Director of Management Development

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of, enhance, and manage the company-wide management-development framework for Project Coordinators, Associate Project Managers, Project Managers, Senior Project Managers, and newly appointed leaders.

• Define expectations for roles, competency requirements, recurring responsibilities, management routines, and readiness criteria for each level of project management.

• Create standardized onboarding models that include role orientation, tool access, process education, expectations for 30/60/90 days, development objectives, and progress reviews.

• Collaborate with new leaders during their onboarding and initial role development to ensure comprehension, acceptance, and application of company standards.

• Develop and maintain role guides, task checklists, management calendars, onboarding plans, coaching tools, competency matrices, and templates for development plans.

• Ensure project leaders are familiar with approved platforms, dashboards, templates, reports, controls, and communication tools.

• Partner with the PMO to organize and disseminate best practices, standard operating procedures, project lifecycle requirements, lessons learned, reporting expectations, and available support resources.

• Convert company objectives and operational standards into quantifiable expectations and consistent routines.

• Leverage project activities as structured opportunities for development.

• Establish coaching expectations and resources for direct managers and Senior Project Managers.

• Conduct capability reviews and monitor employee development progress.

• Identify recurring execution gaps and transform them into targeted development actions.

• Coordinate development opportunities in collaboration with Operations leadership.

• Measure participation in programs, completion of onboarding, tool adoption, demonstrated capabilities, execution of standard work, and readiness.

• Provide senior leadership with insights into development priorities, capability risks, depth of the leadership pipeline, and recommended actions.

• Maintain development content in response to process changes, customer requirements, lessons learned, and feedback from leaders.

• Travel to company offices, project sites, customer locations, and leadership development sessions as business needs dictate.

• Up to 25% travel may be necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least eight years of progressive experience in project management, operations, project controls, PMO, leadership development, construction management, or a closely related field.

• A minimum of four years of experience in leadership, coaching, training, or program development with responsibilities across multiple projects, markets, or business units is preferred.

• Proven experience in onboarding leaders, implementing standardized processes, enhancing tool adoption, establishing performance expectations, and developing management capabilities.

• Experience in supporting large-scale data center, telecommunications, structured cabling, or mission-critical construction programs is strongly preferred.

• A bachelor’s degree in construction management, business, organizational development, education, or a related field is preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be accepted.

• Strong comprehension of project management responsibilities throughout the project lifecycle.

• Working knowledge of project management systems, dashboards, reporting tools, document control practices, templates, and standard management routines.

• Capability to design onboarding, competency, coaching, assessment, and applied development programs.

• Ability to facilitate learning through direct coaching, group sessions, practical assignments, job aids, and project-based applications.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, organizational, documentation, and executive presentation skills.

• Ability to influence across functions and manage competing priorities.

• Ability to objectively assess demonstrated capabilities.

• Capacity to stand or sit for extended periods.

• Ability to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist.

• Capability to lift, carry, push, and/or pull up to 50 lbs.

• Competence in operating office equipment and using a computer keyboard.

• Ability to verbally communicate and facilitate both individual and group development sessions.

• Ability to access active project sites and adhere to PPE and site safety regulations.

• Upon accepting an offer, all candidates will be required to successfully pass a background check and drug screening.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Life insurance

• Disability insurance

• Retirement savings options

• Comprehensive onboarding and thorough training programs

• Opportunities for professional growth