Senior Instructional Designer

Seeking a Senior Instructional Designer to lead the design and development of technical training programs. 

You will:

·       Engage stakeholders to identify skill gaps, learner pain points, and role-based needs for technical content development.

·       Apply adult learning theories and principles to create clear, engaging, and practical technical skill-building courses.

·       Balance content creation with program support and operational follow-through.

·       Communicate effectively and clearly in writing and collaborate with stakeholders, SMEs, clients, IDs, and SLS.

·       Deep familiarity with the ADDIE instructional design model, Bloom’s taxonomy, Assessment creation, and content management systems.

·       Conduct needs assessments and front-end analyses to identify training requirements and recommend effective learning solutions for apprenticeships.

·       Collaborate with the Senior Learning Strategists and Instructional Designers to determine learning strategies, create curriculum maps, and assessment approaches.

·       Work with SMEs to review off-the-shelf courses for inclusion in the Technician curriculum.

·       Guide the use of appropriate learning technologies and tools to enhance training effectiveness. Propose solutions to stakeholders.

·       Meet quality standards; perform quality assurance (QA) reviews.

·       Estimate project costs and develop schedules in collaboration with the Senior Learning Strategist and Instructional Designers.

·       Manage project execution, ensuring deliverables are completed on time and within budget.

·       Facilitate key project meetings, including Kick-offs, Betas, Train-the-Trainers, and Pilots.

·       Track project status and provide updates to stakeholders.

·       Proactively identify opportunities for improvement. Collect and analyze training effectiveness metrics and apply continuous improvement strategies.

·       Archive course materials and complete project close-out activities.



Duration: 12 months through with possible extension
Location: Livermore, CA (Hybrid – 20% onsite in Livermore/San Ramon/Oakland. Requires quarterly travel with occasional overnight stays in surrounding areas)

Requirements:

·            Bachelor's degree

·            5 years of instructional design experience including 2 years in a leadership/mentoring role

·            Project management skills/excellent time management and communication skills/technical skills (MS Office expertise)

·            Strong ADDIE Model Instructor-led training development

·            Learning program execution skills

·            utility experience a plus

·            Excellent Analysis Skills, Strategic Thinking, and Project Management experience

·            Proficiency in MS Office, Articulate Storyline, LMS.

·            Strong knowledge of instructional design for classroom and technical or trades environments.

·            Demonstrated experience designing multi-year technical training programs.

·            Proven experience managing small to mid-sized projects.

 

Keywords: training specialist, instructional design, instructional developer, learning consultant, instructional design consultant, learning experience designer, learning experience specialist, training manager, learning manager