Workforce Development Manager

Constellation Energy Generation, LLC.•Houston, TX

7h•Hybrid

About The Position

This position involves developing and managing a Constellation regional and local workforce development strategy that creates, implements, and manages regional and local workforce development initiatives, relationships, and programs for individuals in our local communities to join Constellation and energy industry careers. It involves building relationships between internal and external stakeholders, including community organizations, community colleges, schools, unions/trades, training programs, or aligned business partners. This includes interface, attendance at career fairs and recruitment events, and influence with community groups. The role requires interfacing and creating strategies in collaboration with leadership, HR Business Partners, Talent acquisition, business leaders, and other internal stakeholders to support community impact, workforce development, or talent pipeline priorities. It also involves tracking key impact metrics and obtaining feedback from stakeholders, and managing logistics and programmatic details related to budget/funding requests, program participation/engagement, business/community needs, and regular reporting on progress. This position requires significant relationship building within and outside of the organization and will serve as the project management lead for the day-to-day operations of regional and local workforce development programs and initiatives, to support both community investment and respect, belonging, diversity, and inclusion priorities. Position must be local to region and required to be on site at the local assigned Constellation clean energy centers, Power assets, and/or corporate offices or attending community engagement opportunities at least 3 days/week.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 8 years of relevant experience, or 12 years of experience in lieu of the degree
Demonstrated knowledge of corporate community pipeline and skill development strategies, models, and programs
Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with local, state, and federal grant funding processes and board strategy
Proven experience building relationships with diverse stakeholders in complex environments, along with demonstrated familiarity with community issues and local leaders
Demonstrated commitment to community-business partnerships in support providing for equal opportunities for employment
Strong Project Management Skills
Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills
Demonstrated ability to build consensus, establish trust, drive accountability and communicate effectively (written & verbal)
Ability for overnight travel
Ability to effectively build and maintain relationships with internal and external customers

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated knowledge of energy industry
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Responsibilities

Develop, activate, and continuously improve a regional workforce development engagement strategy in partnership with philanthropy, collaborating with HR business leads, talent acquisition, and site or business unit leaders to align with both long- and short-term workforce needs.
Drive regional adoption and engagement with enterprise workforce development initiatives, including Powering Change ($1.25M program).
Build internal volunteer engagement and identify local champions to support program visibility and execution.
Serve as primary point of contact for regional workforce development champions, supporting program execution, engagement, and impact tracking; assess and explore new partnerships, acting as liaison for new workforce development programs.
Coordinate "co-opetition" (cooperation/competition) activities to strengthen relationships, identify opportunities, and secure additional resources.
Partner with the Early Talent Acquisition team to lead local talent sourcing efforts and build pipelines for positions from the communities we serve, and site-level volunteer engagement.
Identify and cultivate new sourcing partners for talent, as well as upskilling and reskilling opportunities.
Strengthen local career engagement by building relationships with community colleges, regional associations, and technical schools; manage campus engagement, local career events, and student talent network initiatives.
Establish and maintain alliances with community groups, workforce development boards, and external stakeholders; support Building Trades Pledge efforts.
Monitor, track, and report workforce development metrics, results, and performance indicators; provide data-driven insights to inform decision-making.
Attend key internal stakeholder meetings with business unit and site leadership, reporting workforce development strategies, progress, and feedback.
Collaborate with HR colleagues to integrate workforce planning, talent development, and equal employment opportunity initiatives across the enterprise.