Senior Corporate Training and Development Specialist

Senior Corporate Training and Development Specialist

Our award-winning corporate university is seeking a Senior Corporate Training and Development Specialist to join our collaborative team of organizational development professionals! You will coordinate and deliver enterprise-wide learning curricula to our four-service utility comprised of 2,000 employees. You will provide our talented workforce with the tools and knowledge to stay ahead of the business curve.

What Else Will You be Doing?

• Delivering learning curriculum to the organization, including leadership development, performance management, coaching, project management, customer service, system technology, communication, and additional organizational/professional development courses
• Delivering and customizing development-based personality assessment courses (e.g., MBTI, DiSC, StrengthsFinder)
• Conducting needs analyses and facilitating applicable team building and organizational development courses to close identified knowledge and skill gaps
• Designing comprehensive learning solutions to meet the desired outcomes of the training request
• Leading organization-wide learning-oriented project teams, including managing the scope, budget, communication, delivery, evaluation, and continuous improvement of projects and programs
• Developing training modules and courses based on customer needs using a variety of instructional techniques and methods
• Assessing organization-wide learning content and program needs in a collaborative effort with stakeholders
• Evaluating training and learning effectiveness through pre- and post-training assessments and performance relative to desired and applicable outcomes - and making or recommending changes as appropriate
• Recommending and guiding the promotion, implementation, reinforcement, and evaluation of learning solutions
• Evaluating learning outcomes and researching trends/best practices within the industry

Who You Are

• Demonstrated experience in an organizational training and development capacity (i.e., experience with delivering training curriculum in a corporate learning environment)
• Bachelor's Degree is highly valued in Education, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Management, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, or a closely related field
• Possession of any of the following certifications are valued: Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD), Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP), or Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD)
• Knowledge of and experience applying adult learning theories, individual culture, learning styles, needs analysis, learning objectives, application exercises, learning assessments, and course evaluations is valued
• Knowledge of and experience applying the competencies necessary to perform in each of the following areas: learning design, performance management, delivering training, training evaluation, project management, career planning, and talent management is valued

Who We Are

• One of the largest four-service public utilities in the nation (over 500,000 customers)
• A national leader in reliability (power on an average of 99.991% of the time)
• Diamond Designation recipient from the American Public Power Association – a utility leader in reliability, safety, workforce development, and system improvements
• Located at the base of the Rocky Mountains in the #3 most desired city to live in the United States (U.S. News & World Report, 2024)

Our Commitment to Our Employees

Our people are the heart and soul of Colorado Springs Utilities.  They keep the lights on, gas flowing, water coming in, and wastewater leaving.  We do not just say people are important – we prove it!  That’s why we are honored to invest in protecting the health and financial security of our employees and their families through our rich benefits program.

• Time Off – Because everybody needs time off to recharge
  • Vacation – New employees accrue 13 days of paid time off to start, while our more tenured employees accrue 24 days per year
  • Personal Leave –3 days per year of personal leave
  • Paid Holidays –12 paid holidays per year
  • Sick Leave – Accrue 12 days of sick leave annually for those days when you or a family member is feeling under the weather
  • Vacation Buy – Purchase up to 40 hours of additional vacation time
• Pension Plan – Looking forward to a comfortable lifestyle once you’re done working? The Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) provides you with retirement benefits and peace of mind when you retire 
• Medical – Select from three comprehensive medical pl