Workforce Development Manager

The JPI Group is seeking an experienced Program Manager to support the implementation and delivery of an energy efficiency workforce development program in Michigan. This position oversees day-to-day program operations, coordinates training and employer partnerships, supports participant recruitment and retention, and helps ensure timely achievement of contractual deliverables and performance measures.

The Program Manager serves as a primary point of contact for clients, program partners, training providers, employers, community-based organizations, subcontractors, and internal teams. The ideal candidate brings experience in workforce development, project or program management, and stakeholder engagement, together with knowledge of energy efficiency career pathways and Michigan's workforce development ecosystem.

Work Arrangement: This is a Michigan-based hybrid position requiring regular in-person engagement and statewide travel based on program and business needs. The selected candidate must be able to reliably travel to meetings, training sites, employer locations, community events, and other program activities throughout Michigan.

• Manage day-to-day program implementation in alignment with contractual requirements, approved objectives, budgets, and established timelines.
• Develop and maintain project plans, implementation schedules, deliverable trackers, risk logs, and performance dashboards.
• Coordinate activities across internal teams, subcontractors, training providers, clients, employers, and external partners.
• Monitor program performance, identify implementation challenges, and develop or recommend corrective action plans.
• Facilitate program meetings, document decisions, assign action items, and track follow-up through completion.
• Support budget monitoring, resource allocation, subcontractor coordination, and invoice review in accordance with established approval processes.

• Develop and execute targeted, inclusive recruitment strategies to attract eligible participants into energy efficiency training and career pathways.
• Establish and maintain relationships with Michigan Works! agencies, community colleges, adult education providers, workforce development organizations, and community-based partners.
• Coordinate participant outreach, intake, eligibility screening, enrollment, and onboarding in accordance with program requirements.
• Monitor recruitment pipelines, enrollment trends, training attendance, completion, and participant retention.
• Identify participation barriers, including transportation, childcare, scheduling, and technology access, and coordinate available support services consistent with program guidelines.
• Implement data-informed strategies to improve recruitment, training completion, credential attainment, placement, and retention outcomes.

• Build and maintain relationships with energy efficiency contractors, HVAC companies, utilities, trade associations, and clean energy employers throughout Michigan.
• Identify employer workforce needs and align training and career pathway activities with documented industry demand.
• Support employer participation in work-based learning, internships, registered apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships, and job placement activities, as applicable to the approved program design.
• Coordinate employer engagement events, information sessions, interviews, and recruitment activities.
• Track employer participation, hiring commitments, placements, and employment outcomes in accordance with program reporting standards.

• Coordinate with training providers to support implementation of approved curricula, schedules, and participant communications.
• Monitor training capacity, attendance, completion rates, credential attainment, and participant feedback.
• Support alignment of training content with employer expectations, applicable safety requirements, and recognized industry competencies.
• Coordinate instructional resources, learning management systems, training materials, and logistics.
• Identify opportunities to improve training delivery based on participant feedback, employer input, and performance data.
• Support career pathways into energy auditing, weatherization, HVAC installation and maintenance, building performance, and related energy efficiency occupations.

• Maintain accurate,…