Corporate Trainer

Position Summary

Hays Electrical Services is seeking an experienced and engaging Corporate Trainer to develop and deliver training programs that strengthen leadership capabilities, improve project management effectiveness, and support employee development across the organization.

This position will focus on leadership development, role-specific training for Assistant Project Managers (APMs) and Project Managers (PMs), curriculum development, and training program evaluation.

The successful candidate will have experience facilitating professional development programs within the construction, electrical, or related industries and understand the operational challenges faced by field leaders and project management teams.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership Development Training (Approximately 35%)

• Course Delivery: Facilitate instructor-led and blended leadership courses for new and experienced leaders, covering communication, coaching, accountability, performance conversations, conflict resolution, and leading crews and teams.

• Leadership Pathways: Help build and deliver tiered programs that prepare high-potential employees for lead, foreman, superintendent, and management roles.

• Training Reinforcement: Create follow-up tools such as job aids, discussion guides, and coaching prompts to ensure skills are applied after training.

Role-Specific Training for APMs and PMs (Approximately 35%)

• Role Expectations: Train Assistant Project Managers and Project Managers on their duties and responsibilities, including:

  • Project setup and closeout

  • Scheduling and project planning

  • Budgeting and cost control

  • Change orders

  • Billing and pay applications

  • Subcontractor and vendor management

  • Client communication

• Company-Specific Training: Deliver training on Hays standards, procedures, forms, software, safety expectations, and quality requirements to promote consistency across projects.

• New Hire and Promotion Onboarding: Lead structured onboarding and transition training for newly hired or promoted APMs, PMs, and leaders.

• Subject-Matter Collaboration: Partner with Operations, Estimating, Safety, Accounting, and field leadership to capture real-world project knowledge and develop practical training programs.

Curriculum Design and Program Management (Approximately 20%)

• Training Needs Analysis: Identify skill and knowledge gaps through surveys, performance data, project results, and discussions with leadership.

• Content Development: Develop and update training courses, facilitator guides, presentations, case studies, simulations, assessments, and e-learning modules using adult-learning principles.

• Learning Management: Maintain course catalogs, training schedules, participant rosters, attendance records, and completion data within the Learning Management System (LMS) or equivalent platform.

Training Evaluation and Reporting (Approximately 10%)

• Measuring Results: Collect participant feedback, assess knowledge retention, and track on-the-job application and project outcomes to evaluate training effectiveness.

• Reporting: Provide regular updates to the Director of Training & Development regarding participation, course completion, feedback, and recommended improvements.

• Continuous Improvement: Evaluate and update training programs as company processes, technology, and industry requirements evolve.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• 4–6 years of combined experience in corporate training, facilitation, leadership development, or related functions, including experience within construction, electrical contracting, or a related industry.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Organizational Development, Education, Construction Management, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Demonstrated ability to confidently facilitate engaging training sessions for groups of varying sizes.

• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

• Experience developing training materials and applying instructional design and adult-learning principles.

• Working knowledge of construction project management processes and software.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, presentation tools, and Learning Management Systems (LMS).

• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and translate technical or operational information into effective training.

• Willingness to travel to job sites and regional offices.

• Ability to pass a background check.

• Valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Project Manager, Assistant Project Manager, Superintendent, or field leader.

• Experience developing and delivering leadership development programs for construction professionals.

• Training or facilitation certifications, such as Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD), Association for Talent Development (ATD) credentials, or similar.

• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish.

• Experience developing blended learning programs, e-learning modules, and role-specific training pathways.

Why Hays Electrical Services

• Fast-growing national electrical contractor with operations across multiple states.

• Opportunity to directly impact organizational growth and talent strategy.

• Collaborative, high-performance culture.

• Exposure to executive leadership and strategic hiring initiatives.

• Career growth opportunities within a rapidly expanding organization.

Hays Electrical Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.