L&D Specialist

Applied Control; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

FSA

HSA

401(k) with employer match

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Applied Control in Centennial, CO, is seeking a Learning and Development Specialist to design and deliver virtual, blended, instructor-led, and self-paced learning solutions for employees and leaders.

You will support onboarding, role-specific training, and development initiatives, partnering with leaders to identify learning needs, manage projects, and measure program impact. The role involves LMS administration, learning analytics, and maintaining training records to support compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, organizational development, education, business, instructional design, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Three or more years of experience in learning and development, training, instructional design, talent development, or a related field. Potentially may substitute internal Applied Control knowledge.
• Working knowledge of adult learning principles, instructional design methods, and training evaluation practices.
• Experience using a learning management system and common content-development and collaboration tools.
• Strong project management, organization, communication, and stakeholder partnership skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain attention to detail.
• Ability to analyze learning data, identify insights, and communicate recommendations clearly.
• Represents the Applied Control brand with content and sessions delivery.

Responsibilities

• Designs and develops virtual, blended, instructor-led, and self-paced learning solutions for employees and leaders.
• Supports new-hire onboarding and role-specific training to accelerate employee readiness and integration.
• Partners with leaders and employees to identify learning needs, skill gaps, and development priorities aligned with business objectives.
• Handles the annual compliance programs and reporting.
• Supports safety with training procurement and course development.
• May facilitate engaging training sessions, workshops, onboarding programs, and other development experiences.
• Creates practical learning materials such as facilitator guides, participant workbooks, job aids, presentations, e-learning content, and manager toolkits.
• Consults with subject-matter experts to translate technical or business content into clear, accessible learning experiences.
• Evaluate programs effectiveness and recommend improvements based on findings.
• Administers the LMS system
• Builds and administers learning analytics and reporting initiatives.
• Maintains accurate training records and support compliance-related learning requirements.
• Monitor learning and development trends, technologies, and best practices and recommend relevant enhancements.
• May be asked to coordinate program logistics, including schedules, communications, registration, materials, facilities, technology, and vendor support.
• Supports broader training and talent management initiatives as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Organization

Communication

Stakeholder partnership

LMS experience

Instructional design

Adult learning principles

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR / organizational development / education / business / instructional design

Equivalent relevant experience may be considered

Tools

Authoring tools

Content-development tools

Collaboration tools

Job description

Learning and Development Specialist

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Centennial CO

Responsibilities

• Designs and develops virtual, blended, instructor-led, and self-paced learning solutions for employees and leaders.
• Supports new-hire onboarding and role-specific training to accelerate employee readiness and integration.
• Partners with leaders and employees to identify learning needs, skill gaps, and development priorities aligned with business objectives.
• Handles the annual compliance programs and reporting.
• Supports safety with training procurement and course development.
• May facilitate engaging training sessions, workshops, onboarding programs, and other development experiences.
• Creates practical learning materials such as facilitator guides, participant workbooks, job aids, presentations, e-learning content, and manager toolkits.
• Consults with subject-matter experts to translate technical or business content into clear, accessible learning experiences.
• Evaluate programs effectiveness and recommend improvements based on findings.
• Administers the LMS system
• Builds and administers learning analytics and reporting initiatives.
• Maintains accurate training records and support compliance-related learning requirements.
• Monitor learning and development trends, technologies, and best practices and recommend relevant enhancements.
• May be asked to coordinate program logistics, including schedules, communications, registration, materials, facilities, technology, and vendor support.
• Supports broader training and talent management initiatives as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, organizational development, education, business, instructional design, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Three or more years of experience in learning and development, training, instructional design, talent development, or a related field. Potentially may substitute internal Applied Control knowledge.
• Working knowledge of adult learning principles, instructional design methods, and training evaluation practices.
• Experience using a learning management system and common content-development and collaboration tools.
• Strong project management, organization, communication, and stakeholder partnership skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain attention to detail.
• Ability to analyze learning data, identify insights, and communicate recommendations clearly.
• Represents the Applied Control brand with content and sessions delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience facilitating learning for both in-person and virtual audiences.
• Experience developing e-learning content using authoring tools.
• Experience supporting leadership development, career development, or enterprise onboarding programs.
• Relevant certification, such as ATD, SHRM, HRCI, coaching, facilitation, or instructional design certification.
• Experience working in a growing, multi-location, technical, or operational business environment.

Compensation: $65K to $85K

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, 401(k) plan with employer match, Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off (PTO).

About Us

At Applied Control, employees enjoy a collaborative, team environment. We celebrate success and recognize and reward accomplishments. Our expertise is backed by Emerson, a leader in global manufacturing and technology. With a team of highly skilled professionals developing unique cost-saving solutions for our customers in oil & gas, refining, power, life science, mining, chemical, food & beverage, and alternative fuels, we help the world run more efficiently every day.

We offer rewarding careers, comprehensive benefits, and a culture that encourages growth and development. Our benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance subsidized by Applied Control, HSA and FSA options, supplemental, life, and disability insurance, 401k with employer match, 10 paid holidays, and starting at 16 days of paid time off. Our employees also enjoy our 9/80 schedule which allows for 9-hour workdays and every other Friday off!

Equal Opportunity Employer

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