Program Manager - Electrical Training & Operations

Facility Solutions Group•San Antonio, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Program Manager - Electrical Training & Operations supports the successful day-to-day delivery of Propel Career Academy's electrical apprenticeship, workforce training, Accelerator, and related technical programs at the San Antonio location. This position serves as the primary local operational and instructional support partner to the Manager of Curriculum & Training and helps translate curriculum, schedules, performance profiles, lab standards, materials plans, and training initiatives into consistent local execution. The role combines program administration, instructor and student support, lab operations, training coordination, and direct instruction. The individual will initially shadow and co-instruct a complete Electrical Accelerator cohort in preparation to independently deliver future Accelerator cohorts and other established electrical training programs. A Tuesday-Saturday schedule may be assigned to support Saturday campus operations, student make-up work, lab access, testing, and completion of hands-on training requirements.

Requirements

Must have a Journeymen's license.
Strong electrical construction knowledge and practical field experience.
Ability to work effectively with apprentices, instructors, project leadership, and administrative staff.
Strong organization, communication, problem-solving, and follow-through skills.
Ability to coordinate multiple classes, instructors, students, and training activities simultaneously.
Comfort providing hands-on electrical instruction and demonstrations.
Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, wiring diagrams, schematics, and the NEC.
Working knowledge of commercial electrical installation practices.
Ability to maintain accurate training documentation and follow established procedures.
Commitment to safety, professional workmanship, and student success.

Nice To Haves

Prior apprenticeship, craft-training, foreman, superintendent, or instructional experience.
Familiarity with NCCER curriculum and performance profiles.
Experience with electrical apprenticeship programs.
Experience with motors, motor controls, transformers, grounding and bonding, commercial installations, and troubleshooting.
Familiarity with Blackboard, NCCER systems, or comparable LMS/training platforms.
OSHA trainer or other applicable training credentials.
Experience developing or delivering hands-on workforce training.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the day-to-day operation of San Antonio electrical apprenticeship and technical training programs.
Implement schedules, instructional calendars, performance-profile activities, labs, and other training requirements established by Curriculum & Training.
Coordinate classrooms, instructors, students, equipment, materials, and training resources.
Identify scheduling, staffing, material, equipment, or instructional issues early and communicate recommended solutions.
Maintain an organized, professional, and field-relevant training environment.
Support delivery of NCCER-based Electrical Levels 1-4.
Assist instructors with lesson preparation, performance profiles, lab setup, instructional materials, and hands-on activities.
Support implementation of curriculum revisions, NEC updates, instructional guides, verification sheets, and standardized performance-profile activities.
Help ensure students and instructors have access to required textbooks, LMS resources, tools, materials, and lab equipment.
Coordinate approved make-up activities and completion of missed hands-on or performance-profile requirements.
Shadow the Manager of Curriculum & Training through one complete Electrical Accelerator cohort.
Progress from observation to co-instruction and demonstrate readiness to independently deliver the established Accelerator curriculum.
Teach future Electrical Accelerator cohorts as assigned.
Provide electrical instruction, demonstrations, labs, reviews, and make-up instruction when qualified and assigned.
Support Core, Electrical Levels 1-4, workforce, CTE, and short-course instruction as program needs require.
Provide scheduled Saturday operational coverage for the San Antonio location when assigned a Tuesday-Saturday schedule.
Coordinate approved student make-up opportunities, lab access, and completion of missed practical work.
Supervise Saturday labs, assessments, performance profiles, and supplemental instruction.
Maintain attendance and completion records for Saturday activity and communicate required follow-up.
Maintain appropriate safety, supervision, and facility-access procedures.
Assist with the development, organization, maintenance, and continuous improvement of San Antonio electrical labs.
Coordinate preparation, storage, issue, and replenishment of instructional materials and consumables.
Support development of training stations for commercial installation, conduit, conductors, services, grounding, motors, transformers, fire alarm/FACP, 24V troubleshooting, and motor controls.
Coordinate with Prefab, vendors, manufacturers, and internal FSG resources as directed.
Maintain tools and equipment in a safe, organized, and instruction-ready condition.
Assist with instructor onboarding and orientation to Propel schedules, NCCER processes, LMS expectations, performance profiles, and lab standards.
Provide day-to-day classroom and lab implementation support.
Identify instructor training or resource needs and communicate them to the Manager of Curriculum & Training.
Support instructor meetings, demonstrations, preparation activities, and distribution of training resources.
Maintain a visible presence with San Antonio students and instructors.
Help identify students falling behind in practical work or training requirements and coordinate appropriate make-up opportunities.
Coordinate with Student Success regarding attendance, academic concerns, make-up work, and student follow-up.
Reinforce expectations for safety, attendance, workmanship, professionalism, and accountability.
Track local completion of labs, performance profiles, make-up activities, and assigned program deliverables.
Maintain instructional schedules, materials lists, lab documentation, verification sheets, and instructor resources as assigned.
Support accurate documentation needed for NCCER, apprenticeship, TDLR, DOL, TWC, and other applicable requirements in coordination with the departments responsible for official compliance reporting.
Assist with inventories, classroom observations, facility readiness, instructional audits, and program reviews.
Support communication between the San Antonio training location and FSG operational leadership.
Assist with coordination of apprentices, supervisors, instructors, and training schedules.
Support workforce initiatives, recruiting events, demonstrations, employer visits, and other training-related activities as assigned.
Help ensure training remains aligned with current FSG field operations and workforce needs.
Manage routine San Antonio program coordination and local implementation.
Coordinate instructors, schedules, labs, materials, classroom needs, and student make-up operations.
Handle routine local training-support issues and escalate items requiring technical or executive direction.
Prepare labs, instructional resources, and materials for upcoming training.
Deliver established training programs after appropriate development and qualification.
Support implementation of new curriculum, performance profiles, lab standards, and technical initiatives.
Serve as the on-site operational bridge between Curriculum & Training and the San Antonio campus.
Become familiar with Propel electrical program structure, schedules, curriculum, instructional standards, and administrative processes.
Progressively assume responsibility for Accelerator lessons, demonstrations, labs, and student coaching.
Demonstrate proficiency in established lab activities and performance-profile requirements.
Become proficient in San Antonio apprenticeship operations and Saturday student-support procedures.
Demonstrate readiness to independently deliver established Accelerator programming.