Director of Workforce Development

Job Title: Director of Workforce Development

Company: Loenbro, LLC
Business Unit/Department: People Operations
Location: Irving, TX / Hybrid
Reports to: Vice President, Learning & Development
Employment Type: Full-Time
FLSA Classification: Exempt

Job Summary

As a Director of Workforce Development at Loenbro, you'll lead the implementation of Loenbro University's learning programs in the field and owns the strategy for workforce pipeline and partnerships. You'll lead the regional Workforce Development Managers, identify training needs across every region, build buy-in with operational leaders, and ensure training solutions launch and are sustained consistently. You'll own implementation of Loenbro's apprenticeship program, including partnership development, enrollment and attendance tracking, and delivery logistics.

You'll lead and implement the program design and content development owned by other Loenbro University teams. You'll lead this department in executing the implementation of training and development for our entire work force. You're the connection between those teams and our exceptional field talent.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and hold accountable the regional Workforce Development Managers, setting clear expectations, performance standards, and a consistent operating model across all regions.
• Own national implementation of Loenbro University programs, ensuring consistent execution, quality, and responsiveness to regional business needs.
• Partner with operational, craft, and business unit leaders to identify training needs and bring practical training solutions to each region.
• Build buy-in across regional and operational leadership to launch, prioritize, and sustain training.
• Own implementation of the apprenticeship program across regions, including enrollment, attendance, and progression tracking, and directing the logistics planning and structure for program delivery.
• Own the national strategy for workforce pipeline development, including partnerships with trade schools, community colleges, workforce boards, industry and community organizations.
• Oversee training delivery in each region across the full range of needs, from craft and trades instruction to leadership and manager development and ensure qualified facilitators and delivery resources are in place.
• Gather field feedback and surface delivery insights to inform program design owned by other Loenbro University teams.
• Establish scorecards and reporting cadences, and report enrollment, attendance, completion, and delivery outcomes to Loenbro leadership.
• Manage the Workforce Development budget and resource allocation and drive corrective action where regional delivery has gaps or risks.
• Represent Loenbro University externally and before executive stakeholders.

Skills

• Demonstrated experience leading and developing managers or multi-site and multi-region teams.
• Proven experience facilitating and delivering training or content to audiences at multiple levels of an organization.
• Executive presence, with experience presenting to and partnering with senior leaders.
• Proficiency in identifying organizational training needs and securing buy-in for solutions across operational leaders.
• Strong relationship-building, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in managing budgets, program metrics, and cross-functional implementation.
• Proficiency with building or managing external partnerships.

Qualifications

Required:

• 10 to 12+ years of progressive experience in learning and development, workforce development, training operations, or a related field.
• Willingness to travel nationwide, approximately 50% of the time.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in business, education, organizational development, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Construction, industrial services, utilities, or another craft-based environment industry experience.
• Apprenticeship or registered training programs experience.
• Experience with educational institutions or workforce organizations.
• Certifications such as CPTD, ATD, SHRM, or equivalent.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

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

Work Environment:

• Traveling by vehicle and/or airplane up to 50% of the time.

This role requires compliance with all applicable safety regulations, personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements, and Loenbro's Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) policies.

Benefits

Loenbro offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and rewards to those who join our team:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Life and disability insurance
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Benefits eligibility may vary based on employment classification and hours worked.