Training Specialist

Job Description

Dewberry is hiring a Training Specialist to join our Training and Development Team. Our team designs, develops, and delivers training solutions that align with Dewberry’s strategic business goals to drive organizational performance. This includes robust programs for employees enterprise-wide that build skills in leadership development, interpersonal communication, project management, and client management. We also manage the administration of courses for compliance with corporate policies and health, safety, and environmental requirements to support risk management.

The ideal candidate will have at least three years of experience in a learning and development role. We are looking for a strategic thinker, enthusiastic collaborator, and exceptional communicator who is comfortable working with all training modalities and who is motivated to learn more about a variety of learning and development functional areas. The Training Specialist supports our training managers and interacts with facilitators, vendor partners, training participants, operations managers, and other stakeholders before, during, and after training events. The individual in this role must be a strong project manager who can support many different workstreams and portfolios. The goal is for the individual in this role to take on ownership of at least one training program, with increasing responsibility over time. This is a hybrid role; must be onsite in the Fairfax office at least three days a week. Some brief travel may be required, typically up to 4 times per year.

Dewberry prides itself on a culture of collaboration where in-person interaction with our clients and each other is essential for full exchanging of ideas, successful project delivery, developing meaningful professional relationships, gaining mentorship, and developing our workforce. While we offer training solutions in all modalities, we prioritize the value of face-to-face training in the classroom.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Responsibilities

• Work with internal and external SMEs to assist in the development of learning content.
• Manage preparation and distribution of course materials using Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Create communication deliverables to support training and Training and Development team messaging (training agendas, rosters, handouts, PowerPoints, intranet posts and content, etc.).
• Proactively manage communications with vendor partners, facilitators, and other stakeholders.
• Manage training vendor contracts, purchase orders, and invoices and track against annual budget.
• Manage event close-out procedures and maintain documentation, archives, and relevant information for future use and reference.
• Manage the request and setup process to implement DiSC® assessments for teams and individuals.
• Assist with course evaluations and create reports on regular basis to provide data on course enrollments and completions, evaluations, and other metrics to measure impact of training offerings and determine areas for improvement.
• Manage administration of the annual training nominations process.
• Provide logistics support and coordination in the scheduling and delivery of in-person, live virtual, and online training events for employees enterprise-wide.
• Manage participant registration and communications, classroom setup, AV setup and support, and food and beverage catering services.
• Provide onsite event support to ensure seamless delivery for approximately 30 classroom days during the year. Some events will go into the evening hours.
• Document processes and continually strive to improve training processes for increased efficiency.
• Maintain training calendar.
  
  

Required Skills & Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Education, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Communications, Psychology, or related field
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a corporate learning and development environment
• Strong project management skills
• Desire to help others gain the skills they need to succeed
• Enthusiastic learner who views challenges as opportunities to grow
• Ability to provide customer service excellence by building relationships, being resourceful, responsive, and respectful
• Advanced user of the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Teams
• Familiarity with adult learning principles
• Familiarity with training measurement tools such as the Kirkpatrick learning and evaluation method
• Familiarity with the DiSC® Workplace Profile desired
• Willingness to tackle a wide variety of projects
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload as needed to meet schedules
• Comfortable interacting with executives and other senior-level individuals and supporting staff with different work styles
• Ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, with all levels of employees and training partners in a clear, precise, and thorough manner.
• Exceptional problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Strong work ethic and positive attitude
• Curiosity and willingness to ask probing questions to uncover underlying issues
• Takes initiative in their work and takes ownership for work
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to quality‑check learning materials and communications prior to delivery
• Works with a sense of urgency
• Ability to work independently when necessary
  
  

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employee’s. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

• At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.
• Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.
• Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.