CDL TRAINING COORDINATOR - 80457

State of Tennessee; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Tennessee's Department of Safety and Homeland Security in Nashville is seeking an experienced CDL Training Coordinator to oversee compliance reviews, develop training materials, manage equipment inventory, and ensure state and federal guidelines are met.

The in-person role requires travel across the state, including Columbia, and supervision of training teams; candidates should have a bachelor's degree and substantial administrative experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of progressively responsible admin experience.
• Experience substituting education with professional experience may apply.
• Knowledge of state/federal compliance guidelines favored.

Responsibilities

• Travel 40-50% to CDL training sites and monitoring visits.
• Stand, kneel, and climb in/out of CDL trucks during training.
• Ensure CDL testing equipment is calibrated and compliant.
• Coordinate procurement and approve invoices; supervise teams of 3–4.
• Organize and lead in‑person and virtual training sessions.
• Work outdoors in varying weather conditions as needed.

Skills

Travel coordination

Training coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Executive Service

Closing Date: 09/06/2026

Background Check

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

CDL TRAINING COORDINATOR

Department of Safety and Homeland Security

CDI Grant

Nashville, TN

Annual Salary: $54,744.00 - 68,328.00

This position is designated as In-Person

Who We Are And What We Do

The mission of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security is to serve, secure, and protect the people of Tennessee. The department is responsible for ensuring the safety and general welfare of the public through the operations of its six primary divisions: Tennessee Highway Patrol, Driver Services, Tennessee Highway Safety Office, Office of Homeland Security, Tennessee Advanced Communications Network (TACN), and Administrative Services. Headquartered in Nashville, the department maintains a strong presence statewide with approximately 2,500 employees working across the state.

Job Overview

The Admin Services Assistant 5 position in our CDI Grant division is responsible for overseeing and completing compliance reviews, developing training materials, managing equipment inventory processes, and following State and Federal compliance guidelines. This position is an in-person role based in Davidson County.

Key Responsibilities

• Travel takes up 40-50% of the job - traveling to Columbia for our Commercial Driver's License (CDL) or throughout the state for monitoring visits.
• This job is physically demanding and requires candidates to be able to stand, kneel, and climb in and out of CDL trucks multiple times during training and monitoring visits.
• Ensure all CDL testing equipment is calibrated, functional, and compliant with testing standards and accessibility requirements.
• Coordinates procurement, and approves various invoices when needed ¿ Manage a team of 3-4 individuals with our training team & a team of 3-4 individuals that consist of our Program Monitors.
• Organize and lead training sessions and refresher courses both in‑person and virtually.
• Part of this position requires the recommended candidate to be outside in the elements, rain, cold weather, things of that nature.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree AND experience equivalent to substantial (five or more years of) full‑time increasingly responsible professional staff administrative experience.

Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying full‑time increasingly responsible sub professional, paraprofessional, or professional experience may be substituted for the required education on a year‑for‑year basis, to a maximum of four years.

Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in public administration, business administration, or other acceptable field may be substituted for the required experience, on a year‑for‑year basis, to a maximum of two years.

OR

Four years of increasingly responsible professional administrative services experience with the State of Tennessee.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.