Program Manager

Holder Construction; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Annual bonus program

Job summary

Holder Construction is seeking a Training Manager to lead integration, onboarding, and development across Mustang sites. You will align new associates with culture, expectations, and standards while partnering with project leaders to address workforce needs and implement targeted development solutions.

The role requires 5+ years in onboarding or similar programs within construction or related fields, strong facilitation skills, and the ability to travel 50–70% to project sites.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading onboarding, workforce development, training, or operations programs in complex environments.
• Ability to influence leaders and drive adoption in field-based settings.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and stakeholders on large projects.
• Strong facilitation and coaching skills in dynamic environments.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and project management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the associate integration strategy and ensure onboarding aligns with project culture and standards.
• Partner with project leadership to identify workforce needs and implement development solutions.
• Oversee cross-functional jobsite planning, scheduling, and execution for training rollouts.
• Facilitate training and set clear expectations for training outcomes and learning checks.
• Support leaders and trainees to reinforce learning and sustain desired behaviors on the job.
• Ensure consistency of training experiences across all project teams and functions.
• Monitor training completion and effectiveness metrics; report to leadership.
• Schedule check-ins and collect feedback for continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with coordinators to manage logistics, scheduling, and communication.

Skills

Leadership onboarding

Training program development

Stakeholder management

Facilitation & coaching

Communication

Project management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education or Organizational Development

Job description

About Us Holder Construction is a nationally recognized leader in the construction industry, consistently ranked among the top firms on ENR’s Top 400 Contractors list. We are a performance-driven company that believes in rewarding excellence and investing in our people. Our structured career development program empowers associates to grow quickly into expanded roles and responsibilities based on merit. With operations throughout the United States, we offer a highly competitive compensation and benefits package, including:

• Paid time off
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Night and swing shift differential pay for select roles

About Us Holder Construction is a nationally recognized leader in the construction industry, consistently ranked among the top firms on ENR’s Top 400 Contractors list. We are a performance-driven company that believes in rewarding excellence and investing in our people. Our structured career development program empowers associates to grow quickly into expanded roles and responsibilities based on merit. With operations throughout the United States, we offer a highly competitive compensation and benefits package, including:

• Annual bonus program
• Paid time off
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k)-retirement plan
• Night and swing shift differential pay for select roles

The Training Manager is responsible for leading the integration, onboarding, training, and development efforts for all associates across all Mustang sites. This role ensures associates are successfully integrated into the culture, expectations, and standards to build the skills required for individual and team success. The Manager serves as the primary liaison between project leadership, Human Resources, facilitators, and the Associate Development team to deliver a consistent, high-quality employee experience and drive team effectiveness for the first year of an associate’s transition. The role is a full time in person position.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the program’s associate integration strategy, ensuring new associates are successfully onboarded and connected to the project\'s culture, expectations, and standards
• Partner, interview, survey project leadership to identify workforce needs and implement targeted development solutions
• Lead cross-functional jobsite planning, scheduling, and execution for integration and training rollouts (eg. office, field, safety)
• Facilitate or co-facilitate training and set the tone for training expectations
• Support leaders and trainees in reinforcing learning, coaching associates, and sustaining desired behaviors on the job (eg – learning checks)
• Ensure consistency of integration and training experiences across all project teams and functions
• Monitor integration and training completion, participation, and effectiveness metrics (eg. KPIs); provide regular reporting to leadership
• Schedule and lead check-ins, collecting feedback and implementing changes
• Collaborate with Coordinator to ensure smooth logistics, scheduling, communications, and record-keeping.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading onboarding, workforce development, training, learning, or operations programs within construction, manufacturing, industrial, or similarly complex environments.
• Demonstrated ability to influence leaders and drive adoption in a field-based environment.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and stakeholders within a large-scale project or operational setting.
• Strong facilitation and coaching experience, especially in dynamic or field-based environments
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and project management skills
• Bachelor\'s degree in Education, Organizational Development or a related field
• Industry experience: construction preferred; comparable industries oil/gas, manufacturing, automotive manufacturing, chip manufacturing, pharmaceutical, education
• Ability and willingness to travel 50-70% to project sites based on business needs.

Holder is committed to Equal Opportunity Employment (EOE).

Substance abuse testing and a background screening is a condition of employment and Holder Construction does not sponsor applicants for immigration status or benefits.