Workforce Development Instructor - Rigging
Role Overview
The Workforce Development Instructor for Rigging delivers classroom, hands-on, field, and skills-based training that supports the development, qualification, and safe performance of craft professionals on large industrial construction projects.
The instructor develops field-ready rigging capability through practical demonstrations, written and hands-on assessments, coaching, and competency verification.
This position supports Open Shop operations and regularly deploys project locations for training, mobilization, and startup activities. #LI-TH1 Major Responsibilities: Deliver rigging instruction: Provide classroom, hands-on, and field-based instruction for craft professionals and supervisory personnel.
Teach core rigging skills: Cover rigging hardware identification and inspection, sling selection, hitches, knots, load weight and capacity calculations, sling angles, center of gravity, load control, wedge-socket assembly, crane signals, and operational communication.
Evaluate competency: Administer written assessments, practical demonstrations, skills verifications, and competency evaluations; document results and provide coaching when performance gaps are identified.
Support qualification programs: Facilitate craft training, apprenticeship, qualification, certification, Competent to Operate, and Verification of Competency programs in accordance with established requirements.
Teach lift planning: Provide instruction on routine, non-routine, and critical lift planning, including hazard recognition, load-control methods, rigging sketches, and field execution.
Review lift plans when assigned and qualified to do so.
Maintain training materials: Develop, review, and update lesson plans, participant materials, practical exercises, assessments, and evaluator guides to reflect field practices and controlled requirements.
Maintain records: Coordinate training events and maintain accurate attendance, assessment, qualification, and completion documentation.
Support projects: Travel extensively to project sites and support workforce mobilization, project startup, instructor coordination, and training-facility setup.
Promote safe execution: Reinforce applicable environmental, safety, and health requirements and stop training or practical activities when conditions are unsafe.
Education and Experience Requirements: Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 2-5 years of relevant experience or 6-9 years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree.
Journey-level rigging knowledge and substantial hands-on experience performing rigging and load-handling work on large industrial construction projects.
Current NCCER Advanced Rigger certification or NCCCO Rigger Level II certification is required.
Previous experience as a rigging foreman, general foreman, superintendent, lift director, lead craft professional, evaluator, or rigging instructor is preferred.
Required Knowledge and Skills: Strong working knowledge of rigging principles, load dynamics, hardware selection and inspection, sling configurations, capacity reduction, load control, and safe lifting practices.
Ability to interpret lift plans, rigging sketches, equipment information, manufacturer requirements, and applicable project procedures.
Working knowledge of applicable OSHA construction requirements and recognized industry rigging and lifting standards.
Ability to facilitate classroom, practical, and field-based instruction for participants with varied experience levels and learning styles.
Ability to evaluate knowledge and demonstrated skill objectively, identify performance gaps, provide coaching, and document qualification decisions.
Strong communication, presentation, facilitation, writing, and time-management skills.
Ability to work independently in active field environments and collaborate effectively with craft supervision, construction, safety, equipment, and workforce development personnel.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Ability and willingness to travel extensively and adjust schedules to support project execution.
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Education and Experience
- Requirements: Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 2-5 years of relevant experience or 6-9 years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree. Journey-level rigging knowledge and substantial hands-on experience performing rigging and load-handling work on large industrial construction projects. Current NCCER Advanced Rigger certification or NCCCO Rigger Level II certification is required. Previous experience as a rigging foreman, general foreman, superintendent, lift director, lead craft professional, evaluator, or rigging instructor is preferred. Required Knowledge and Skills: Strong working knowledge of rigging principles, load dynamics, hardware selection and inspection, sling configurations, capacity reduction, load control, and safe lifting practices. Ability to interpret lift plans, rigging sketches, equipment information, manufacturer requirements, and applicable project procedures. Working knowledge of applicable OSHA construction requirements and recognized industry rigging and lifting standards. Ability to facilitate classroom, practical, and field-based instruction for participants with varied experience levels and learning styles. Ability to evaluate knowledge and demonstrated skill objectively, identify performance gaps, provide coaching, and document qualification decisions. Strong communication, presentation, facilitation, writing, and time-management skills. Ability to work independently in active field environments and collaborate effectively with craft supervision, construction, safety, equipment, and workforce development personnel. Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Ability and willingness to travel extensively and adjust schedules to support project execution.
- Requirements: Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 2-5 years of relevant experience or 6-9 years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree.
- Journey-level rigging knowledge and substantial hands-on experience performing rigging and load-handling work on large industrial construction projects.
- Current NCCER Advanced Rigger certification or NCCCO Rigger Level II certification is required.
- Required Knowledge and Skills: Strong working knowledge of rigging principles, load dynamics, hardware selection and inspection, sling configurations, capacity reduction, load control, and safe lifting practices.
- Ability to interpret lift plans, rigging sketches, equipment information, manufacturer requirements, and applicable project procedures.
- Working knowledge of applicable OSHA construction requirements and recognized industry rigging and lifting standards.
- Ability to facilitate classroom, practical, and field-based instruction for participants with varied experience levels and learning styles.
- Ability to evaluate knowledge and demonstrated skill objectively, identify performance gaps, provide coaching, and document qualification decisions.
- Strong communication, presentation, facilitation, writing, and time-management skills.
- Ability to work independently in active field environments and collaborate effectively with craft supervision, construction, safety, equipment, and workforce development personnel.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Ability and willingness to travel extensively and adjust schedules to support project execution.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with NCCER curricula, performance profiles, assessments, and credentialing processes. NCCER Certified Craft Instructor, Master Trainer, or Performance Evaluator credentials. Candidates without these credentials must be able to obtain the required instructor or evaluator credentials after hire. Experience developing rigging curricula, practical exercises, skills assessments, or lift-planning training. Bilingual English and Spanish capability is a plus. Familiarity with Bechtel processes is a plus but is not required. Required company-specific qualifications and authorizations may be completed after hire. Total Rewards/Benefits: For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards Diverse teams build the extraordinary: As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent. We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy. Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to [email protected]
- Previous experience as a rigging foreman, general foreman, superintendent, lift director, lead craft professional, evaluator, or rigging instructor is preferred.
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