Trade School Program Manager

Cushman & Wakefield

Partnership Manager developing trade school relationships for skilled trades workforce at C&W Services. Involves collaboration with academic and community partners for talent pipeline strategy.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeRemote • Arizona, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $80,168 - $91,710 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain strong relationships with trade and technical schools, workforce development boards, and professional organizations across key markets.
Identify new trade school partnership opportunities that align with organizational hiring needs and create visibility around skilled trades careers at C&W Services.
Coordinate quarterly and ad-hoc engagement meetings with academic stakeholders, career services teams, and technical instructors.
Collaborate with schools and community partners on workforce readiness initiatives, scholarship programs, internship pipelines, and ambassador programs.
Work closely with the Apprenticeship Department and internal Learning & Development teams to align external curriculum offerings with internal job profiles.
Partner with schools to enhance or co-develop curriculum based on industry trends, skills gap analysis, and feedback from hiring managers.
Participate in advisory boards, roundtables, and school curriculum reviews to influence trade education that supports current and future hiring needs.
Develop and maintain a dynamic map of site needs and overlay that with trade school graduate availability to forecast and close workforce gaps.
Plan, organize, and attend on-campus recruitment events including career fairs, open houses, speaking engagements, and hiring days.
Create and deliver weekly and quarterly reports that track the effectiveness of trade school partnerships, event ROI, and student engagement.
Present status updates and strategic recommendations to Talent Acquisition leadership and business stakeholders on a recurring basis.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Workforce Development, Education, or a related field—or equivalent experience in lieu of a degree.
Minimum of 2+ years of experience in recruitment, workforce development, education partnerships, or related field.
Experience in campus recruitment, technical hiring, or managing community/school partnerships.
Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage and influence a wide variety of stakeholders including instructors, students, hiring managers, and executives.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects, partnerships, and deadlines in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
Comfort working with data and dashboards, with the ability to interpret metrics and deliver actionable insights to leadership.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

recruitmentworkforce developmenteducation partnershipscampus recruitmenttechnical hiringproject managementdata analysismetrics interpretation

Soft Skills

communicationrelationship-buildinginfluencingstakeholder engagementorganizational skillstime management

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in BusinessBachelor’s degree in Human ResourcesBachelor’s degree in Workforce DevelopmentBachelor’s degree in Education