Workforce Development Manager

<div class="content-intro"><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><p><strong>Job Title: Regional Workforce Development Manager</strong>&nbsp;<br><strong>Company:</strong> Loenbro, LLC<br><strong>Business Unit/Department:</strong> People Operations - Learning and Development<br><strong>Location:</strong> Midwest Region (Cedar Rapids)<br><strong>Reports to:</strong> Director of Workforce Development<br><strong>Employment Type:</strong> Full Time<br><strong>FLSA Classification:</strong> Exempt<br><strong>Travel:</strong> 50%+ Regional Travel Required&nbsp;<br><strong>Direct Reports:</strong> 6-15</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>About&nbsp;Loenbro</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p>Loenbro&nbsp;is a trusted, long-term construction lifecycle partner to thousands of customers across the U.S. Our market spans all&nbsp;industries&nbsp;and our service offerings include Critical Electrical, Mechanical &amp; Structural, Soft Crafts, Inspection, Underground Maintenance and Installation, and Fabrication. Our&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;lies in simplifying the complex and&nbsp;establishing&nbsp;long-standing relationships with our partners. We have a national presence but a local approach—every customer benefits from our capabilities and our care.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>At&nbsp;Loenbro, we&nbsp;don’t&nbsp;just offer jobs—we build careers grounded in integrity, teamwork, excellence, and purpose. Join a team where your&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;is valued, your growth is supported, and your work helps&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;and enhance the critical infrastructure that powers communities across the nation.</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Job Summary</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p>Loenbro&nbsp;is&nbsp;seeking&nbsp;an experienced and operationally minded Regional <strong>Workforce Development Manager </strong>to join our Learning &amp; Development team within People Operations. This role sits at the heart of&nbsp;Loenbro’s&nbsp;investment in its craft workforce, owning the full spectrum of workforce development and training operations across an assigned region. The Regional Workforce Development Manager&nbsp;is responsible for&nbsp;ensuring that the right people are assessed, credentialed, developed, and supported to perform at the highest level on&nbsp;Loenbro&nbsp;job sites.&nbsp;</p> <p>Reporting to the Director of Workforce Development, this leader will manage a geographically distributed team of Craft Trainers and Assessors embedded across job sites, training facilities, and warehouse locations throughout their region. While&nbsp;Loenbro&nbsp;maintains centralized training standards and content through&nbsp;Loenbro&nbsp;University, this role&nbsp;is responsible for&nbsp;regional execution, oversight, and any region-specific training design required to meet local&nbsp;project&nbsp;and workforce needs. This is a high-travel, high-impact role for someone who is craft-minded, operationally grounded, and passionate about developing people.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Essential Job Responsibilities</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Regional Training Operations &amp; Oversight</strong>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Oversee the delivery and quality of all workforce development and training activities across the region, ensuring alignment with centralized&nbsp;Loenbro&nbsp;University standards and programs.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Execute regionally, adapting centrally developed training content and programs to fit the specific craft, site, and operational context of your region.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Design and develop region-specific training content where unique project types, craft mixes, or local workforce needs require it.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Ensure training is delivered consistently and effectively across all job sites, training centers, and warehouse facilities within the region.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Serve as the regional point of accountability for workforce readiness, training completion, and skill development outcomes.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>Talent Assessment &amp; Craft Credentialing</strong>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Manage a team of Assessors responsible for evaluating all incoming craft talent to accurately&nbsp;identify&nbsp;skill level and trade classification—including electrician apprentice tiers (A1–A4), Journeyman, and other multi-craft designations.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Ensure assessment processes are consistent,&nbsp;objective, and operationally relevant so that project teams receive properly placed, qualified craft workers from day one.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Collaborate with Recruiting and Operations to integrate assessment results into onboarding, placement, and mobilization decisions.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Maintain documentation and reporting on assessment outcomes, placement accuracy, and workforce skill profiles across the region.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>Team Leadership &amp; Development</strong>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Directly manage a regional team of 6–15 Craft Trainers and Assessors distributed across job sites and facilities throughout the region.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Recruit, onboard, develop, and&nbsp;retain&nbsp;high-performing training professionals who reflect&nbsp;Loenbro’s&nbsp;values and commitment to craft excellence.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Provide ongoing coaching, clear direction, and structured performance feedback to a geographically dispersed team.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and genuine investment in the development of others.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>Operational Partnership &amp; Regional Alignment</strong>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Build and&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;strong, trusted working relationships with Regional Presidents, Regional Leadership, Project Managers, Superintendents, and Site Leaders to ensure training efforts align with project timelines and workforce demands.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Serve as the Learning &amp; Development function’s embedded partner within the&nbsp;region—bringing a&nbsp;people&nbsp;development lens to operational planning conversations.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Proactively&nbsp;identify&nbsp;regional training needs based on project&nbsp;pipeline, workforce composition, and direct feedback from field leadership.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Represent workforce development interests in regional planning meetings and ensure training timelines support project mobilization schedules.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>Program Administration &amp; Reporting</strong>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Track and report on key workforce development metrics including training completion rates, assessment outcomes, skill progression, trainer performance, and workforce readiness.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Manage the regional training budget responsibly, including trainer deployment&nbsp;logistics, materials, and site coordination.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Maintain&nbsp;accurate&nbsp;records of training activities, craft assessments, and workforce data in alignment with&nbsp;Loenbro’s&nbsp;systems and standards.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Identify&nbsp;and escalate systemic workforce or training challenges to the Director of Workforce Development with recommended solutions.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>Minimum Qualifications</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Required:</strong>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>5+ years of experience in workforce development, training operations, or learning &amp; development, with at least 2 years in&nbsp;a leadership&nbsp;or management capacity.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Demonstrated background in construction, industrial, or multi-craft environments—with a working knowledge of craft trades, field operations, and project-based work environments.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Proven experience&nbsp;facilitating&nbsp;training or managing training delivery for craft or technical audiences in hands-on, field-based settings.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Experience managing geographically distributed teams, with&nbsp;demonstrated&nbsp;ability to lead, develop, and hold remote team members accountable.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Strong relationship-building skills—able to earn the trust and respect of field leaders, craft workers, and corporate stakeholders.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Comfortable&nbsp;creating structure and&nbsp;operating&nbsp;effectively in fast-paced, ambiguous environments without depending on an established playbook.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Ability and willingness to travel 50%+ throughout the assigned region on an ongoing basis.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Valid driver’s license&nbsp;required.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Proficiency&nbsp;in Microsoft Office Suite; familiarity with LMS or HRIS platforms&nbsp;a plus.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred:</strong>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Familiarity with electrical trade classifications, apprenticeship structures (IBEW, NECA, or open-shop), and journeyman-level trade knowledge.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Experience building or scaling workforce development programs in a growing, multi-site organization.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Background spanning multiple craft disciplines beyond electrical—mechanical, structural, piping, insulation, or similar industrial services.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Prior experience in a contractor, field services, or project-based environment where workforce readiness directly drives project outcomes.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Exposure to&nbsp;workforce assessment methodologies, skills-based hiring practices, or craft competency frameworks.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Advanced education with emphasis&nbsp;in&nbsp;workforce development, adult learning, instructional design, organizational development, or&nbsp;a related&nbsp;field.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>Physical Demands and Work Environment</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p>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.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Work Environment:</strong>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Frequent travel to active construction and industrial job sites, training facilities, and warehouse locations throughout the region.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Exposure to outdoor work environments including weather extremes, noise, dust, and other industrial site conditions.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Must be physically capable of navigating active work sites including extended walking, standing, and occasional climbing.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Personal protective equipment (PPE) is&nbsp;required&nbsp;on job sites and will be provided.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Travel requirement: 50%+ regional travel on an ongoing basis.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><em>This role requires compliance with all applicable safety regulations, PPE requirements, and&nbsp;Loenbro’s&nbsp;Environmental Health and Safety (EH&amp;S) policies.</em>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Benefits</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p>Loenbro&nbsp;offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and rewards to those who join our team:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Medical, dental, and vision insurance&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>401(k) retirement plan with company match&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Life and disability insurance&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Professional development and training opportunities&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Employee&nbsp;assistance&nbsp;program (EAP)&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><em>Benefits&nbsp;eligibility may vary based on employment classification and hours worked.</em>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Our Core Values</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p>Guided by Core Values (LEAD), grounded in grit and a commitment to excellence,&nbsp;Loenbro&nbsp;betters our families, customers, and local communities. If&nbsp;you’re&nbsp;ready to be part of a company that LEADS by:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li><strong>L —&nbsp;</strong>Living with Integrity&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>E —&nbsp;</strong>Exceeding Expectations&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>A —&nbsp;</strong>Acting with Urgency&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>D —&nbsp;</strong>Delivering Excellence&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>…we want to hear from you.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Loenbro&nbsp;is an Equal Opportunity Employer</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>