field experience and practical knowledge.
• Training Outcomes: Achieves strong documented completion rates, positive participant feedback, and demonstrated competency gains, to include accurate certification tracking.
• Adaptability: Works effectively across union and non-union environments and adjusts to varying project sites and schedules.
• Collaboration: Coordinates smoothly with trade leadership and the program team to deploy training without disrupting field work.
• Engagement: Best in class workforce engagement scores.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with employer match and profit-sharing plan
• Paid time off and holidays
• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision with low or zero deductible options and low out of pocket maximums
• Family formation benefits, including adoption and IVF assistance
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Transgender inclusive benefits
• Commuter benefits
• Pet insurance
• "Building Good" paid community service time
• Learning and advancement opportunities via McKinstry University
• McKinstry Moves onsite gyms or reimbursement for remote workers

Pay

The pay range for this position is $98,900 - $151,300 per year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A bonus may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Base pay information is based on market location.