Carollo Engineers is a leading engineering firm dedicated exclusively to water. For over 90 years, we've specialized in the planning, design, and construction of water, wastewater, stormwater, and reuse facilities, bringing innovative and sustainable solutions to the water sector's most complex challenges.

We work with water agencies, municipalities, utilities, research organizations, and private companies across various industries, including technology, manufacturing, and beyond. These clients choose Carollo because we employ some of the most knowledgeable and experienced professionals in the world. When you join our team, you'll work alongside industry leaders who are advancing the science of water, protecting public health, and building resilient communities.

Carollo's vision is to be the best water consulting firm and the best place for you to build your career. If you're passionate about making a difference in this critical field, we invite you to explore a career with Carollo.

We are searching for a Learning and Development Specialist. This is a hands-on learning and development role focused on creating and facilitating effective learning experiences for employees, managers, and teams. The Specialist will facilitate 5+ instructor-led and virtual learning classes each month while developing and maintaining learning programs, materials, and resources.

This is a hybrid role that requires the candidate be seated in the metro Phoenix area and be able to come into the Phoenix office two days per week.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates 5+ instructor-led and virtual learning classes each month for employees, managers, and teams, adapting delivery approaches to support learner engagement and understanding.

• Designs, develops, delivers, and maintains learning programs, materials, and resources that support employee and technical development needs.

• Partners with subject matter experts to develop, update, and improve technical and employee development training.

• Creates and maintains learning curricula and resources for diverse audiences and delivery modalities, with a focus on accessibility, inclusivity, and relevance across roles and departments.

• Applies adult learning principles, ADDIE, and the Kirkpatrick model when developing and delivering learning solutions.

• Supports the implementation of learning programs by coordinating materials, communications, logistics, and other activities needed for effective delivery.

• Manages assigned learning projects and activities independently, maintaining quality, organization, and established timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources management, organizational development, business administration or related field preferred; or equivalent years of experience specializing in Human Resources, Training or Organizational Development.

• Minimum 3+ years of program coordination, instructional design work and/or working within an internal Learning and Development team.
• Experience with designing, developing, and facilitating training programs.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Demonstrates consistency in character, actions, and outcomes.
• Experience designing and/or delivering employee or technical learning programs.
• Experience facilitating instructor-led and virtual training, with the ability to facilitate 5+ sessions per month.
• Working knowledge of adult learning principles and instructional design practices, including ADDIE and Kirkpatrick.
• Experience collaborating with subject matter experts to develop or improve learning content.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong time-management, organization, and project-management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects independently.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
• Experience with design tools (e.g. Canva).

Preferred Qualifications