Workforce Project Director

Career Team is a leading workforce development organization on a mission to transform lives. We blend cutting-edge technology with compassionate, high-touch services to drive real, measurable outcomes in the lives of job seekers across the country.

About the role

The Project Director in the Dallas/Fort Worth area will oversee Workforce Solutions, ensuring and executing the project's overall strategic plan. This role requires working knowledge of Workforce Development protocols, including core programs and business plans. As a leader and member of the Corporate Management Team, the Project Director ensures quality and integrity across all workforce functions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with contract requirements, including adherence to policies and procedures, and program monitoring
• Maintain knowledge of WIOA/TANF/SNAP and other program legislation, policies, and procedures
• Focus on expenditure rates, ensuring everything is on track without disallowed costs, driving metrics and performance, providing support, coaching front-line staff, and creating service delivery plans for projects
• Coordinate the planning and implementation of policies and procedures for continuous improvement and customer satisfaction
• Serve as the primary local contact and contract liaison for the Workforce Solutions North Central Workforce Development Board
• Lead high-functioning employees to execute program initiatives while supporting employee growth
• Oversee daily programmatic operations
• Conduct regular coaching sessions and annual performance evaluations of the team
• Approach each day and task with a “ZAG” mindset
• Perform other duties and projects as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3+ years of experience in operational leadership and management
• 3+ years of demonstrated ability working in a dynamic team environment with an aptitude for communication, interpersonal skills, and professionalism
• 2+ years of experience with computer proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and Google suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Mail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Drive)
• Knowledgeable about the 14-county North Central service area
• Strong emotional intelligence and ability to lead a team with different working styles
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while maintaining confidentiality and handling personnel matters effectively
• Sharp attention to detail with exceptional organizational, analytical, research, and critical thinking skills
• Ability to perform and complete a high volume of work assignments with speed and accuracy
• Exceptional time management skills to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Valid Driver’s License

Skills

• Master’s or MBA degree (preferred)
• Experience and knowledge of WIOA, TANF, SNAP, Choices, and other workforce development contracts/programs
• Bilingual or multilingual
• Training in trauma-informed care, evidence-based practice, and/or whole family services

Pay

$110,000–$125,000

Schedule

Full-Time, Exempt Employee. 35% travel throughout the region, weekly. On-site job location.

About Career Team

Founded in 1996, Career Team, LLC is a private workforce development organization. Career Team’s outstanding record has resulted in numerous honors, including:

• Named by Inc. Magazine as one of America's 500 fastest-growing privately held companies
• Recipient of the US Chamber of Commerce Blue Chip Enterprise Award for innovation
• Featured by 60 Minutes, CNN, Money Magazine, Inc. Magazine, and the British Broadcasting Network as an innovative, government-funded solutions program
• Invited to the White House after being cited by the National Welfare-to-Work Partnership and National Alliance of Business as a top 10 US training provider

As a socially conscious organization, Career Team balances for-profit innovation with community enrichment, continuing to close the nation’s opportunity divide through government-funded workforce sites and building staff capacity.