Building trades instructor job description

Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) provides research, consulting, and advisory services to improve commercial, residential, and multifamily built environments for private and public-sector clients. We specialize in energy, sustainability, and accessibility consulting as well as certification, research & development, and compliance services. Our team of professionals has led the way since 1972 in the development of best practices to achieve high performance buildings.

For further information on Steven Winter Associates, please visit www.swinter.com.

About the Role:

SWA is on the search for a Building Systems Instructor (Senior Level) with a strong passion for improving the built environment to be part of our Building Operations, Decarbonization, and Efficiency (BODE) group, which provides commissioning, energy auditing, and retrofit implementation services and policy development for multifamily, commercial, institutional and community buildings in New York City and beyond.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to complete the following tasks with the technical and interpersonal skills outlined below that will help them excel at SWA.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Complete technical project work for Operations & Management training.
2. Provide and/or facilitate technical training for other building industry professionals
3. Work with internal stakeholders including project managers, service coordinators, service leads, etc.
4. Assume primary responsibility for projects including project financials.
5. Train and support junior staff members.
6. The primary responsibility for this position will be conducting training as the lead trainer for the building operator training program (50%+ of the time). Additional responsibilities are available depending on this skills and interest of the successful candidate.

Duties, responsibilities, and activities will likely change, but changes to the role will be discussed as they are desired/needed.

SWA encourages professional growth and development and the BODE team offers opportunities to further explore its other service offerings.

**This position will be classified as a Senior Building Systems Engineer.

How to Apply:

To be considered for this position, candidates must submit a cover letter with their application.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

If you have 75% of the required skills and experience with a willingness to learn, we encourage you to apply and to share more about yourself in your cover letter!

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 5-8+ years of relevant and consecutive work experience. Work experience relevant to this position must include experience with HVAC systems in large multifamily or commercial buildings.
• Experience conducting trainings for building staff.
• Experience conducting field inspections related to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing equipment.
• Thorough understanding of energy audits, retro-commissioning, and retrofit services.?
• Proficiency in MS Office365 Suite:
  • Advanced: Teams, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Preferred Knowledge / Bonus Skills:

• Hosting virtual training sessions and able to engage all participants.
• Familiarity with NYC Local Laws related to energy and climate (Local Laws 84, 87, 95 and 97).
• Energy Code and / or ASHRAE standards.
• Familiarity with steam systems, electrification and deep energy retrofit concepts.
• Multi-lingual in Spanish preferred. Other languages welcome.

Personal Qualities:

• Excellent communicator and engaging presenter able to explain complex concepts to a variety of stakeholders.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Highly communicative and comfortable interacting with a wide array of internal and external stakeholders daily.
• Ability to take ownership of tasks and initiatives and moved them forward to completion.
• Organizational and time management skills, ability to prioritize the most critical tasks and deliverables.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, maturity, credibility, and confidence.
• Collaborative with strong focus on teamwork.
• Passionate about optimizing MEP systems and improving the built environment.

Travel Required:

No overnight travel is anticipated for this position. Local day travel may be required.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will primarily be based in the office and will be regularly required to sit while performing office-based tasks, using computer-based software. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to type and and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand.

When in the field the employee must frequently lift or move objects up to 20 pounds; must be able to climb stairs and endure typical construction site conditions.

Working Environment:

Most of the duties are performed in an office environment or in the field.

Performance Standards:

Performance will be evaluated against this job description, competencies for this level, and mutually agreed goals.

Agencies:

Steven Winter Associates, Inc., is not partnering with agencies nor accepts unsolicited resumes and will not be responsible for any fees or expenses related to such unsolicited resumes and/or applicants.

SWA is an Equal Opportunity Employer – all qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, or marital status.

Electric Boat is currently looking for an organized, self-motivated Structural and Instalation Instructor for the Focus Factory Training Team based in Mobile, AL. This position will report to the site Chief of Training - Strategic Sourcing and play an integral role in the training and qualification of students at the Focus Factory.

This Instructor will be part of a team, responsible for the training of supplier students in various courses related to general safety various welding process and wire types, Structural fitting and other associated skills such has stud shooting and pad eye pull tests. Qualified candidates will have a strong sense of commitment to Safety and Procedure Compliance, be a self-starter and possess strong verbal & written communication skills. The desire to learn new skills and team them to Focus Factory staff is a must. The instructor must have the ability to multi-task with a friendly, approachable customer service demeanor.
The responsibilities & duties include but are not limited to:

* Instructing multiple trades training courses and related skills.
* Directing and assessing hands on training with practice and tests
* Enforcing safety rules and regulations in training and during deck plate audits
* Assessing student performance & identifying nonconformance to policies, procedures and technical documents
* Supporting various course content reviews and related activities
* Conducting assessments as scheduled
* Meeting with Focus Factory Leadership regarding student performance as needed
* Consistently grade tests and quizzes to ensure knowledge capture and understanding of training topics
* Communicate with other Training team members to advance work and communicate issues
* Supporting special training projects as required
* Support the Training department goals and objectives with other responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

Required

* High school diploma or equivalent
* Minimum of 2 years of trade experience

Preferred

* Advanced educational course work including
* certifications, associates or other advanced education degree

* Instructing/teaching experience
* Currently possess welding qualifications
* Experience with non-destructive testing (3.10)
* Experience in AWPSS & SRT
* Proficiency with communication & virtual technologies
* Minimum of 2 years of work experience at Electric Boat

Skills

Successful candidates for the Trades Instructor Position will:

* Have a strong ability to prioritize and complete multiple complex assignments
* Have a strong ability to lead and direct in a classroom environment
* Have excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong interpersonal skills
* Have demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel)
* Be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
* Have a demonstrated commitment to customer-service, safety & procedure compliance
* Have a willingness to learn and take on additional responsibilities, skills and duties as needed
* Have a willingness and desire to learn and teach new courses and team members with a variety of learning abilities
* Be comfortable with new teaching technologies and willing to adapt to new teaching approaches
* Must be able to stand for long periods of time
* Must be able to maneuver throughout the facility and units to support all areas as required

Physical Qualifications

Climbing, Kneeling, Medium Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Stooping, Twisting

Environmental Attributes

Cold, Dusty, Fumes, Hot, Inside, Noise, Outside

Responsibilities for this Position

Trades Instructor - Focus Factory

US-AL-Mobile


Type: Full-Time

# of Openings: 3

Category: Human Resources

Austal USA

Overview

Electric Boat is currently looking for an organized, self-motivated Structural and Instalation Instructor for the Focus Factory Training Team based in Mobile, AL. This position will report to the site Chief of Training Strategic Sourcing and play an integral role in the training and qualification of students at the Focus Factory.

This Instructor will be part of a team, responsible for the training of supplier students in various courses related to general safety various welding process and wire types, Structural fitting and other associated skills such has stud shooting and pad eye pull tests. Qualified candidates will have a strong sense of commitment to Safety and Procedure Compliance, be a self-starter and possess strong verbal & written communication skills. The desire to learn new skills and team them to Focus Factory staff is a must. The instructor must have the ability to multi-task with a friendly, approachable customer service demeanor.

The responsibilities & duties include but are not limited to:

* Instructing multiple trades training courses and related skills.
* Directing and assessing hands on training with practice and tests
* Enforcing safety rules and regulations in training and during deck plate audits
* Assessing student performance & identifying nonconformance to policies, procedures and technical documents
* Supporting various course content reviews and related activities
* Conducting assessments as scheduled
* Meeting with Focus Factory Leadership regarding student performance as needed
* Consistently grade tests and quizzes to ensure knowledge capture and understanding of training topics
* Communicate with other Training team members to advance work and communicate issues
* Supporting special training projects as required
* Support the Training department goals and objectives with other responsibilities as assigned

Responsibilities

Successful candidates for the Trades Instructor Position will:

* Have a strong ability to prioritize and complete multiple complex assignments
* Have a strong ability to lead and direct in a classroom environment
* Have excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong interpersonal skills
* Have demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel)
* Be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
* Have a demonstrated commitment to customer-service, safety & procedure compliance
* Have a willingness to learn and take on additional responsibilities, skills and duties as needed
* Have a willingness and desire to learn and teach new courses and team members with a variety of learning abilities
* Be comfortable with new teaching technologies and willing to adapt to new teaching approaches
* Must be able to stand for long periods of time
* Must be able to maneuver throughout the facility and units to support all areas as required

Qualifications

Required

* High school diploma or equivalent
* Minimum of 2 years of trade experience

Preferred

* Advanced educational course work including
* certifications, associates or other advanced education degree

* Instructing/teaching experience
* Currently possess welding qualifications
* Experience with non-destructive testing (3.10)
* Experience in AWPSS & SRT
* Proficiency with communication & virtual technologies
* Minimum of 2 years of work experience at Electric Boat