Program Manager, Enterprise Workforce Development

Build the future, spark innovation and align your career with purpose.

McKinstry is innovating the waste and climate harm out of the built environment and creating lasting impact. Together, we're building a thriving planet.

Buildings are a leading contributor to the climate crisis, generating nearly 40% of total global energy-related carbon emissions. We're making a lasting impact on our industry and within our communities by addressing the climate, affordability and equity crises through:

• renewables and energy services
• engineering and design
• construction and facility services

To get where we're going, we need big thinkers, problem solvers and collaborative mindsets. Does that sound like you?

What does it look like to launch something from the ground up - and watch it change people's careers? McKinstry is looking for a Program Manager, Enterprise Workforce Development to be the on-site leader who brings the up-and-coming McKinstry Academy to life in Spokane.

This is a hands-on, operationally-driven role where your work shows up every day in the learners walking through the door, the instructors ready to teach, the schedules that run on time, and the graduates who land meaningful careers 'll manage the full operating rhythm of the Academy - from cohort logistics and facility readiness to learner support and placement handoffs - so the Academy delivers on its promise as a real career pathway, not just a program.

You'll also play a key role in getting this transformational idea of the ground and up and running.

If you're someone who thrives in a fast-moving environment, takes pride in operational excellence, and genuinely cares about helping people launch careers - this role was built for you.

• Academy Operations & Cohort Delivery: Plan and manage the day-to-day operating rhythm for Academy cohorts - schedules, rooms, facilities, equipment, materials, attendance, records, communications, and learner support. When the Academy runs smoothly, learners feel it from day one.
• Instructor, SME & Curriculum Partner Coordination: Coordinate McKinstry instructors, business SMEs, functional trainers, external curriculum partners, education partners, and guest contributors so curriculum delivery, rotations, and hands-on activities are always ready and aligned - nothing falls through the cracks on your watch.
• Learner Experience, Career Counseling & Placement Handoffs: Own the learner journey from selection and onboarding through cohort completion, career counseling touchpoints, and placement handoffs into Talent Acquisition, apprenticeship, technical tracks, or education partners. You're the person learners count on.
• Local Workforce Development Inventory & Insights: Partner with local leaders and teams to capture, organize, and maintain visibility into Spokane-area workforce development activities, key relationships, events, and pathway opportunities - so Academy planning stays connected to the regional landscape.
• Safety, Facility & Program Readiness: Partner with leadership, Facilities, Safety, Construction/Labor partners, and regional leaders to ensure the Academy environment, equipment, tours, rotations, and hands-on learning activities are safe, compliant, and operationally ready at all times.
• Metrics, Reporting & Continuous Improvement: Track cohort progress, participation, completion, partner activity, learner feedback, and placement outcomes. Surface risks and improvement opportunities to leadership and stakeholders - you don't just run the data, you use it to make the Academy better.

• 5+ years of experience in project and program management, workforce development, training operations, education programs, talent development, operations, community partnerships, or related work.
• Strong program operations skills - scheduling, logistics, stakeholder coordination, participant communications, records management, issue tracking, and execution across multiple work streams.
• Experience supporting cohort-based, training, education, workforce, or community pathway programs preferred.
• Ability to coordinate technical instructors, business SMEs, external partners, and internal teams in a fast-moving operational environment.
• Strong communication, organization, judgment, participant support, problem-solving, and follow-through - you keep things moving and people informed.
• Working knowledge of safety, facilities, hands-on learning, field/jobsite environments, or technical training operations preferred.
• Ability to track activity, maintain accurate records, prepare reporting inputs, surface barriers, and support continuous improvement.
• On-site presence in Spokane required - this role is at the heart of the action.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Education, Business, Operations, Organizational Development, Communications, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.

• Competitive…