Workforce Services Strategic Programs Specialist

Requisition

• Relocation Authorized:
  National - Single
• Telework Type:
  Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location:
  
  Reston, VA
• Salary Range: 123, annually (salary range is based on market data; final salary offered is determined by education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant.)

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure;
Nuclear, Security & Environmental;
Energy;
Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

Core to the company is our Vision, Values and Commitments . They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report .

With the continuing increase in demand for skilled Craft Professionals, the company is seeking a skilled Workforce Services Specialist, with broad experience in delivering strategic workforce programs, to support the overarching Craft Professional Strategy and drive long term retention.

The Workforce Services Strategic Programs Specialist leads the identification of workforce risk, and the design, implementation, and measurement of the programs that mitigate it, so that craft professionals stay with the company for the long term.

the company's overarching craft professional strategy is built across three pillars:
Attract, Train, and Retain. The Workforce Services Strategic Programs Specialist role works across all three pillars, with its deepest accountability in Retain. It is responsible for understanding how decisions taken upstream in attraction and training shape the durability of the workforce downstream.

This position will be based at the company's Reston office and report to the company's Workforce Services Operations Manager. This position may be eligible for part-time telework. #LI-TH1

• Monitor workforce indicators for early trends, including:
• Turnover and attrition patterns
• Absenteeism
• Workforce feedback
• Track external conditions that shape craft professional supply and mobility, including:
• Regional market competition
• Wage movement
• Competing project ramp-ups
• Travel and accommodation pressures
• Strengthen and connect existing workforce programs by identifying overlaps, gaps, and opportunities to improve alignment across the Attract, Train, and Retain strategy.
• Add strategic direction and consistency across projects by developing common approaches, tools, and practices that support repeatable execution and stronger workforce outcomes.
• Establish clear outcome measurement by defining success measures, tracking progress, and using data to evaluate program effectiveness and inform continuous improvement.
• Partner with corporate and Project teams to understand workforce needs, align priorities, and ensure programs are practical, scalable, and responsive to project conditions.
• Collaborate with existing program owners to build capacity, share best practices, reduce duplication of effort, and enhance program impact across the organization.

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8
  -10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience

• Demonstrated experience in workforce retention, engagement, industrial relations or workforce planning within construction, mining, heavy industry or a comparable field-based environment.
• Skills in written and verbal communication including the preparation and presentation of oral and written reports.
• Strong analytical judgment, credibility with project leadership, and disciplined follow-through to translate workforce insights into sustained program results.
• Must have the right to work in the US.

For decades, the company has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure…