Corporate Trainer

Hays Electrical Services•Houston, TX

About The Position

Hays Electrical Services is seeking an experienced, engaging Corporate Trainer to develop and deliver training programs that strengthen leadership capabilities, improve project management effectiveness, and support employee development across the organization. The role focuses on leadership development, role-specific training for Assistant Project Managers (APMs) and Project Managers (PMs), curriculum development, and training program evaluation. The successful candidate will have experience facilitating professional development in construction, electrical, or related industries and understand operational challenges faced by field leaders and project management teams.

Requirements

4–6 years of combined experience in corporate training, facilitation, leadership development, or related functions, including experience in construction, electrical contracting, or a related industry.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Organizational Development, Education, Construction Management, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Ability to confidently facilitate engaging training sessions for groups of varying sizes.
Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
Experience developing training materials and applying instructional design and adult-learning principles.
Working knowledge of construction project management processes and software.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, presentation tools, and Learning Management Systems (LMS).
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and translate technical or operational information into effective training.
Willingness to travel to job sites and regional offices.
Ability to pass a background check.
Valid driver's license.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience as a Project Manager, Assistant Project Manager, Superintendent, or field leader.
Experience developing and delivering leadership development programs for construction professionals.
Training or facilitation certifications, such as Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD), Association for Talent Development (ATD) credentials, or similar.
Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish.
Experience developing blended learning programs, e-learning modules, and role-specific training pathways.

Responsibilities

Facilitate instructor-led and blended leadership courses on communication, coaching, accountability, performance conversations, conflict resolution, and leading crews and teams.
Help build and deliver tiered leadership programs that prepare high-potential employees for lead, foreman, superintendent, and management roles.
Create follow-up tools such as job aids, discussion guides, and coaching prompts to reinforce training.
Train Assistant Project Managers and Project Managers on project setup and closeout, scheduling and planning, budgeting and cost control, change orders, billing and pay applications, subcontractor and vendor management, and client communication.
Deliver training on Hays standards, procedures, forms, software, safety expectations, and quality requirements.
Lead structured onboarding and transition training for newly hired or promoted APMs, PMs, and leaders.
Partner with Operations, Estimating, Safety, Accounting, and field leadership to capture practical project knowledge and develop training programs.
Identify skill and knowledge gaps through surveys, performance data, project results, and discussions with leadership.
Develop and update courses, facilitator guides, presentations, case studies, simulations, assessments, and e-learning modules using adult-learning principles.
Maintain course catalogs, training schedules, participant rosters, attendance records, and completion data in the Learning Management System (LMS) or an equivalent platform.
Collect participant feedback, assess knowledge retention, and track on-the-job application and project outcomes to evaluate training effectiveness.
Report participation, course completion, feedback, and recommended improvements to the Director of Training & Development.
Evaluate and update training programs as company processes, technology, and industry requirements evolve.