Workforce Development Manager

About LEMOINE

LEMOINE, a Great Place to Work®-Certified company, is one of the most respected full-service construction management firms in the nation, consistently ranked among the ENR Top 400 Contractors. Headquartered in Louisiana and building across the southern United States, LEMOINE serves clients in Healthcare, Commercial, Education, Federal, Infrastructure, Industrial, and Disaster Recovery sectors.

At LEMOINE, we are committed to Building Better-people, communities, projects, and lives. Our Infrastructure Division specializes in Civil, Concrete, and Environmental & Water projects, delivering quality construction that improves the communities we serve. We are seeking an experienced Workforce Development Manager to join this team and help uphold our mission of excellence, safety, and innovation.

Position Summary: The Workforce Development Manager will lead the workforce planning, training, development and safety-culture programs for LEMOINE's Infrastructure Division. This leadership role will develop strategy, oversee delivery of training (with special emphasis our craft workforce initially on safety, hazard recognition, respect, field coaching and beyond), and drive outreach and growth of talent pipelines. The Manager will collaborate with Safety, Operations, and the HR Business Partner drive a safety first culture with the craft workforce and deliver measurable improvements in performance and hazard mitigation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop the strategic vision and annual plan for the Workforce & Craft Development function in the Infrastructure Division-targeting training, safety behavior, hazard recognition, field coaching, outreach and craft talent pipelines.
• Collaborate with HR, Safety & Operations Teams to deliver high-impact craft training programs with emphasis on safety, hazard recognition, respect and safe work culture.
• Partner with Safety Department, Project Managers, Foremen, and Field Leadership to identify key safety and craft workforce competencies needing development-translate these into training modules, field coaching initiatives, and engagement events.
• Oversee scheduling, delivery, tracking and reporting of craft training programs; ensure high participation, quality of instruction, measurable outcomes and continuous improvement.
• Monitor and report workforce & safety metrics: craft employee training completion, hazard observation rates, near-miss trends, site audit results, field coaching feedback, craft workforce turnover/ retention, etc. Use data to drive improvements and accountability.
• Serve as a senior craft-safety training champion: engage directly in major field training events, toolbox talks, field hazard recognition campaigns, craft workforce forums and outreach presentations.
• Ensure training content, methods and field coaching tools reflect current industry standards, OSHA/ MSHA regulations, emerging craft work methods and safety-best practices.
• Manage budget for craft workforce training and development initiatives; recommend resource allocation, tools, equipment or technology to support training and field coaching.
• Promote a culture of respect, continuous learning and safe behavior among craft employees and field leaders; act as role models for promoting respect for others, diversity in craft workforce and safe work-mindset.
• Conduct regular reviews of training effectiveness, field coaching feedback and risk/hazard trend data to refine programs and implement improvement actions.
• Other leadership responsibilities as assigned within the Workforce & Craft Development function.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (Construction Management, Occupational Safety & Health, Business Administration, Education/Training) preferred.
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in workforce training/development within construction, infrastructure, heavy civil or craft trades-with at least 2 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
• Strong experience in craft/trade workforce training, field hazard recognition training, safety behavior programs, and working hands-on with craft workforce in field environments.
• Excellent leadership, team-management and stakeholder-engagement skills; ability to influence across all levels: field personnel, craft employees, foremen, project leadership and senior management.
• Experience in managing budgets, tracking metrics, developing dashboards and using data to drive program improvements.
• Strong communicator, facilitator and public-speaker; comfortable leading large training sessions, field forums, outreach presentations and building external partnerships.
• Hands-on mindset and willingness to be field-based part of the time-walking job sites, engaging craft workforce, assessing hazards, and reinforcing training outcomes in the field.
• Knowledge of OSHA/ MSHA regulations, construction site hazard recognition, and safe work practices in heavy-civil/infrastructure craft environment.
• Valid driver's license and willingness to travel to multiple job sites across the region.

Why LEMOINE: LEMOINE offers the opportunity to lead a mission-critical function at the intersection of craft workforce development, infrastructure delivery and safety excellence. Join our Infrastructure Division and make a difference-building communities, empowering craft talent and embedding a safety-first culture. Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits and strong career growth opportunities.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Lemoine Company, L.L.C. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applications are considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, or disability. Only job-related factors will be considered in deciding applicants' qualifications.