Training Strategist
Houston, Texas
Full time
Determined, imaginative, curious—if these are some of the ways you describe yourself, we want to learn more about you!
At TC Energy, we are proud to connect the world to the energy it needs. Guided by our values of safety in every step, personal accountability, one team and active learning, we deliver the critical energy that North America and the world rely on while balancing reliability, affordability and sustainability.
The Opportunity
Our Inclusion, Talent and Training team in Human Resources is looking to backfill a fulltime Training Strategist in the US (preferably in Houston), to contribute as value-adding members of the Training Centre of Expertise (TCOE).
We are seeking an experienced Training Strategist with knowledge and expertise in implementing end-to-end scalable and sustainable training solutions. This role, will collaborate and partner across business units and functions, ensuring maximum value of buy or build training solutions. The ideal candidate will have advanced diagnostic skills, in-depth knowledge of training needs assessments, methodologies, evaluation criteria, and technologies, along with strong communication and business partnering capabilities.
What you’ll do
- Partner and develop in-depth awareness of the needs and goals of the business and translate those needs into training requirements
- Validate and streamline training needs aligned with other business initiatives, leveraging existing training and/or other strategists as appropriate
- Drive effective and efficient training solutions through adherence to training standards, including redirecting non-training needs, and making buy/build decisions
- Ensure a consistent and effective training experience for employees through collaboration with business areas, training developers (including external vendors), the Learning Management System team, governance analysts and other training strategists
- Monitor the effectiveness of training solutions and adjust as appropriate
- Support business units in the creation and maintenance of effective training profiles aligning training solutions with defined need Project manage multiple internal and external training development projects with varying timelines and deliverables; ensure these are completed on time, on target, and on budget
- Coordinate and facilitate ongoing meetings with developers and LMS team to manage and monitor project status
- Facilitate role-based competency mapping
- Manage Technical Qualification Programs (Technical Tasks & Operator Qualifications (OQs))
- Act as buddy to newly hired team members
- Coach and mentor other team members and/or new hires
- Contribute to developing strategic future outlook for the TS team
- Informally oversee work performed by other team members
- Develop and/or facilitate Train-the-trainer, On-the-training (OJT), Onboarding and Mentorship sessions
- Lead lessons learned sessions
- Lead Business Unit Liaison (BUL) and Training Strategist onboarding sessions
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- 5+ years’ experience in a learning role as a designer, consultant, partner or strategist within a corporate environment
- Proven experience in training needs assessment and adult learning principles
- 3+ years’ experience in the Energy/Utility industry or similar technical environment
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence
- Proven track record in problem solving, project management, and implementation of learning solutions
- Proficient organizational skills to manage multiple projects at once
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with various learning systems and enablement technologies such as SuccessFactors, Workday Learning
- Understanding of and experience using evaluation models
- Demonstrated experience utilizing customer insights and secondary research to inform organizational decision making of applicable solutions
- Application of critical and systems thinking to propose solutions
This position requires candidates to:
- Have current, valid authorization to travel internationally (including but not limited to Canada, US and Mexico)
- Travel to other company locations for temporary assignments, meetings or training (estimated up 25% of work schedule)
To remain competitive, support our high-performance culture and allow for more flexibility in the way we work, we offer a hybrid work model and flexible dress code for our eligible office-based workforce in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. #LI-Hybrid
About our business
We are a leader in North American energy infrastructure, spanning Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Every day, our dedicated team proudly connects the world to the energy it needs—moving over 30 per cent of the cleaner-burning natural gas used across the continent. Complemented by strategic ownership and low-risk investments in power generation, our infrastructure fuels industries and generates affordable, reliable and sustainable power across North America, while enabling LNG exports to global markets.
TC Energy is an equal opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program supervised by the US government. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability. We are also committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process. Applicants requiring accommodations or accessible formats are encouraged to contact us at careers@tcenergy.com for support.
All applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country where the position is based, without restrictions. Background screening is required for all positions, which may include criminal and/or credit checks. Offers may be extended at a different level or job title that best aligns with the successful candidate's qualifications.
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Thank you for considering TC Energy in your career journey.