L&D Specialist

Applied Control•Centennial, CO

About The Position

The Learning and Development Specialist designs, coordinates, and builds training content for the online learning management system and live training sessions, and may deliver live content sessions. The role develops virtual, blended, instructor-led, and self-paced learning solutions for employees and leaders; supports new-hire onboarding and role-specific training; and partners with employees and leaders to identify learning needs, skill gaps, and development priorities aligned with business objectives. The specialist handles annual compliance programs and reporting, supports safety training procurement and course development, and may facilitate training sessions, workshops, onboarding programs, and other development experiences. The role creates learning materials including facilitator guides, participant workbooks, job aids, presentations, e-learning content, and manager toolkits, and consults subject-matter experts to make technical or business content clear and accessible. Responsibilities also include evaluating program effectiveness and recommending improvements, administering the LMS, building learning analytics and reporting initiatives, maintaining accurate training records, supporting compliance-related learning requirements, monitoring learning and development trends and technologies, and recommending enhancements. The specialist may coordinate program logistics and support broader training and talent management initiatives as assigned. The role represents the Applied Control brand through content and session delivery. The position is located in Centennial, Colorado. Applied Control describes its environment as collaborative and team-oriented, with a culture that encourages growth and development. Employees follow a 9/80 schedule, with nine-hour workdays and every other Friday off.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in human resources, organizational development, education, business, instructional design, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
Three or more years of experience in learning and development, training, instructional design, talent development, or a related field.
Internal Applied Control knowledge may potentially substitute for experience.
Working knowledge of adult learning principles, instructional design methods, and training evaluation practices.
Experience using a learning management system and common content-development and collaboration tools.
Strong project management, organization, communication, and stakeholder partnership skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain attention to detail.
Ability to analyze learning data, identify insights, and communicate recommendations clearly.

Nice To Haves

Experience facilitating learning for in-person and virtual audiences.
Experience developing e-learning content using authoring tools.
Experience supporting leadership development, career development, or enterprise onboarding programs.
Relevant certification, such as ATD, SHRM, HRCI, coaching, facilitation, or instructional design certification.
Experience working in a growing, multi-location, technical, or operational business environment.

Responsibilities

Design and develop virtual, blended, instructor-led, and self-paced learning solutions for employees and leaders.
Support new-hire onboarding and role-specific training to accelerate employee readiness and integration.
Partner with leaders and employees to identify learning needs, skill gaps, and development priorities aligned with business objectives.
Handle annual compliance programs and reporting.
Support safety training procurement and course development.
Facilitate training sessions, workshops, onboarding programs, and other development experiences as needed.
Create facilitator guides, participant workbooks, job aids, presentations, e-learning content, and manager toolkits.
Consult subject-matter experts to translate technical or business content into clear, accessible learning experiences.
Evaluate program effectiveness and recommend improvements based on findings.
Administer the learning management system.
Build and administer learning analytics and reporting initiatives.
Maintain accurate training records and support compliance-related learning requirements.
Monitor learning and development trends, technologies, and best practices, and recommend relevant enhancements.
Coordinate program logistics, including schedules, communications, registration, materials, facilities, technology, and vendor support, as needed.
Support broader training and talent management initiatives as assigned.
Represent the Applied Control brand through content and session delivery.