Senior Workforce Development Trainer

About the role

The Senior Workforce Development Trainer supports employee growth by delivering training programs and workshops for both field and office staff. Topics typically include supervisory skills, work readiness, team collaboration, and communication.

Responsibilities

• Makes sure training programs are aligned with business needs.
• Monitors training effectiveness through performance outcomes and reports to a manager.
• Directs new training program design and analyzes session feedback to make recommendations for improvement to content and presentations.
• Mentors WFD Trainers and Associate WFD Trainers.
• Coordinates and/or facilitates Foreman Development Series, Field supervision training, and app-based and software-based training.
• Promotes the Rosendin Field Operations Manual and internal processes.
• Coordinates with external consultants or vendors for specialized training.
• Supports recruitment efforts by organizing and attending local job and career fairs, coordinating with Marketing and Business Development teams, processing field applications, interviewing and assessing field applicants, and aligning hiring needs with local union representatives.
• Designs onboarding program content and duration based on local needs assessments, coordinates onboarding materials with Corporate Learning & Development and Safety departments, facilitates onboarding sessions, administers written and hands-on skills assessments, and manages DocuSign paperwork for new hires.
• Delivers hands-on training modules for various classifications, facilitates basic skills training for new industry entrants, leads bootcamp-style sessions for sub-journeyman level employees, and coordinates and/or facilitates Leadership Development activities.
• Promotes Rosendin culture, core values, mission statement, and vision, pursues & coordinates grant & training reimbursement opportunities, pursues & coordinates continued education credits (for class participants) as available per location, tracks & reports training metrics as identified by corporate training or regional leadership, captures participant feedback on training classes via survey, communicates upcoming schedule & direction with corporate Learning & Development Team, participates in personal continued education & development as identified by regional management & corporate Learning & Development management, develops new training content as needed, participates in peer reviews of newly developed or extensively modified content, participates in scheduled Workforce Development meetings, assigns (recommends) LinkedIn Learning paths & content to field employees, counsels & coaches struggling field employees, connects field & office teams through joint training opportunities, and provides guidance to WFD Trainers and Associate WFD Trainers.

Requirements

• Proven work experience in a training or similar role is preferred.
• Understanding of electrical construction and contracting.
• Ability to speak comfortably in front of a classroom audience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to handle confidential information.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to analyze business and training needs for improvement.
• Experience in developing and implementing training programs is preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent working experience.
• Union experience is preferred.
• Instructional Design certification is preferred.
• Presentation skills are preferred.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Training facilitation
• Leadership development
• Recruitment coordination
• Onboarding administration
• Technical training delivery
• Program design and analysis

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) Annual bonus program based upon performance, profitability, and achievement
• 17 PTO days per year plus 10 paid holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Term Life, AD&D Insurance, and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Disability Income Protection Insurance
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Plans (Health and Dependent Care)
• Charitable Giving Match with our Rosendin Foundation

Pay

Competitive compensation.

Schedule

Varies, up to 30% travel.