Learning and Development Manager

Description

L&D Manager | Full-Time |

Location:

Atlanta, Georgia | Starting Salary: $90,000 (based on experience)

Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off Included

Superior Rigging and Erecting is a specialty crane, rigging, and steel erection contractor built on safety, discipline, and accountability. We support complex industrial and commercial projects across the Southeast and are known for engineered lift execution, field precision, and a culture that makes the Tough Look Easy. Our work includes critical lifts, machinery moves, structural steel erection, and high-risk engineered operations where technical accuracy and field execution must align without compromise.

Our continued growth depends on building a highly capable workforce and strong operational leadership. The Learning and Development Manager plays a critical role in strengthening leadership capability, workforce skills, and operational performance across the organization.

Superior Rigging and Erecting is seeking an experienced Learning and Development Manager to design, build, and lead company-wide training and workforce development programs that directly support operational excellence, safety leadership, and leadership effectiveness.

This role partners closely with Operations, Safety, Project Management, and Human Resources leadership to identify workforce capability gaps and develop practical training solutions that improve performance in both field and office environments.

The Learning and Development Manager owns learning strategy, curriculum architecture, training delivery, learning systems administration, and the measurement of training effectiveness. The right candidate will bring strong instructional design expertise, operational credibility, and the ability to translate business needs into structured learning programs that scale with company growth.

• Develop and execute a comprehensive learning and development strategy aligned with operational goals, safety expectations, and leadership standards
• Translate business objectives, field realities, and performance gaps into structured and measurable training programs
• Establish company-wide learning standards, governance, and accountability
• Build structured learning pathways for supervisors, project managers, directors, and emerging leaders

• Conduct ongoing training needs assessments through engagement with field leadership, project managers, and department leaders
• Observe field and office work practices to identify skill gaps, behavioral risks, and development opportunities
• Partner with leadership to prioritize training initiatives based on business need, operational risk, and workforce impact
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on workforce development and capability planning

• Design and develop leadership, technical, operational, and compliance training programs
• Create practical, field-relevant learning content including instructor-led courses, workshops, simulations, and job aids
• Ensure training content reflects adult learning principles and real-world operational application
• Develop facilitator guides, participant materials, and standardized training tools to support consistent program delivery

• Facilitate training sessions for supervisors, managers, project managers, and operational leaders
• Lead workshops focused on leadership effectiveness, documentation discipline, performance management, communication, accountability, and safety leadership
• Coach internal leaders and subject matter experts to effectively deliver training content
• Ensure training programs remain practical, engaging, and applicable to daily operational work

• Administer and optimize training programs within Paylocity Learning and related systems
• Ensure training assignments, completion tracking, and reporting remain accurate and audit-ready
• Evaluate learning technologies and delivery methods that improve training accessibility and effectiveness
• Maintain structured training records…