Colonial has provided a wide range of opportunities for job candidates who are highly qualified, skilled, motivated and team players. Employees find exciting opportunities to grow and develop their careers at a stable company which offers a generous compensation and benefits package that includes annual incentive bonuses, retirement plans, insurance coverage and a host of other features that support a happy, active, productive and rewarding life. Come to Colonial, a great place to work, where people matter most, and where safety 24/7 is paramount.

Ready to work for Colonial Pipeline Company?

Are you intrigued by the thought of being part of revolutionizing the energy industry and a new era in the pipeline industry? Do you want to be a part of a company that is obsessed with excellence in everything we do? A company growing and expanding our business that is full of opportunity? If so, we are seeking smart, safety focused, and energetic professionals to join our team to help us to the next level of excellence!

What is it that we do at Colonial Pipeline Company?

Colonial Pipeline is the largest refined products pipeline in the United States, transporting more than 100 million gallons or 2.5 million barrels per day. Colonial transports various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, jet fuel, and fuels for the U.S. military through a pipeline system. Colonial transports approximately 45 percent of all fuel consumed on the East Coast, providing refined products to more than 50 million Americans.

The preferred location for the Training Specialist is at Colonial’s Alpharetta office; though this position may be based at any of Colonial Pipeline Company’s other locations. This position travels up to 30% to the various Colonial locations, with the expectation of being in the Alpharetta office monthly or as needed. If you are interested in being based at another location other than your current location, relocation is at the candidate’s expense.

About the Training Specialist (or Senior) Position

As a Technical Training Specialist, you will partner with Stakeholders in the development, implementation, and maintenance of Colonial’s Technical Training Programs and initiatives. You will work closely with fellow team members to enhance the competencies of individual employees by determining effective training solutions that support and align with business objectives. The Training Specialist will provide oversight and ensure that technical training needs are assessed, prioritized, developed, and delivered in a manner that supports Colonial's values and regulatory requirements.

In addition, a Senior Training Specialist will lead functional teams and projects in solving complex issues and making data-based decisions and leverage personal operational knowledge and expertise to drive learning activities directed at both employee competencies and technical skills.

What You Get to Do:

• Engage and consult with business partners to gain a deep understanding of business unit objectives, key initiatives, talent strategies, organizational challenges, and desired results.

• Conduct needs analyses to assess the state of the business, and identify key performance and skills/knowledge gaps.

• Define, document, and present recommended gap improvement strategies to stakeholders.

• Execute technical training improvement strategies and partner with key stakeholders, as appropriate, to drive organizational results for non-technical training solutions.

• Create and assemble content material described in the training design phase.

• Create and implement site and program-specific training initiatives in collaboration with operations.

• Seek to review and refine existing training material, conduct pilot testing and evaluation, and collaborate with stakeholders to develop an implementation plan.

• Ensure the stated goals of the learning process meet the required business needs.

• Determine if learners meet the new performance standard after training completion.

• Manage the design, development, implementation, and ongoing review/approval of training materials/content and processes to ensure deliverables meet standards of excellence and consistency for effective learning.

• Senior Training Specialists will also partner with client groups to determine if complex performance-related deficiencies are related to a lack of skill and/or knowledge.

• Senior will partner with the training content owners to ensure that current training content is sound, with clear learning objectives that are covered in the training content

• Senior will conduct Level 3 Training Evaluations (including observations, drop-ins, spot-checks, and interviews) to determine the degree to which training is applied to the job.

• Senior will conduct Level 4 Training Evaluations (including observations, drop-ins, spot-checks, and interviews) of the degree to which training drives the targeted outcomes (ROI/ROE).

• Senior will manage learning and development improvement initiatives using data.

What You Bring to the Table:

• High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) from an accredited education institution.

• Ideally, 3 - 8+ years of pipeline operations experience or a combination of training/development and pipeline operations experience.

• Demonstrate advanced expertise and knowledge in operations, and demonstrate knowledge of PHMSA Part 195, OQ, and CRM programs.

• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time, and at the Alpharetta office monthly or as needed.

• Knowledge of each phase of the instructional design process, i.e., assessment, design, development, implementation, and evaluation, and a working knowledge of adult learning theory.

• Skilled in web-based applications for collaboration and facilitation, e.g., WebEx, Skype, social media sites, etc.

• Ability to develop change management deliverables (e.g., Communications Plan, etc.).

• Commitment to consistently adhere to policies and procedures and be a positive example for others by demonstrating the Company’s core values of Respect, Accountability, Innovation, Safety, and Excellence in completing work assignments.

• Self-motivated, have a phenomenal work ethic and looking for the right company to support your growth.

Got Extra to Bring?

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; will consider a combination of experience and/or education.

• Ideally, 8 - 10+ years of combined pipeline operations experience and learning & development to include diverse responsibilities, program management/coordination, technical training, and/or project management.

• Moderate operational knowledge that includes an understanding of HMI (Human Machine Interface), station software systems, alarm management, PLC, and batch scheduling.

• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions.

• Knowledgeable with data literacy concepts.

• Ability to mentor and influence junior team members.

• Lead teams or projects with guidance in only the most complex situations.

• Makes sound independent decisions in urgent and non-routine situations.

Advantages of Working at Colonial Pipeline Company:

Getting to work for a company that helps to meet our county’s energy needs and keeps us moving!

Team members who care about each other while accomplishing remarkable things.

Highly competitive benefits – Check out Colonial’s Total Rewards (https://www.colpipe.com/careers/benefits-and-total-rewards)

Are you up to the challenge? What are you waiting for? Apply today!

Colonial Pipeline is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other reason prohibited by federal, state or local law.

Statement to all Third-Party Agencies and Similar Organizations:

Colonial Pipeline accepts resumes only from agencies with which we formally engage their services. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Colonial Pipeline employees, hiring managers, or send to any Colonial Pipeline facility. Colonial Pipeline is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.

Colonial Pipeline Company operates the world’s largest pipeline of its kind. It delivers refined petroleum products – gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, jet fuel and fuels for the U.S. military – through a network of 5,500 miles of underground pipe buried under more than 3,000 miles of right of way in the Southern and Eastern United States. A vital part of the nation’s infrastructure, Colonial places the highest emphasis on safe operations that protect its employees as well as the communities in which we live and serve, and the environment along the pipeline route.