Craft Instructor - Electrical

Kiewit; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Education and training opportunities

Paid time off

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking an experienced electrical craft professional to join the DFW Training Center as a Craft Instructor - Electrical. This hands-on instructional role works with learners through classroom instruction, demonstrations and labs, leveraging real-world field experience to teach how electrical work is planned, executed and checked.

The role emphasizes safety, quality, and developing the next generation of craft professionals.

Qualifications

• Substantial electrical craft knowledge with field experience.
• Experience reading drawings, specs and installation methods.
• Journeyman Electrician preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• Ability to teach, coach and develop craft employees.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver electrical craft training through classroom instruction, demonstrations and hands-on labs.
• Translate field experience into practical instruction for learners.
• Personally demonstrate electrical construction activities using tools and methods.
• Explain installation challenges and safety/quality expectations using field examples.
• Observe learner performance and adjust instructional approach.
• Provide coaching and assess learner readiness.

Skills

Journeyman Electrician

Electrical training

Public speaking

Curriculum development

Safety & quality

Job description

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Home District/Group:Kiewit Industrial District

Department:Human Resources

Employment Type:Full Time

Position Overview

Kiewit is seeking an experienced electrical craft professional to join the DFW Training Center as a Craft Instructor - Electrical.

This is a hands-on instructional role for someone with substantial field experience who understands how electrical work is planned, interpreted, built, checked and corrected - and who can translate that experience into effective learning for developing craft employees.

The strongest candidates will combine broad industrial electrical construction experience with a genuine interest in developing the next generation of electrical craft professionals. Instructors work directly with learners through classroom instruction, demonstrations and hands-on labs, using real-world experience to explain both how the work is performed and why it is done that way.

The Instructor's electrical knowledge should extend well beyond the material contained in any single course. We are looking for craft professionals who can answer practical field questions, demonstrate work credibly, recognize common problems and use years of experience to help others develop.

This role reports to the DFW Training Center Program Manager and works closely with peer Instructors and other Training Center team members.

Why This Role Matters

The DFW Training Center is directly connected to Kiewit's project workforce. Our objective is not simply to deliver training. It is to help people develop the knowledge, skills, work habits and confidence needed to build careers in the electrical trade - and then connect that development to real work within Kiewit.

For an Instructor who cares about growing the craft, that creates an opportunity to see what happens after the classroom and lab. You can help someone enter the trade, develop their capabilities, evaluate their progress and ultimately see that training put to use on Kiewit projects.

We want Instructors who take pride not only in teaching well, but in helping people become successful craft professionals.

Development and Growth

The successful candidate is expected to arrive with substantial electrical craft knowledge and a functional foundation in teaching, coaching and communication. Kiewit and the DFW Training Center will support continued development in facilitation, lesson planning, public speaking, instructional methods, training systems, administrative tools and Kiewit's ways of doing business. As the Training Center and its programs grow, opportunities may develop for Instructors to broaden their technical, instructional and leadership contributions within Kiewit.

District Overview

The Kiewit Industrial District delivers self-perform and EPC construction services for complex industrial facilities across North America, including data centers, advanced manufacturing, energy, and process-driven infrastructure projects.

Kiewit’s investment in training facilities reflects our commitment to building a high-performance, field-ready workforce, supported by strong technical leadership and integrated team execution.

Location

This position is based at the DFW Training Center and is expected to work onsite. During active training cohorts, learner instruction generally runs from approximately 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Instructor preparation begins before learners arrive, and closeout may continue after instruction ends as needed. Training cycles also include dedicated time between cohorts for learner-record closeout, lab reset, material readiness, instructional preparation and continuous improvement. Occasional needs may arise outside the normal instructional schedule. The role is fundamentally DFW-based with occasional travel as business needs require.

Responsibilities

This is an active, hands-on instructional position - not primarily a classroom or presentation role. Instructors regularly demonstrate and participate in electrical training using construction tools, materials, raceway systems, cable and electrical mockups. Depending on the activity, this may include layout, measuring, cutting, bending, assembly, installation, material handling and other practical electrical construction tasks.

What You'll Do

• Deliver electrical craft training through classroom instruction, demonstrations and hands-on labs.
• Translate field experience into practical instruction that helps learners understand how electrical work is planned, sequenced and performed.
• Personally demonstrate electrical construction activities using appropriate tools, materials and methods
• Use field examples and lessons learned to explain installation challenges, common mistakes, sequencing issues, safety concerns and quality expectations.
• Observe learner performance, identify where understanding is breaking down and adjust the instructional approach when needed.
• Provide individual coaching while maintaining appropriate progress for the overall class.
• Administer quizzes, labs and other assessments and make sound professional judgments about learner knowledge, practical performance and readiness.
• Provide candid feedback and accurately document learner strengths, development needs and performance concerns.
• Model and enforce Kiewit safety and quality expectations throughout training and immediately intervene when unsafe behavior or deficient work is observed.
• Help learners develop practical jobsite habits including housekeeping, material handling, tool readiness, work sequencing, communication and supporting the needs of a crew.
• Maintain consistency in required training content while adapting explanations, examples and demonstrations to learner needs.
• Prepare for upcoming cohorts by completing records, resetting labs, confirming materials and tools, and preparing instructional activities.
• Share knowledge and resources with other Instructors and help strengthen the overall Training Center team.
• Continue developing your own technical and instructional capability and use the expertise of other team members when appropriate.

Qualifications

What You Bring

• Substantial relevant electrical construction experience with Journeyman-level depth and practical capability.
• Industrial electrical construction experience strongly preferred, including experience working from drawings and specifications and adapting installation methods to different project requirements and field conditions.
• Journeyman Electrician highly preferred. Candidates with substantial equivalent electrical field experience may also be considered.
• Approximately five years of meaningful electrical experience is a useful reference point; breadth, depth and relevance matter more than years alone.
• Broad knowledge of how electrical work is planned, sequenced, installed, inspected, corrected and supported in the field.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, specifications and other construction information.
• Electrical breadth sufficient to independently teach assigned curriculum, respond credibly to practical field questions and recognize when an unusual condition requires additional technical input.
• Demonstrated ability to teach, coach, mentor or develop less-experienced craft employees. Teaching capability may come from formal instruction, apprenticeship involvement, field mentoring, foreman/lead responsibilities or other practical experience developing people.
• Prior formal Instructor or training experience is preferred, but not required.
• Foreman, lead-person or comparable field-leadership experience is preferred, particularly experience developing craft employees and leading safety and quality in the field.
• Strong safety and quality judgment; patience; learner awareness; communication, listening, teamwork and professional judgment.
• Ability to recognize the limits of personal experience and use the expertise of others appropriately.
• Ability and willingness to learn the technical and administrative systems needed to support instruction, assessments and learner records.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred, but not required. #LI-TJ1

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Other Requirements:

• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

There’s no limit to what you’ll do at Kiewit. Whether you’re building or supporting projects that provide communities with dependable energy, safe transportation, clean water, or access to health care, the work you do will positively impact people’s lives for generations to come.

Here you’ll have endless opportunities to expand your expertise through on-the-job experience and internal and external training and development opportunities.

We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry. From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.

Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.

We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.