Technical Instructional Design Manager

Cushman & Wakefield; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 77,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Life & disability insurance

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Technical Instructional Design Manager to lead the design and delivery of technical training for Reliability & Maintenance Engineering across in-person, virtual, and online formats. You will partner with SMEs and leaders to map skills, develop curricula, and implement scalable training solutions that address business needs.

You will apply adult learning theory, use AI-assisted tools to accelerate development, and oversee trainer-led content and assessments while

Qualifications

• Experience designing technical training for field workforce.
• Ability to collaborate with SMEs and leaders.
• Strong communication and instructional design skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and oversee technical learning experiences for RME technicians.
• Coordinate in-person, virtual, and online training delivery.
• Apply adult learning theory and AI-assisted tools to accelerate development.
• Evaluate training effectiveness and iterate content with SMEs.

Skills

RME training

SME collaboration

L&D experience

WorkDay

Articulate

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Instructional Design

Tools

WorkDay

Articulate

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Job Summary / Description

We’re looking for a Technical Instructional Design Manager to join our growing organizational Learning & Development (L&D) team. This role’s primary responsibility is to create, coordinate, iterate, and drive instructional design of current and future Reliability & Maintenance Engineering (RME) technicians’ skill development – in-person, virtual, and online. This includes on-job-training components as well as train-the-trainer content and delivery. Success in role is someone who blends adult learning theory, instructional design best practices, and experience working in technical industry to drive and oversee content creation and delivery methods that address strategic business needs. This role may also help support coordination of broader L&D efforts.

Job Title

Technical Instructional Design Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborates with internal technical and operational subject matter experts (SMEs) and project lead to scope, outline, and design technical learning and training experiences that align with skill performance gaps and client needs; utilizes adult learning theory to design solutions that work for learners and trainers in field
• Continuously develops strong adult learning skills to drive effectiveness in creating, coordinating, and iterating technical content and delivery that learners can follow and trainers can execute
• Leverages generative AI (Copilot, etc.) to accelerate curriculum development — drafting deliverables and reducing build time while maintaining instructional rigor and brand voice; critically evaluate, edit, and refine outputs against learning objectives, audience level, and SME input
• Builds relationships with leaders in the field and in support roles to collaborate effectively;
• Evaluates effectiveness of training components, experiences, and modalities via participant, SME, and stakeholder feedback as well as post-training technician proficiencies on equipment
• Designs and grades technical skills assessments using AI-assisted rubrics — scoring open-response items, written reflections, etc. against defined competency criteria for consistency and scale; partners with SMEs to validate AI-generated scoring
• Balances demands of multiple technical instructional design projects and/or requests against timelines that may shift – ability to communicate roadblocks, help needed, and needed changes to meet completion
• Observes train the trainer sessions or on-site training components as needed to see what current and created trainings look like in field; to help inform iterative design
• Collaborates with L&D team on future needs and direction and supports where needed for successful outcomes
• Uses adult learning theory and best practices to design in-person train-the-trainer courses and in-person and virtual trainer-led courses, including trainer and participant material
• Communicates instructional design progress to direct leader, project leaders
• Prioritizes and tracks multiple content builds against key objectives, progress, milestones while proactively communicating and managing roadblocks to leader
• Ensures learning objectives and deadlines for content are met, within scope
• Makes informed decisions in a timely manner by consulting project lead and right SMEs to keep content build to deadline and/or in regard to content delivery methods

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Background or experience with Reliability and Maintenance Engineering training/ L&D highly preferred
• Ability to connect well with people in different roles, including in maintenance, operations, engineering, and corporate support roles
• Ability to work with a small team, SMEs, and oversee direct report(s) to achieve successful technical learning and development outcomes
• Experience with Learning Management Systems and design software, especially WorkDay, Articulate; ability to learn and assimilate to new ones as needed
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• 3-5 years of broad L&D experience
• 2-3 years of experience in designing and creating technical learning and development offerings that aligns to simple, effective training that can be executed in the field across many sites with various technical equipment
• Excellent problem solving and organizational skills
• Strong Microsoft Office skills – PowerPoint, Outlook, Word especially, and Excel
• Bachelor’s Degree in Instructional Design or similar preferred

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 76,500.00 - $90,000.00

C&W Services is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at C&W Services, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email [e-mail]. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

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