Strategic Workforce Programs Lead - Retention & Growth

Bechtel Corporation; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonuses

401K with matching

Job summary

Bechtel Corporation seeks a Workforce Services Specialist to lead strategic workforce programs across the Craft Professional Strategy, focusing on attracting, training, and retaining talent. The role reports to the Workforce Services Operations Manager at the Reston office and may offer part-time telework.

Requires a bachelor’s degree and extensive experience in workforce planning within heavy industry. The position emphasizes identifying workforce risks, designing mitigation programs, and

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience.
• Demonstrated experience in workforce retention, engagement, industrial relations or workforce planning within construction, mining, heavy industry or a comparable field-based environment.
• Skills in written and verbal communication including the preparation and presentation of oral and written reports.
• Strong analytical judgment, credibility with project leadership, and disciplined follow-through to translate workforce insights into sustained program results.
• Must have the right to work in the US.

Responsibilities

• Monitor workforce indicators for early trends, including turnover and attrition patterns, absenteeism, and workforce feedback.
• Track external conditions that shape craft professional supply and mobility, including regional market competition, wage movement, competing project ramp-ups, and travel and accommodation pressures.
• Strengthen and connect existing workforce programs by identifying overlaps, gaps, and opportunities to improve alignment across the Attract, Train, and Retain strategy.
• Add strategic direction and consistency across projects by developing common approaches, tools, and practices that support repeatable execution and stronger workforce outcomes.
• Establish clear outcome measurement by defining success measures, tracking progress, and using data to evaluate program effectiveness and inform continuous improvement.
• Partner with corporate and Project teams to understand workforce needs, align priorities, and ensure programs are practical, scalable, and responsive to project conditions.
• Collaborate with existing program owners to build capacity, share best practices, reduce duplication of effort, and enhance program impact across the organization.

Education

Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent)

Job description

Bechtel Corporation seeks a Workforce Services Specialist to lead strategic workforce programs across the Craft Professional Strategy, focusing on attracting, training, and retaining talent. The role reports to the Workforce Services Operations Manager at the Reston office and may offer part-time telework.

Requires a bachelor’s degree and extensive experience in workforce planning within heavy industry. The position emphasizes identifying workforce risks, designing mitigation programs, and