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Engineered Structures, Inc. is hiring a Senior Learning & Development Specialist. This role leads the design and architecture of training programs across the company by collaborating with subject-matter experts to create behavior-oriented learning solutions, leveraging AI tools for content production, and ensuring the quality and consistency of training materials in safety-sensitive environments.

Highlights

Architect and lead instructional design for the ESI Academy training programs.
Collaborate with Technical Trainers and operational experts to translate field knowledge into practical learning.
Design curricula to promote application, behavior change, and measurable performance improvements.
Utilize AI-enabled tools responsibly to accelerate content development and maintain accuracy.
Establish and enforce learning standards, templates, and quality assurance processes.
Coach trainers and organizational development partners in instructional design and AI-assisted workflows.
Partner with program managers to align training with workforce and leadership development initiatives.
Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred, with 5+ years in instructional design or learning and development.
Experience with AI design tools and operational environments such as construction, manufacturing, or safety industries preferred.
Provides competitive benefits including 100% medical premium coverage, 401k match, and bonus potential.

Senior Learning & Development Specialist Full Description

Senior Learning & Development Specialist

Date: May 6, 2026

Location: Meridian, ID, US, 83642

Company: Engineered Structures, Inc.

The Senior Learning & Development Specialist is an experienced individual contributor responsible for architecting how ESI builds, delivers, and improves training across the company. This role is the ESI Academy’s learning design authority and its primary design partner to Technical Trainers and operational subject-matter experts.

Rather than functioning as a traditional content producer, the Senior Learning & Development Specialist operates as a force multiplier for the Academy. They elicit expertise from field and office subject-matter experts, design learning architecture that drives application and behavior change, orchestrate AI-assisted production to expand Academy capacity, and assure the quality and accuracy of every training asset that carries the ESI Academy brand in safety-sensitive environments.

This position has no direct reports and is hands-on by design. Working closely with the ESI Academy Leader, Technical Trainers, OrgDev Program Managers, and operational leaders, the Senior Learning & Development Specialist establishes the standards, frameworks, and production practices that allow the Academy to scale training quality and consistency across craft, technical, safety, and operational domains. This is an in-person role and is based at our headquarters in Meridian, Idaho.

Benefits

ESI covers 100% of the medical premium for all employees and families.
Competitive 401k match
Lucrative bonus potential
Great upward mobility for career growth

Responsibilities

Serve as ESI’s primary learning architect and instructional design authority for the ESI Academy.
Partner with Technical Trainers and operational subject-matter experts to elicit field knowledge and translate it into practical, behavior-oriented learning.
Design learning architecture and curriculum maps that move training beyond awareness and recall toward application, behavior change, and measurable performance outcomes.
Lead the responsible use of AI-enabled tools to accelerate content development, expand Academy production capacity, and maintain accuracy in safety-sensitive environments.
Establish and maintain learning standards, templates, quality checks, and style guidelines that carry the ESI Academy brand.
Assure the quality and accuracy of training content produced by or with subject-matter experts, Technical Trainers, and AI tools before it reaches the field.
Coach Technical Trainers and OrgDev partners on instructional design practices, adult learning principles, and AI-assisted development workflows.
Collaborate with OrgDev Program Managers to align training design with workforce and leadership development initiatives.
Support training rollout through pilot testing, learning measurement, and continuous improvement based on field feedback.
Keep current curriculum accurate and aligned with ESI processes, standards, and culture as the company grows.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Education, Learning & Development, or a related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
5+ years of experience in instructional design, curriculum development, or learning & development, with demonstrated outcomes beyond content production.
Demonstrated fluency with AI-enabled design and content development tools, including sound judgment about when to use them, when not to, and how to verify their output in safety-sensitive environments.
Proven ability to elicit knowledge from subject-matter experts and translate field expertise into structured learning.
Strong grasp of adult learning principles and instructional design frameworks applied in real-world operational settings.
Experience in construction, the trades, manufacturing, utilities, energy, safety, or other operational environments preferred.
Track record of designing training that produces behavior change and measurable performance outcomes, not only participation or completion.
Strong organizational and project management skills; able to operate independently across multiple workstreams.
Clear communicator able to collaborate effectively across field, office, and leadership teams.
Comfortable coaching peers and subject-matter experts on design practices rather than producing all content alone.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of what a Senior Learning & Development Specialist will encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

Fast-paced working environment,
Working environment may be busy and noisy.
Manage several projects at one time.
This position may occasionally require outdoor work, with exposure to various weather conditions.
Interrupted frequently to meet the needs and request of team members, customers, and subcontractors.

Physical Demands

Flexibility in working hours may be required, including evening and weekend work as needed.
Must be able to remain in a stationary position for approximately 70% of the time.
Regularly uses computers, including keyboards, mouse, and other office devices, to perform daily tasks.

Travel Requirements

Occasional travel to remote office buildings or job sites as needed.

Disclaimer

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. It is ESI’s commitment to incorporate Equal Opportunity and diversity principles in all aspects of work.

Original Job Description

Senior Learning & Development Specialist

Date: May 6, 2026

Location: Meridian, ID, US, 83642

Company: Engineered Structures, Inc.

ESI covers 100% of the medical premium for all employees and families.
Competitive 401k match
Lucrative bonus potential
Great upward mobility for career growth

Responsibilities

Serve as ESI’s primary learning architect and instructional design authority for the ESI Academy.
Partner with Technical Trainers and operational subject-matter experts to elicit field knowledge and translate it into practical, behavior-oriented learning.
Design learning architecture and curriculum maps that move training beyond awareness and recall toward application, behavior change, and measurable performance outcomes.
Lead the responsible use of AI-enabled tools to accelerate content development, expand Academy production capacity, and maintain accuracy in safety-sensitive environments.
Establish and maintain learning standards, templates, quality checks, and style guidelines that carry the ESI Academy brand.
Assure the quality and accuracy of training content produced by or with subject-matter experts, Technical Trainers, and AI tools before it reaches the field.
Coach Technical Trainers and OrgDev partners on instructional design practices, adult learning principles, and AI-assisted development workflows.
Collaborate with OrgDev Program Managers to align training design with workforce and leadership development initiatives.
Support training rollout through pilot testing, learning measurement, and continuous improvement based on field feedback.
Keep current curriculum accurate and aligned with ESI processes, standards, and culture as the company grows.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Education, Learning & Development, or a related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
5+ years of experience in instructional design, curriculum development, or learning & development, with demonstrated outcomes beyond content production.
Demonstrated fluency with AI-enabled design and content development tools, including sound judgment about when to use them, when not to, and how to verify their output in safety-sensitive environments.
Proven ability to elicit knowledge from subject-matter experts and translate field expertise into structured learning.
Strong grasp of adult learning principles and instructional design frameworks applied in real-world operational settings.
Experience in construction, the trades, manufacturing, utilities, energy, safety, or other operational environments preferred.
Track record of designing training that produces behavior change and measurable performance outcomes, not only participation or completion.
Strong organizational and project management skills; able to operate independently across multiple workstreams.
Clear communicator able to collaborate effectively across field, office, and leadership teams.
Comfortable coaching peers and subject-matter experts on design practices rather than producing all content alone.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of what a Senior Learning & Development Specialist will encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

Fast-paced working environment,
Working environment may be busy and noisy.
Manage several projects at one time.
This position may occasionally require outdoor work, with exposure to various weather conditions.
Interrupted frequently to meet the needs and request of team members, customers, and subcontractors.

Physical Demands

Flexibility in working hours may be required, including evening and weekend work as needed.
Must be able to remain in a stationary position for approximately 70% of the time.
Regularly uses computers, including keyboards, mouse, and other office devices, to perform daily tasks.

Travel Requirements

Occasional travel to remote office buildings or job sites as needed.

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