Regional Program Director – Construction Trades

About the role

The Regional Program Director – Construction Trades is an academic administrator who provides leadership, coordination, and support for Northbridge University’s skilled trades programs across assigned campuses and modalities. Site Location: Travel to multiple campuses in the FL Central and South Region.

Responsibilities

• Meet or exceed established regional targets for trades programs, including retention (70% or budget goal), course success, certification pass rates (sit, pass, and certification benchmarks), placement, and graduation.
• Maintain and monitor daily/weekly enrollment and persistence trends for trades programs across campuses and implement corrective action plans when benchmarks are not met.
• Coordinate with campus leadership to ensure adequate course offerings, lab sections, and faculty coverage that support student progression.
• Oversee campus-level processes for monitoring trades student attendance, engagement, and early-alert indicators, ensuring timely outreach and follow-up.
• Support faculty and student services staff in implementing retention strategies specific to trades students (e.g., lab tutoring, safety, or skills bootcamps).
• Review withdrawal and failure data by course, instructor, and campus to identify root causes and recommend interventions.
• Ensure trades curricula, syllabi, course outlines, and lesson plans align with approved program outcomes, contact hours, and institutional policies.
• Lead or coordinate curriculum revisions for trades programs, including adoption of new technologies, tools, codes, and industry standards.
• Ensure program operations, personnel, facilities, and curriculum comply with institutional, state, accrediting, and programmatic regulatory bodies relevant to trades education (e.g., OSHA, NCCER, or similar, where applicable).
• Participate in recruitment, interviewing, and selection of trades faculty in collaboration with campus leadership and Human Resources.
• Provide orientation and ongoing training for new and continuing trades faculty, including classroom/lab observations and feedback.
• Coordinate monthly program meetings (regional or campus-based) with trades faculty to review curriculum, retention, safety, lab procedures, and program outcomes.
• Monitor and support completion of annual professional development plans for all trades faculty, ensuring appropriate in-service and industry-relevant training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related trade, technical, or education field required.
• Minimum of 3 years of successful teaching experience at the postsecondary level, preferably in a career/technical or proprietary school environment.
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in a skilled trade (e.g., Electrical, HVAC/R, Welding, Construction, or related field).
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently within the assigned campus.
• Demonstrated experience with program coordination, curriculum implementation, or academic leadership responsibilities.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English (written, read, and verbal), preferred.
• Current license/certifications in a construction or building trades field (e.g., state Electrical or HVAC/R license, Welding certifications, NCCER, OSHA, EPA).

Benefits

• Medical Coverage - Including additional options HSA, FSA, and Dependent Health Care
• Dental/Vision Insurance Coverage
• 12 Paid Holidays / Paid Time Off / Paid Volunteer Day
• 401[k] with 50% Employer Matching
• Short-Term Disability
• Life Insurance Supplemental
• Options Growth Opportunities / Education Assistance and Professional Development
• No Cost Benefits: Group Life Insurance Long Term Disability Talent Referral Program TicketsatWork - Discount Entertainment Program
• Paid day off on your birthday (available to full-time employees after two years)