Construction Instructional Coordinator

Texas Climate Jobs Project

Construction Instructional Coordinator

Based in Austin, TX

Title: Construction Instructional Coordinator
Location: Austin, TX
Category: Full-time, Exempt
Salary: Starting at $65,000 per year

Overview of the Organization
Texas is experiencing an unprecedented clean energy transition that will create tens of thousands of new jobs over the next decade. The mission of Texas Climate Jobs Project is to advance a pro-climate, pro-worker agenda in Texas. Through innovative research and policy development, popular education, community engagement, advocacy, workforce development, and strategic coalition building and partnerships, Texas Climate Jobs Project is engaging in collective action to win substantive policy changes that both protect the climate and create good local jobs.

Introduction
Texas Climate Jobs Project is seeking a passionate and dedicated Construction Instructional Coordinator . The Construction Instructional Coordinator will deliver in-class instruction for an apprenticeship readiness course designed for underserved populations to gain access to postsecondary education and construction careers through registered apprenticeship. Registered apprenticeships promote financial stability and career growth in the skilled trades. The Construction Instructional Coordinator will administer a 3-week, 120-hour curriculum encompassing apprenticeship readiness, the MC3, or Multi-Craft Core Curriculum, a nationally recognized curriculum created by NABTU, North America’s Building Trades Unions.

Our statewide workforce development program, Texas Construction Career Pathways (TCCP), is based on the nationally recognized construction curriculum, Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3). MC3 is a 120-hour course created by North America’s Building Trades Unions, designed to introduce students to the building trades, the value of apprenticeship readiness, and help them decide on a career path in the construction trades. MC3 adheres to core learning objectives around construction math, construction tools, and financial literacy, along with providing regional resources and other themes that prepare students for union construction registered apprenticeship programs (RAPs). TCCP equips participants with the necessary skills and knowledge to pursue successful careers in the construction trades. As the Construction Instructional Coordinator, you will lead students through their course, establishing and communicating clear objectives for lessons, units, and hands-on projects.

Texas Climate Jobs Project is part of Fair Shot Texas, founded by the Texas AFL-CIO and other labor organizations to advance a working families policy agenda in Texas. 

The Job:
The Construction Instructional Coordinator is responsible for coordinating all aspects of TCCP's apprenticeship readiness program, including instructional delivery & coordination, training operations, participant recruitment, and case management. This position serves as the primary point of contact for participants from recruitment through placement while ensuring exceptional delivery of the Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3). The ideal candidate combines construction industry experience with a passion for workforce development and participant success. Additionally, hands-on construction training is a core component of our program model. The candidate must be able to facilitate proper tool identification, safe work practices, unique skilled trades techniques, and job site expectations through practical instruction.

The Construction Instructional Coordinator’s core responsibilities will include:
Recruitment and Outreach
Responsible for managing digital campaigns during the period of program recruitment, mass communications to program participant leads after recruitment events. Must travel to different regional sites for job fairs and other events to perform outreach to community members and organizations about Texas Construction Career Pathways.

Instruction/Training Delivery
With support of the instructional team, lead on instructing several units of the MC3 instruction in the classroom and through hands-on training. Teach and guide cohorts of individuals through the comprehensive MC3 curriculum and program. The Construction Instructional Coordinator will play a vital role in empowering students, fostering a positive learning environment, and supporting their journey toward registered apprenticeship and career readiness.

Case Management
During training, the coordinator will help guide program participants through the available union employment opportunities. Responsible for communicating to program participants about the union registered apprenticeship ecosystem and processes necessary to join a union in the skilled trades.

Curriculum Development
Develop an engaging curriculum for the apprenticeship readiness program, focusing on construction trades and apprenticeship readiness. Create engaging and effective lesson plans that cover essential MC3 topics including but not limited to OSHA-10, First Aid/AED/CPR, construction math, professionalism/job readiness, technical skills, financial literacy, and green construction.

Union, JATC, & Employer Partnerships
Coordinate presentations from union construction contractors, labor union organizers, and their respective apprenticeship coordinators/directors, and visits to different training centers and construction sites. Attend regional Building Trades and Construction Trades meetings along with stakeholder-led convenings. Hold 1:1 meetings with community partners to establish community resources. Provide networking opportunities for pre-apprentices.

Classroom & Equipment Management
Coordinator will support transportation of the various equipment TCCP uses during training, such as Personal Protection Equipment, class supplies, consumable supplies, etc. Coordinator will support practical, hands-on projects during training as part of the requirement of MC3 curriculum.

Program Administration
Coordinator will support the organization and extraction of TCCP graduate data as it relates to union placement and employers for ongoing fundraising efforts required for grant applications and stakeholder engagement.

Construction Industry Preparation
Collaborate with building trades to facilitate workshops and training sessions on resume building, interview skills, construction site workplace etiquette, financial literacy, etc.

Other Duties and Responsibilities as Assigned.

Interested candidates should have the following qualifications:

• Teaching Experience: Minimum of one year of teaching or training experience and developing curriculum. Ability to facilitate both classroom and hands-on instruction.
• Math Proficiency: Ability to demonstrate proficiency in fundamental math skills.
• Industry Knowledge: Minimum 3 years of experience in the skilled trades/construction industry. Strong knowledge of construction safety practices.
• Recruitment Experience: Experience recruiting participants for workforce/educational programs.
• Travel Flexibility: Ability to travel regionally across the state to teach at apprenticeship training centers.
• Effective Communication: Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to face conflict and manage conflict resolution effectively with staff and/or program participants.
• Team Player: Ability to work collaboratively with the project team to achieve shared goals and objectives.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Journeyman-level experience in a skilled trade or construction
• Knowledge of Dept. of Labor registered apprenticeships
• First Aid/AED/CPR Instructor Certification
• OSHA 10 and/or OSHA 30 certification
• Adult education or workforce development experience
• Experience working with labor unions and/or registered apprenticeship programs
• Experience training with MC3 curriculum

The salary for this position starts at $65,000 per year, with potential adjustments upward depending on experience. This position is a bargaining unit position with Teamsters Local 988.

We also offer excellent benefits including:

• 100% employer-paid health, dental, vision, and life insurance 
• 13% pre-tax retirement contribution
• Monthly phone stipend or employer-paid work phone
• Four weeks PTO and 88 hours of paid sick time annually
• 17 paid holidays, including the employee’s birthday and annual office closure between Christmas and New Years

This position will be funded by a prospective grant that is expected to end August 31, 2027 with the possibility of continuation contingent on additional grant funding for this position at that time. 

To Apply:
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and résumé at .

This position is located in Austin, TX. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

Texas Climate Jobs Project & Fair Shot Texas are committed to Equal Opportunity, and to considering applicants of all ages, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, national origins, ethnicities, religions, and veteran or disability statuses. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds and experiences with a commitment to building collective union power and working for a better Texas to apply.

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