Director of Learning and Development

Overview

Drive learning strategy, leadership growth and digital training for a major electrical contractor.

Key Responsibilities

• integration
• executive support
• data modeling
• risk management

Tasks

-Integration: Your programs will break down silos and create connections across teams, levels, and locations -Executive Support: Report directly to the Chief People Officer with regular exposure to senior leadership who understand that talent development drives business success -Data Driven Decisions: You'll model analytical thinking and teach others to use data in their decision-making -High Risk Management: You'll ensure every Partner has the knowledge to work safely and manage risk effectively

Requirements

• data‑driven
• change leadership
• instructional design
• lms
• vr
• strategic vision

What You Bring

-Data-Driven Mindset: You measure what matters and use data to tell compelling stories. You've built dashboards, calculated ROI, and used analytics to continuously improve learning outcomes. You know that "we trained 100 people" isn't a success metric-business impact is. -Change Leadership: You've led organizational transformations and know how to use learning as a lever for change. You understand resistance patterns, adoption curves, and how to build the coalition needed to make change stick. -Design Excellence: You know that great learning experiences don't happen by accident. You understand adult learning principles, instructional design, and how to create programs that stick. You've designed everything from 5-minute microlearning to year-long leadership journeys. -Leadership Presence: You command respect in the boardroom and credibility on the job site. You influence without authority, build coalitions across divisions, and inspire others to invest in their own development. -Technical Savvy: You're excited by learning technologies and have hands-on experience with LMS platforms, authoring tools, and emerging technologies like VR training. You understand how AI and analytics can transform learning, and you're always exploring what's next. -Communication Excellence: You're equally comfortable presenting to the board, facilitating a leadership workshop, or explaining a new program to field teams. Your written communication is clear and compelling, whether it's a strategic proposal or a quick email update. -Proven L&D Leadership: 7+ years of progressive learning and development experience, with at least 3 years leading L&D functions. You've built and scaled learning programs that delivered measurable business impact in organizations with 500+ employees. -Strategic Vision: You see beyond training requests to understand business challenges. You speak fluently with executives about ROI, capability gaps, and how learning drives competitive advantage. Construction or industrial experience is a plus, but your ability to quickly understand our business is what matters most.

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Benefits

-Resources to Succeed: Budget and support to implement innovative learning solutions and build a world-class L&D team -Growth Opportunity: As we expand into new markets and capabilities, you'll grow too-this role is designed to evolve as our learning needs become more sophisticated -Leadership Development: You'll multiply leadership capability throughout the organization, creating leaders at every level -Lessons Learned: You'll build systems that turn every project, success, and failure into organizational wisdom that benefits all Partners -ESOP Advantage: Work for an employee-owned company where your contributions to the company's success directly benefit you through ownership-you're building your own wealth while helping others build theirs

About Guarantee Electrical Company

-Founded in 1902 to light the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, it grew from a single-office startup into a multi-state electrical powerhouse. -Headquartered in St. Louis with branches in Illinois, Colorado, and California, its reach is fortified by membership in a national electrical network. -Known for design-build and preconstruction expertise, it handles low-voltage systems, BIM, emergency services, and prefabrication. -Typical projects include healthcare facilities, data centers, industrial plants, power generation, renewables, and mission-critical infrastructure. -Consistently ranked among the top U.S. electrical contractors by Engineering News-Record, with awards for quality, safety, and innovation. -Pioneered ESOP ownership, transitioning from family-owned to fully employee-owned by 2023 after decades of buyouts. -Started by lighting a World’s Fair and now champions cutting-edge tech like EV charging, solar, and BIM-driven prefabrication.

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