Workforce Development and Training Director Job at Associated General Contractors of Alaska, Anchorage, AK

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  • Associated General Contractors of Alaska
  • Anchorage, AK

Job Description

Summary of Position

The Workforce Development and Training Director, under general direction of the Executive Director, is responsible for the development and oversite of AGC’s workforce development and training programs while ensuring overall quality of trainings.

Essential Functions

Design, administer, and implement a continuous process for determining educational needs of the membership.

Analyze education and training needs of the membership and identify workshops, seminars, symposia, and other related offerings which meet needs of members.

Maintains records of participation in the continuing education process.

Design, administer, and implement AGC workforce development initiatives, including the We Build Alaska campaign.

Develop the procedure for demonstrating return on investment and track and report the outcome measurements while also demonstrating cost analysis of implementation, assessment of program’s effectiveness and alignment with the overall strategic direction of AGC.

Direct AGCs school-to-career activities and works with other industry organizations to provide potential workers and their influencers to promote and direct candidates to careers in construction.

Interacts with state and local Department of Labor leaders, training and apprenticeship programs, and staff to facilitate a prominent role for construction education and promotion in public educational programs and delivery systems.

Partner with Membership Director and Events/Communication Director to create a communication plan for marketing training, workforce recruitment efforts and scholarship programs.

Staff lead for AGC’s Training and Workforce Development Committee, Safety Committee, and Construction Industry Progress Fund.

Oversee training for Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL) and Construction Quality Management (CQM) and all other in-person and virtual training programs.

Voting member on CESCL Anchorage Storm Water Steering Committee and Instructor Sub-Committee.

Collaborate with applicable academic institutions and training partners to increase the likelihood of student/incumbent success.

Liaison to University of Alaska Construction Management Club, Advisory Committees and Endowment Committees.

In collaboration with Membership Director is AGC’s liaison to the Construction Leadership Committee.

Oversee and collaborate with Events and Communications Director, to develop and plan content for regularly published newsletter & social media channels.

Evaluates training materials to meet the standards required by Alaska Storm Water Steering Committee (AK-CESCL), USACE (CQM), and other training programs as assigned.

Schedules and coordinates all training activities.

Secures qualified instructors, adequate facilities, needed equipment, textbooks, workbooks, and other training materials.

Design publications and other marketing materials for all training.

Participates in and coordinates participation in the various Career and Job Fair opportunities.

Monitors Davis-Bacon wage decisions and maintains copies of the current labor contracts.

Participates and or monitors industry annual wage & salary surveys.

Assists other staff in the Annual Convention preparations

Regularly conducts membership outreach by visiting members at their offices and job sites.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

Knowledge of the Alaska construction industry, structure of the membership and industry’s training needs.

Strong understanding of workforce development programming.

Ability to plan and administer budgets.

Extensive administrative, management and leadership skills.

Strong communication and public relations skills.

Excellent organization skills and ability to prioritize projects.

Ability to use creativity and innovation in problem solving.

Ability to be flexible and to adjust to always changing needs.

Ability to develop training materials.

Can demonstrate the ability to quickly self-learn current and new workplace systems.

Highly collaborative and able to work in high-pressure situations with tight deadlines.

Consistently optimize within and navigate through ambiguity to meet objectives.

Education and Experience

A bachelor’s degree in organizational development, education, program management or related discipline, supplemented by five years’ experience in curriculum development, and administering educational curriculum, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Experience in workforce development, training, and supervisory or mentor experience is highly preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements

  • Mobility
  • Seeing
  • Lifting up to 20 lbs.
  • Speaking/Hearing
  • Sitting
  • Use of fingers/Manual dexterity

Work Environment

  • Indoors: Normal office conditions, 80% of the time

Job Tags

Apprenticeship, Local area, Remote job, Flexible hours,

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