Craft Workforce Development Manager

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Craft Workforce Development Manager for a top construction and advanced manufacturing client. This individual will take full ownership of a Registered Apprenticeship Program supporting Electrical, Carpentry, Sheet Metal, and Pipefitting trades within a growing self-perform construction organization specializing in highly technical clean-room and semiconductor environments. This is a hands-on workforce development leadership role combining apprenticeship program ownership, regulatory compliance, budget management, workforce partnerships, and craft training. The manager will ensure the program remains compliant with Department of Labor and state requirements while developing apprenticeship pathways, managing training content, facilitating learning, securing workforce funding opportunities, and building relationships that strengthen the skilled-trades talent pipeline.

Skills and Requirements

• 5+ years of experience within apprenticeship, workforce development, craft training, or a related field
• Direct experience owning or managing a Registered Apprenticeship Program
• Hands-on experience with Department of Labor and/or state workforce/apprenticeship agencies, including apprenticeship registration, applications, program standards, documentation, and compliance
• Strong understanding of apprenticeship compliance, including RTI, OJT, wage progression, recordkeeping, reporting, apprentice ratios, and audit readiness
• Experience supporting craft/skilled trades or field-based workforces
• Experience developing and/or facilitating skilled trades training, including coordinating technical instruction with hands-on/field learning
• Experience managing apprenticeship program budgets and overall program operations
• Ability to own an apprenticeship program end-to-end, balancing compliance, training, operations, and workforce development
• Experience with one or more of the four current apprenticeship trades: Electrical, Carpentry, Sheet Metal, and Pipefitting
• Experience designing apprenticeship pathways and building training programs or curriculum from the ground up
• Existing network within skilled trades, apprenticeship, education, or workforce development
• Experience identifying and pursuing grants/public workforce funding for apprenticeship programs
• Experience with New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
• Knowledge of Davis-Bacon, prevailing wage, certified payroll, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act requirements
• Experience with NCCER

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].