Senior Instructional Designer - Training Curriculum Dev, PM

Contract Details:

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 12 Months
• Start: As Soon As Possible
• Pay Rate: $65 – $70/hr

Job Summary

Key Responsibilities

• 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 in writing and collaborate with stakeholders, SMEs, clients, IDs, and SLS
• Demonstrate deep familiarity with ADDIE instructional design model, Bloom’s taxonomy, assessment creation, and content management systems
• Conduct needs assessments and front-end analyses (FEA) to identify training requirements and recommend effective learning solutions
• Collaborate with Senior Learning Strategists and Instructional Designers to determine learning strategies, 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 and propose solutions to stakeholders
• Perform quality assurance (QA) reviews to meet quality standards
• Estimate project costs and develop schedules in collaboration with learning teams
• Manage project execution to ensure 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
• Identify opportunities for improvement and apply continuous improvement strategies using training effectiveness metrics
• Archive course materials and complete project close-out activities

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Education, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• At least 5 years of instructional design experience, including 2 years in a leadership or mentoring role
• 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
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across diverse stakeholders
• Proficiency in MS Office, Articulate Storyline, LMS platforms, video production, and web design tools

Nice-to-Have Experience

• Experience developing apprenticeship programs in skilled trades
• Master’s degree in Instructional Design, Education, or related field
• Experience working in the utility industry, trades, or similar environments
• Familiarity with Questionmark, Author-It, MS Teams, and virtual learning platforms
• Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence tools to support efficient work
• Previous related industry experience

Required Skills

• ADDIE model expertise and instructor-led training development
• Project management and time management skills
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement

Preferred Skills

• Microsoft Office expertise
• Learning program execution
• Technical training development
• Continuous improvement methodologies
• Data analysis and training effectiveness measurement

Additional Skills

• Bloom’s taxonomy application
• Assessment creation
• Content management systems
• Curriculum mapping
• Quality assurance review
• Budget and schedule estimation
• Multi-location stakeholder coordination
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Working Conditions

• Must be located in the designated territory (Bay Area / near Livermore work location)
• Quarterly travel required to company locations
• Occasional overnight stays may be necessary
• Laptop provided; additional equipment to be provided by supplier
• Contract is one year with potential to extend

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

About GTT