Technical Training Manager

JMJ Phillip Group; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

JMJ Phillip Group in Tysons, VA seeks an experienced Technical Training Manager to lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of technical training programs. You will oversee training strategy, standards, and employee development to ensure workforce capabilities meet evolving technologies and business goals.

You will manage a technical training team, partner with senior leaders, and drive training effectiveness through assessments, documentation, and governance, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 8+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience leading a technical training function or program within a technical or operational environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing employees, including performance management, staffing, coaching, workload planning, and professional development.
• Experience collaborating with senior operational and technical leaders to establish training priorities and resolve complex program issues.
• Knowledge of instructional program management, adult learning principles, technical skills assessment, and training effectiveness evaluation.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple training initiatives, allocate resources, and make sound decisions in a changing operational environment.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly through written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, development, implementation, and continuous improvement of technical training programs.
• Establish training priorities, delivery strategies, and program standards based on workforce needs, operational requirements, technical changes, and business objectives.
• Ensure training programs remain relevant to current processes, technologies, industry standards, and workplace practices.
• Oversee curriculum development, instructional methods, technical assessments, and training documentation.
• Manage, coach, and develop technical training employees.
• Oversee staffing, workload distribution, performance management, succession planning, and employee development.
• Establish expectations for instructor readiness, training quality, and program delivery.
• Build a capable training team that supports organizational learning and workforce development.
• Partner with operational and technical leaders, subject matter experts, and other departments to identify training requirements.
• Ensure training content reflects current technical procedures, systems, and operational standards.
• Represent the training function in discussions with senior leadership.
• Provide recommendations on workforce readiness, training priorities, and capability development.
• Evaluate training effectiveness through completion rates, proficiency assessments, workplace performance, and stakeholder feedback.
• Identify gaps in training delivery and implement appropriate improvements.
• Resolve complex instructional, technical validation, scheduling, and resource challenges.
• Establish consistent processes for training records, documentation, assessments, and program governance.
• Manage assigned training budgets, equipment, facilities, vendors, and other program resources.
• Monitor training capacity, costs, performance, and potential risks.
• Make decisions regarding instructional approaches, scheduling, resource allocation, and significant program changes.
• Ensure training resources are used effectively to meet organizational requirements.

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Technical Training Manager to lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of technical training programs within a technical or operational environment. This role oversees training strategy, program standards, employee development, and training effectiveness while ensuring that workforce capabilities align with operational requirements, evolving technologies, and organizational goals. The ideal candidate is a strong people leader with experience managing technical training teams, partnering with senior leaders, and improving employee performance through effective learning programs.

Position Responsibilities

Technical Training Program Management

• Lead the planning, development, implementation, and continuous improvement of technical training programs.
• Establish training priorities, delivery strategies, and program standards based on workforce needs, operational requirements, technical changes, and business objectives.
• Ensure training programs remain relevant to current processes, technologies, industry standards, and workplace practices.
• Oversee curriculum development, instructional methods, technical assessments, and training documentation.

Team Leadership and Development

• Manage, coach, and develop technical training employees.
• Oversee staffing, workload distribution, performance management, succession planning, and employee development.
• Establish expectations for instructor readiness, training quality, and program delivery.
• Build a capable training team that supports organizational learning and workforce development.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with operational and technical leaders, subject matter experts, and other departments to identify training requirements.
• Ensure training content reflects current technical procedures, systems, and operational standards.
• Represent the training function in discussions with senior leadership.
• Provide recommendations on workforce readiness, training priorities, and capability development.

Training Effectiveness and Improvement

• Evaluate training effectiveness through completion rates, proficiency assessments, workplace performance, and stakeholder feedback.
• Identify gaps in training delivery and implement appropriate improvements.
• Resolve complex instructional, technical validation, scheduling, and resource challenges.
• Establish consistent processes for training records, documentation, assessments, and program governance.

Resource and Budget Management

• Manage assigned training budgets, equipment, facilities, vendors, and other program resources.
• Monitor training capacity, costs, performance, and potential risks.
• Make decisions regarding instructional approaches, scheduling, resource allocation, and significant program changes.
• Ensure training resources are used effectively to meet organizational requirements.

Prerequisites

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience leading a technical training function or program within a technical or operational environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing employees, including performance management, staffing, coaching, workload planning, and professional development.
• Experience collaborating with senior operational and technical leaders to establish training priorities and resolve complex program issues.
• Knowledge of instructional program management, adult learning principles, technical skills assessment, and training effectiveness evaluation.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple training initiatives, allocate resources, and make sound decisions in a changing operational environment.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly through written and verbal communication.

Certifications (Preferred, but Not Required)

• Relevant technical training, instructional design, or training management certifications.
• Adult learning or instructional design credentials.
• Industry-specific technical or trade certifications.
• Professional instructor or technical education credentials, where applicable.

What the Role Offers

• Annual salary range of $121,000-$152,200.
• Leadership opportunity overseeing technical training strategy and program development.
• Opportunity to manage and develop a team of technical training professionals.
• Exposure to technical operations, workforce development, and evolving technologies.
• Opportunity to influence employee readiness, operational performance, and organizational training standards.
• Collaborative work environment with opportunities for professional growth and long-term career development.

Why Tysons?

Tysons offers a strong business environment with access to a diverse professional workforce, major employers, and a wide range of industries. Its proximity to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area provides access to professional development opportunities, business networks, and transportation infrastructure. For a technical training leader, the area offers an environment where collaboration, workforce development, and technical expertise are valued.