Posting DetailsPosting Summary
Working Title Director of Manufacturing and Skilled Trades
Role Title Prog Admin Manager II
Role Code 19215-SW
FLSA Exempt
Pay Band 05
Position Number 293R0058
Agency Virginia Peninsula Community College
Division Virginia Peninsula Community College (Div)
Work Location Hampton - 650
Hiring Range $98,500-$108,500
Emergency/Essential Personnel No
EEO Category 2-Professionals
Full Time or Part Time Full Time
Does this position have telework options? -Telework options are subject to change based on business needs-Does this position have a bilingual or multilingual skill requirement or preference?Work Schedule Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM.
Some evenings and weekends may be required.
Sensitive Position No
Job DescriptionThe Director of Manufacturing and Skilled Trades provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for Virginia Peninsula Community College's workforce manufacturing and skilled trades portfolio. The Director is responsible for developing, delivering, evaluating, and expanding high-quality workforce programs that respond to regional labor-market and employer demand, lead to industry-recognized credentials, and create clear pathways to employment, continued education, and career advancement.
The Director leads program strategy, curriculum development, instructional staffing, facilities and equipment, budgets, enrollment, credential attainment, fiscal sustainability, and continuous improvement across assigned program areas. Working across Workforce Development, Academic Affairs, Student Services, and Workforce Connections, the Director strengthens career-connected pathways, aligns noncredit and credit opportunities, incorporates work-based learning and employer engagement into program delivery, and advances employment and post-completion outcomes as key measures of program success.
The Director works closely with employers, industry partners, and regional stakeholders and uses labor-market intelligence, employer input, enrollment and performance data, and industry standards to guide program development, expansion, modification, and resource allocation. In coordination with the Director of Workforce Connections and Career Services, the position supports employer engagement, career pathways, work-based learning, and talent-pipeline strategies while retaining primary responsibility for the quality, relevance, capacity, sustainability, and performance of assigned manufacturing and skilled trades programs.
This is a full-time restricted classified position. Continuation of employment is based on funding availability.
This position is designated as Campus Security Authority (Clery Act) and Responsible Employee (Title IX).Special Assignments May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.
KSA's/Required Qualifications Required- Significant experience or major coursework in business, education, science, technology, engineering, public administration, social or behavioral sciences, or a related field.
- Progressive experience managing workforce development, training, education, manufacturing, skilled trades, or business units.
- Experience supervising staff, managing budgets, and coordinating complex program operations.
- Demonstrated experience working with employers, industry partners, or other external stakeholders to support initiatives.
Specialized knowledge and experience in:
- Knowledge of workforce and continuing education best practices, industry-recognized credentials, work-based learning, career pathways, and employer-responsive training models.
- Knowledge of workforce program development, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement practices.
- Knowledge of labor-market information, program performance measures, credential outcomes, employment outcomes, and employer feedback as tools for program planning and decision-making.
- Knowledge of budget, enrollment, revenue, equipment, facilities, and other operational resource management practices.
- Knowledge of student success practices that support access, persistence, credential attainment, employment, continued education, and career advancement.
Skills:- Skill in planning, facilitating, and implementing initiatives that translate strategic goals into measurable results.
- Skill in leading, coaching, supervising, and developing diverse staff and adjunct instructors.
- Skill in designing, implementing, evaluating, and continuously improving workforce programs aligned with industry standards, employer needs, and regional labor-market demand.
- Skill in using labor-market information, program performance data, credential and employment outcomes, and employer feedback to inform decisions.
- Skill in developing and sustaining productive partnerships with employers, economic development organizations, workforce partners, public agencies, and other regional stakeholders.
- Skill in written and oral communication, including preparation of proposals, reports, presentations, and employer communications.
- Skill in using standard productivity, data analysis, presentation, communication, and program-management technologies.
Ability to:- Manage program budgets, revenue and enrollment targets, equipment, facilities, and other operational resources.
- Collaborate effectively with Academic Affairs, Student Services, Workforce Connections, Institutional Research, Marketing, Finance, and other College units.
- Manage multiple priorities, anticipate emerging needs, meet deadlines, and respond effectively to changing conditions.
- Translate organizational and strategic priorities into effective workforce programs, services, and measurable outcomes.
- Adapt leadership and operational practices within a rapidly changing workforce environment.
- Maintain a strong focus on student access, persistence, credential attainment, employment, continued education, and career advancement.
Additional Considerations - Experience in a community college, workforce development, manufacturing, construction trades, maritime trades, or related technical training environment.
- Experience developing employer partnerships, industry-aligned credentials, work-based learning opportunities, or noncredit-to-credit pathways.
- Experience using labor-market information, program performance data, or employer feedback to guide program development and improvement.
- Experience managing technical training facilities, equipment, or other resource-intensive instructional environments.
Operation of a State Vehicle Yes
Supervises Employees Yes
Required Travel Minimal
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number CLS_4868P
Recruitment Type General Public - G
Number of Vacancies 1
Position End Date (if temporary)Job Open Date 11/13/2026
Job Close Date 12/13/2026
Open Until FilledAgency Website vpcc.edu
Contact NameEmailPhone NumberSpecial Instructions to Applicants In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth's Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link:
https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155
Additional InformationBackground Check Statement Disclaimer The selected candidate's offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth's Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/
Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/103090
