Why This Role Stands Out
As a Project Director at Equus, you will lead a dynamic team and drive impactful workforce solutions, offering significant opportunities for leadership and operational growth. This role is ideal for an experienced leader passionate about people-centered programs and continuous improvement, with a competitive salary of $80,000-$90,000. Join a respected national leader and make a tangible difference in the lives of job seekers and employers.
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Job Description
About Us
The Dynamic Difference
We don't just run programs. We build them around people. Our human-centered approach combines real corporate support, long-term leadership, and cutting-edge technology including AI interview tools, virtual reality career exploration, and real-time predictive analytics. Every solution is flexible, integrated, and designed to get results. Our leaders have been with us since day one. Our processes are built to improve. And our commitment to customers never wavers.
Who We Are
A National Leader in Workforce Solutions
We are a nationally and internationally respected leader in workforce training, consulting, management, and administrative services. From supporting job seekers facing barriers to employment, to building employer talent pipelines and delivering statewide training, we bring quality, accountability, and expertise to every program we touch.
Provides executive leadership and operational oversight to ensure full contract compliance, performance attainment, fiscal stewardship, and alignment with Board priorities.
- Coach and lead the Workforce Center team to ensure that current operations are meeting the requirements of the funding source, and that performance goals and objectives for the region are being met and/or exceeded.
- Responsible for the planning and implementation of a quality management model for continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.
- Prepare multiple funding stream, cost-allocated operational budgets with the assistance of the project accountant. Ensure that funds are expended as required by program regulations, regional protocol and in accordance with policy.
- Regularly monitor expenditures between multiple funding streams to ensure funds are maximized, while ensuring no overages. Maintain approved cost allocations plans for allowable usage of funds.
- Represent the Workforce Centers in local, State and National forums as requested by the
- Meet regularly with program managers and staff to review performance and contract
- Ensure compliance with applicable Federal, State and Local regulations that apply to workforce development business operations.
- Establish and maintain positive working relationships with the Board and all workforce partners to optimize funding, customer satisfaction, and community relations.
- Communicate effectively with Board, DWFS management, operations staff, community partners, and the public.
- Establish and maintain relationships with community employers, support service organizations, economic development groups, and faith-based and community-based organizations.
- Seek out best practices to replicate when and where appropriate.
- Meet with workforce systems management group to assess project status and share new directives and procedures.
- Identify and fill open positions in a timely manner, hire and promote employees based on sound decision making ability, evaluate and recommend personnel actions fairly and quickly, deliver timely coaching focused on improving performance.
- Utilize Extreme Customer Service behaviors in all interactions with internal and external
- Strong business knowledge of fiscal operations and performance measurement
- Must have prior experience as a senior staff member in Workforce Development
- Experience in training/coaching and mentoring required
- Skills/Abilities: Requires top level project management, organizational, personnel, problem solving and data analysis skills, along with an ability to meet deadlines as required by our employees and customers
- High level of communications skills and the ability to work alone
- Need strong technical skills and commitment to a continually improving environment
Dynamic Workforce Solutions is committed to providing an environment that is free from unlawful discrimination and harassment in any form. It is our policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity in employment for all persons.
Living Dynamic
We believe that every role matters and that every customer, both internal and external, should feel empowered to be the best that they can be. Dynamic Workforce Solutions is a place where passion meets purpose and results in excellence.
Equal Opportunity Employer
APM, including Equus Workforce Solutions, Ross Innovative Employment Solutions, Dynamic Workforce Solutions, DESI, AGELIC, and Grant Associates, is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
APM is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application and hiring process. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application, interview, or selection process, please contact recruitassist@apmnet.us.
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