Professional Development Coach

Professional Development Coach

Independence Excavating is seeking a Professional Development Coach to join our growing team! The Professional Development Coach partners with executives, leaders and high-potential professionals to strengthen leadership effectiveness, performance, personal development and resilience. This role supports leaders in navigating complex challenges such as decision-making, organizational dynamics, change management, and interpersonal effectiveness.

The ideal candidate is a trusted coach and advisor who drives measurable results while promoting insight, emotional intelligence, and sustainable leadership behaviors.

From breaking ground to final completion, our team has been laying the foundation for excellence in heavy civil construction and demolition for more than 70 years. We combine industry innovation with decades of proven performance, delivering complex projects safely, efficiently, and with unmatched expertise. Our long-standing track record of success reflects our commitment to quality, integrity, and value making us a trusted partner from the ground up.

For seven decades, Independence Excavating has built a team of dedicated construction professionals whose experience and discipline set us apart in the industry.

What do we believe in?

People: Provide a safe, family-oriented environment. Commitment to integrity. Protect our most valuable assets.

Performance: Always deliver the highest quality. Find solutions. Provide value to our partners.

Community: Positively impact the communities we serve. Give back. Leave the world a better place than we found it.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and Development Coaching

• Coach leaders on leadership style, presence, influence, communication, and decision-making.
• Support development of core leadership competencies, including accountability, adaptability and emotional intelligence.
• Help leaders navigate people-management challenges, conflict, and organizational dynamics.
• Guide leaders through transitions such as role expansion, organizational change, or career development.
• Strengthen leaders' self-awareness, values alignment, and leadership mindset.
• Assist leaders to explore stress-level, confidence, and behavioral patterns affecting leadership effectiveness.
• Create a confidential coaching environment.
• Administer and interpret leadership assessments and development tools.
• Co-create development plans aligned with organizational and individual goals.

Do you have what it takes?

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred in Organizational Development, Counseling, or related field
• Formal training in professional development, personal, or leadership coaching
• Proven experience coaching executives, leaders, or managers
• Strong counseling, facilitation, coaching and therapeutic-style communication skills
• Professional Certified Coach
• High emotional intelligence and professional judgment

Key Competencies

• Leadership development and executive presence
• Emotional intelligence and empathy
• Ethical boundaries and confidentiality
• Change leadership and resilience
• Trust-based relationship building

Why IX?

• Weekly competitive pay!
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• FSA & HSA
• Life Insurance + Optional Family Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Wellness Incentive Program
• Paid holidays and PTO
• 401(k) + Company match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Family-owned and operated since 1956

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Independence Excavating, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we value workplace diversity and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.