Senior Learning & Development Specialist

Minimum Pay Rate: $114,712.00 

Maximum Pay Rate: $151,985.60 

Civil Service Status: Civil Service 

Apply by Date: 07/24/2025 

Posting Type: Open 

 

This posting intends to fill one regular full-time position, and create an eligibility list which may be used to fill regular full-time and limited term vacancies over the next two years.

 

Introduction
This position supports apprenticeships and training development for business groups in SMUD's Energy Delivery & Operations and Zero Carbon divisions. The role has two primary areas of focus: apprenticeship administration which includes the oversight, maintenance, and potential development of apprenticeship programs; and the strategic planning, coordination and development of job specific training with Subject Matter Experts.

 

Oversight, maintaining and administering apprenticeships provides a vital service and acts as the primary training contact between the Sacramento Power Academy and business unit. This is accomplished by:

• Reviewing apprentice training material and updating as needed
• Coordinating and supporting training events and outcomes for apprentices
• Designing and supporting knowledge and competency tests
• Completing the appropriate documentation for regulatory bodies
• Management of apprentice on-the-job training hours and requirements
• Maintaining apprentice files
• Establishing individual development plans as needed
• Developing and maintaining relationships with apprentices and their leadership through regular meetings
• Working closely and collaboratively with various Subject Matter Experts

 

The strategic planning and development of job specific training includes:

• Meeting frequently with various department leads to discuss their training needs and identify training solutions
• Creating and maintaining safety procedures for a variety of departments and topics
• Ensuring all training meets best practice requirements and provides all necessary support. This includes the occasional need to develop and facilitate in-person or virtual training events.

 

Most job specific training is facilitated by subject matter experts on the job or in the classroom and supported by this role.

Purpose

As a subject matter expert and consultant performs professional delivery of effective learning and development programs and services; plans, designs, develops, coordinates and delivers training to engage, develop, and retain a highly skilled, competent and motivated workforce.

Nature and Scope

Serves as a subject matter expert and consultant resource in a relevant professional discipline; works independently on projects of moderate to significant complexity; exercises independent judgment and discretion within established broad guidelines.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads in developing and managing a wide array of learning and development programs, projects, services and systems that support and advance SMUD’s business strategies, and meet identified learning and development needs; coordinates efforts and resources across SMUD.
• Manages and delivers career development programs and services to include but not limited to individual employee, team, and peer career coaching services and training; career program management (e.g., peer career program); also provides professional employee testing and assessment services, and develops and delivers career development tools.
• Designs, develops, promotes and delivers internal online learning and development programs. Performs technical requirements analysis, to design, and deliver multi-media trainings. Coordinates closely with business unit representatives, end-users and the learning and development community to craft eLearning solutions for training, performance support, social collaboration and professional learning needs. Incorporates a variety of eLearning methodologies, including synchronous, asynchronous learning, social and other types of informal learning (e.g., self-study tools, etc.). Uses a variety of software tools for eLearning training development and delivery.
• Manages external training programs and vendor relationships; Evaluates the need for contracted vendor led training programs and vendor services on a cost-benefit basis; Develops and evaluates requests for proposal (RFP’s), helps select vendors, coordinates and manages work, develops and tracks budgets, analyzes variances, and resolves any contractor related issues to ensure successful program/service delivery; May also work directly with vendors to jointly develop and/or deliver course content.
• Partners and provides consultation to SMUD