Job Type

Full-time
Description
Build your career with an innovative and sustainable railroad maintenance and construction team at American Track! Our company is rapidly growing, and we have plenty of opportunities available for accelerated advancement. Are you new to the industry? No worries. We provide position-specific training for all field and office work. We believe that having happy and healthy employees is key to our success, and we offer a wide range of competitive benefits to help our team manage their physical and financial wellness. If you're looking to grow in a hands-on and collaborative environment with one of the most experienced companies in the industry, we'd love to hear from you. Start your adventure building America's infrastructure today!
The Learning and Development Manager is responsible for overseeing safety and onboarding training for all field employees. The role will coordinate all L&D activities but partner with the operational, Safety and HR leaders. Activities include managing the L&D specialists and regularly interacting with employees and third-party training providers. This position actively searches, creatively designs, and implements effective methods to educate, enhance performance and recognize performance. A successful candidate must be friendly, self-motivated team player with strong interpersonal skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
What You'll Do:

• Develops and implements a learning strategy and programs that are aligned with the organization's needs
• Has full understanding of the various business units and their specific training and safety regulation requirements
• Embraces and implements various types of training
• Designs and produces training materials, including e-learning courses
• Tracks budgets, negotiates contracts, builds and maintains relationships with third party training providers
• Access the success of the development plans and modifies where necessary
• Hires and manages the L&D specialists
• Manages the development of the Safety team from a training perspective
• Acts as a principal point of contact for anyone with questions about training and development
• Collaborate effectively with other relevant stakeholders
• Stay abreast of the latest developments in learning trends, changes in learning theory, and developments in learning technologies.

Why You'll Love Working for Us:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Coverage
• PTO and Holidays
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• 401K

Requirements
What We Need from You:

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Bachelor's degree or relevant working experience in HR or Safety disciplines
• OSHA/MSHA Trainer Certifications, a plus
• DOT knowledge or administration, a plus
• Minimum 5 yrs experience working in learning
• Demonstrate affinity with employee learning and learning technologies
• Ability to design and produce relevant training materials, including e-learning courses
• Familiarity with e-learning platforms
• Able to solve problems quickly and resolve issues
• Ability to communicate effectively and engage with employees
• Ability to effectively present information to clients, public groups, boards of directors, employees and management.
• Positive attitude, the ability to motivate team members on site, and the skills to communicate and report effectively
• Fluent in English; Spanish is a plus
• Physical ability to stand; walk; sit; use hands; talk or hear; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; lift and/or move up to 30 pounds; ability to use close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjust focus

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this job.