Program Manager, Construction & Trades

About Lumity

Lumity's mission is to provide teens and young adults from under-resourced communities with transformational experiences that prepare them for lifelong STEM careers. Lumity connects young people with the skills, relationships, resources, and opportunities they need to build meaningful and sustainable careers.

The Program Manager, Construction & Trades provides site-based leadership for the high-quality implementation of Lumity's construction, skilled trades, and workforce development programming. Reporting directly to the Program Director, this role is responsible for translating program goals, grant requirements, and organizational priorities into a safe, engaging, well-coordinated learning experience that prepares young adults for sustainable careers.

This is a hands-on program leadership role grounded in positive youth development, trauma-informed practice, accountability, and continuous improvement. The Program Manager leads day-to-day program implementation; coordinates instructors, trainers, contractors, partners, schedules, and learning activities; monitors program performance; and ensures that education, occupational skills training, leadership development, career preparation, and work-based learning operate as a cohesive model.

The Program Manager works in close partnership with the site-based Case Manager to create a coordinated participant experience. The Program Manager owns program implementation and the learning environment, while the Case Manager owns the individualized participant journey, including case planning, barrier reduction, wraparound services, career navigation, placement, and retention. Both positions report directly to the Program Director, and neither role supervises the other.

• Lead day-to-day implementation of assigned programming and ensure program components operate as one cohesive participant experience.
• Translate program goals, grant requirements, and organizational priorities into clear calendars, schedules, workflows, implementation plans, and program milestones.
• Coordinate training activities, work-based learning, credentialing, industry exposure, participant events, partner engagements, field experiences, and other program components.
• Coordinate instructors, construction trainers, contractors, employers, unions, training partners, guest facilitators, and other contributors involved in program delivery without serving as their direct supervisor unless specifically assigned by the Program Director.
• Maintain clear communication and coordination among program contributors and elevate staffing, performance, safety, compliance, or operational concerns to the Program Director when appropriate.
• Monitor program flow, participant engagement, instructional effectiveness, completion of benchmarks, and overall implementation quality; identify gaps and recommend or implement improvements within the scope of the role.
• Support planning and execution of recruitment activities, orientations, Mental Toughness, work-based learning, credentialing activities, graduations, and other major program milestones.
• Maintain organized program systems, calendars, documentation, procedures, supplies, and logistics necessary for consistent implementation.
• Exercise sound professional judgment, initiative, flexibility, and accountability while keeping the Program Director informed of significant developments.
• Support implementation of new initiatives and other duties or special projects as assigned in support of Lumity's workforce programs and organizational priorities.

• Ensure learning and training experiences are structured, engaging, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and aligned with program objectives and participant needs.
• Support the development, review, sequencing, and implementation of curricula, lesson plans, workshops, industry experiences, and experiential learning activities.
• Facilitate workforce readiness, leadership development, orientation, community-building, or other participant sessions as needed.
• Observe program delivery and participant engagement to…