Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. USGBC California is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming California into a more sustainable state. The Project Manager, Training will lead efforts to scale training programs to reach 10,000 trainees annually by building partnerships with educational institutions and ensuring program quality and certification.
Responsibilities
- Higher Education Cooperation: Build and manage strategic partnerships with Community College districts and CSU campuses to integrate USGBC-CA training into existing certificate, degree, or extended education pathways
- Enrollment Scaling: Develop and execute regional strategies to exponentially increase trainee volume, mobilizing public-private networks to meet our target of training 10,000 individuals annually
- Articulation & Credit: Work alongside academic departments, deans, and registrars to establish credit-bearing articulations or continuing education units (CEUs) for USGBC-CA programs
- Curriculum Knowledge Integration: Apply deep knowledge of instructional design, adult learning principles, and technical green building concepts (e.g., LEED, CALGreen, Decarbonization) to evaluate and level up the overall portfolio
- Validation of Learning Objectives: Establish rigorous quality assurance metrics to mathematically and qualitatively validate that trainees are mastering stated learning objectives
- Technical Rigor: Coordinate with internal and external subject matter experts to audit, refine, and modernize technical curriculum, ensuring it meets changing state codes and market demands
- Formal Credentialing: Lead the process to get USGBC-CA training certified and verified by state workforce bodies, academic institutions, and industry associations, boosting the institutional value of our credentials
- LMS Ecosystem Management: Oversee the Learning Management System (LMS) to track enrollment, monitor student mastery of learning objectives, and issue verified, stackable digital badges and certificates
- Data Auditing: Maintain impeccable records of training delivery, completions, and certification status to satisfy grant requirements and audits
- Scalable Training Models: Lead initiatives to scale asynchronous training models, with the goal of expanding program reach and driving revenue growth
- Career Pathing Architect: Map clear, accessible trajectories connecting non-traditional students, community college attendees, and university graduates to specific technical certificates and green employer networks
- Internal Cross-Pollination: Work across the Implementation Team and regional committees to ensure academic insights are shared with our membership and development wings, maximizing organizational synergy
Skills
- 5+ years of experience coordinating programs, developing curriculum, or building partnerships within or alongside California Higher Education systems (Community Colleges and/or CSUs)
- Strong background in technical education, instructional design, and defining/validating learning objectives
- Expertise in LMS: Adept at navigating digital learning landscapes to boost trainee interaction and optimize the learner journey in an online training environment, driving engagement and thoughtfulness about user experience
- Proven experience managing large-scale educational or workforce programs with aggressive annual enrollment or trainee targets
- Familiarity with the processes for getting courses certified, accredited, or mapped to industry recognized credentials (IRCs)
- Highly collaborative with a knack for driving consensus among disparate groups (academics, corporate partners, workforce boards, and internal staff)
- Experience managing statewide education or workforce development initiatives in California
- Deep understanding of green building technology, carbon neutrality, or environmental sustainability
Benefits
- Discretionary unlimited vacation
- 13 paid holidays
- Healthcare coverage (vision and dental)
- 401(k) retirement savings
- Life insurance
- Parental leave
- Annual bonus program
- Flexible, hybrid structure
- Opportunity to attend our training and other industry events across our network
- Reimbursement for continuing education
- Regular team-building events to maintain our culture
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