Senior Construction Workforce Development Specialist

Bechtel; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel is building a semiconductor plant in New Albany, OH. The CWE Professional Development Senior Specialist will advance construction workforce development initiatives across Bechtel projects as part of the Project Construction Workface Effectiveness team.

The role coordinates programs that strengthen onboarding, role competency, workforce readiness, and project execution performance for field engineers and staff.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) and 5–8 years of relevant experience or 9–12 years total.
• Experience in construction, field operations, engineering, project controls.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, and communication skills with diverse audiences.
• Experience planning, coordinating, and executing complex programs with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to influence across functions without direct authority.
• Analytical and reporting skills including dashboard development and data interpretation.
• Strong organizational and project management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, manage, and facilitate onboarding programs for project personnel.
• Support development of role competency frameworks for Field Engineers and other staff.
• Deliver instructor-led training, workshops, and onboarding sessions.
• Partner with leadership and HR to identify capability gaps and develop solutions.
• Manage program schedules, logistics, and execution plans across initiatives.
• Develop and present dashboards, metrics, and performance insights to leadership.
• Track training effectiveness and workforce readiness against goals.
• Support continuous improvement of workforce development initiatives.
• Influence stakeholders across organizations to ensure program delivery.

Skills

Facilitation

Presentation

Communication

Dashboard development

Microsoft 365

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Learning Management Systems

Reporting platforms

Job description

Bechtel is building a semiconductor plant in New Albany, OH. The CWE Professional Development Senior Specialist will advance construction workforce development initiatives across Bechtel projects as part of the Project Construction Workface Effectiveness team.

The role coordinates programs that strengthen onboarding, role competency, workforce readiness, and project execution performance for field engineers and staff.