Job description

Director of People Development

Company Overview

AC Corp was founded in 1935 and focuses on providing HVAC, plumbing, electrical, building automation, and custom fabrication solutions to commercial and industrial customers in Greensboro, Winston Salem, and Raleigh North Carolina. AC Corp is a Crete United company and joined the Crete network in 2022. As part of this nationwide network, we join an emerging leader in energy efficiency who is focused on making the places where we work, live, and play healthier.

Position Description

The Director of People Development is responsible for developing and implementing a people development strategy and program for AC Corporation. These programs will focus on enabling AC Corp to grow its skilled trades workforce by creating career paths (including roles, competencies, training, compensation, etc.) from entry level to field supervisor across multiple trades (HVAC, Pipefitting, Sheetmetal, Electrical, and Controls). The Director of People Development will report to the President of AC Corp and work closely with the Crete Regional VP and SVP of HR. The ideal candidate will have deep learning and development experience, preferably focused on developing technical talent.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a people development program focused on growing and creating career paths for skilled trade roles.
• Define skilled trade career paths including role progression, description of each role, and the qualifications for each role.
• Develop pay bands for each role that are competitive in the market.
• Create technical assessments to use in the promotion process and to evaluate candidates.
• Define training curriculum for each trade and career path and determine how to resource the training (e.g. in-house, digital training platforms, partner with technical schools, etc.)
• Evaluate and implement systems required to manage the people development program (e.g. LMS).

Position Requirements

• Strong track record of achievement as an individual contributor and leader
• Demonstrated ability to build trust and buy-in among stakeholders
• Desire to drive transformational improvements in an entrepreneurial environment.
• 5 years of people development experience
• 10 years of professional experience
• Experience with talent development for technical roles is a plus.
• Experience in commercial HVAC, electrical and/or plumbing is a plus.
• Strong communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Work, Excel, etc.).

We offer an extremely competitive base salary with a rewarding performance-based bonus plan along with a highly competitive benefits program.

For immediate consideration please contact Paul Pruitt at 715-808-5712

AC Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)