Director, EHS Training & Development

Director, EHS Training & Development

Job Title:

Director, EHS Training & Development

Company:
Loenbro, LLC Business Unit/Department:
Irving, TX / On-site

Reports to:

VP, Learning & Development

Employment Type:

Full-Time FLSA Classification:
Exempt

About Loenbro

Loenbro is a trusted, long-term construction lifecycle partner to thousands of customers across the U.S. Our market spans all industries, and our service offerings include Critical Electrical, Mechanical & Structural, Soft Crafts, Inspection, Underground Maintenance and Installation, and Fabrication. Our expertise lies in simplifying the complex and establishing long-standing relationships with our partners. We have a national presence but a local approach—every customer benefits from our capabilities and our care.

At Loenbro, we don't just offer jobs—we build careers grounded in integrity, teamwork, excellence, and purpose. Join a team where your expertise is valued, your growth is supported, and your work helps maintain and enhance the critical infrastructure that powers communities across the nation.

Job Summary

The Director, EHS Training & Development serves as Loenbro's enterprise-wide learning leader for environmental, health, and safety training, leading the strategic design, development, governance, and continuous improvement of EHS training programs across the organization in close partnership with EHS leadership.

Responsibilities

EHS Training Strategy & Governance

• Lead the enterprise strategy and long-term roadmap for EHS training across Loenbro.
• Establish and govern enterprise training standards, curricula, qualification requirements, learning pathways, and the EHS training matrix.
• Ensure training programs align with regulatory requirements, company policies, operational risks, and client expectations.
• Identify workforce competency gaps and develop scalable training strategies to address current and future needs.
• Maintain governance processes to ensure training requirements remain current as regulations, risks, technologies, and business needs evolve.

Curriculum & Workforce Development

• Lead the design and continuous improvement of EHS training for craft professionals, supervisors, leaders, and EHS teams.
• Develop structured learning pathways from new-hire safety training through advanced technical and leadership development.
• Establish learning objectives, competency standards, assessments, and qualification requirements.
• Develop training for critical operational risks, including electrical safety, fall protection, confined spaces, excavation, energy isolation, lifting and rigging, and mobile equipment.
• Incorporate lessons learned from incidents, observations, audits, and operational trends into training programs.

Craft & Apprenticeship Integration

• Partner with Craft & Apprenticeship leadership to integrate EHS competencies into craft training and registered apprenticeship programs.
• Establish progressive safety learning standards from entry-level through journeyman and advanced craft roles.
• Ensure training reflects field conditions, work practices, NCCER standards, and applicable apprenticeship requirements.

Regulatory Compliance & Training Quality

• Maintain oversight of EHS training requirements related to OSHA, EPA, DOT, NFPA, state regulations, and client requirements.
• Establish standards for certifications, refresher training, external credentials, documentation, and competency verification.
• Establish instructor qualification, training delivery, assessment, and quality-assurance standards.
• Measure training effectiveness through assessments, field performance, safety data, employee feedback, and other key performance indicators.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead and develop EHS training professionals, instructors, and program resources while building internal training capability.
• Oversee training resources, budgets, vendors, technology, facilities, and instructor capacity.
• Partner closely with EHS, Operations, Learning & Development, Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, and Loenbro University to ensure programs support business and workforce needs.
• Collaborate with Enterprise L&D Operations & Technology on LMS integration, learning records, reporting, and digital learning solutions.
• Evaluate external training providers and industry programs to support enterprise training priorities.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of progressive experience in EHS, safety training, workforce development, technical training, or related functions within industrial construction, energy, specialty contracting, manufacturing, or a similarly high-risk operating environment.
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing EHS training programs for a geographically dispersed workforce.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA requirements and safety regulations applicable to industrial construction and field operations.
• Demonstrated ability to translate regulatory requirements and operational risks into effective, practical training programs.
• Experience developing curricula, learning objectives, competency…