Description

Position Overview: The Senior Trainer, Lighting Inspection is responsible for developing, delivering, and continuously improving technical training for area lighting inspection, maintenance, safety practices, field documentation, and quality standards. This role provides advanced field coaching and classroom instruction to ensure technicians and inspection personnel can safely evaluate client assets, identify deficiencies, follow customer requirements, and perform work in alignment with company procedures, regulatory expectations, and operational best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

Conduct Area Lighting Field Assessments:

• Perform field assessments of area lighting assets, including poles, luminaires, brackets, asset conditions, controls, foundations, access points, and related equipment.

• Verify that inspection, documentation, and maintenance activities comply with customer specifications, company standards, safety requirements, and applicable utility procedures.

• Identify recurring field issues, training gaps, and process improvement opportunities, and recommend corrective actions to improve quality, safety, and productivity.

Develop Area Lighting Training Materials:

• Collaborate with operations leaders, safety teams, quality personnel, and subject matter experts to develop training content for area lighting inspection, maintenance, troubleshooting, and documentation.

• Create presentations, field guides, checklists, practical exercises, assessments, and other resources to support consistent technical training across crews and regions.

• Update training materials to reflect changes in customer requirements, company procedures, equipment, technology, safety practices, and regulatory guidance.

Facilitate Technical Training Sessions:

• Plan and deliver classroom, virtual, and hands-on field training for area lighting personnel, including new hires, existing technicians, inspectors, and crew leads.

• Demonstrate proper methods for asset inspection, defect identification, lighting component recognition, field documentation, work verification, and safe job-site practices.

• Evaluate trainee performance through observations, practical exercises, knowledge checks, and field ride-alongs, providing clear feedback and coaching to support skill development.

• Maintain accurate records of trainee progress, training completion, competency development, and follow-up coaching needs to support accountability and continuous improvement.

Provide Senior-Level Mentorship and Field Support:

• Serve as a senior technical resource and mentor for area lighting inspectors, and trainers, reinforcing safe work practices and quality expectations.

• Support field teams by answering technical questions, clarifying procedures, helping resolve documentation issues, and coaching consistent execution of customer and company requirements.

• Partner with supervisors and program leadership to identify training needs, improve onboarding, and reinforce accountability for safety, quality, and productivity.

• Host weekly training meetings with trainees, trainers, and field leadership to review progress, address questions, reinforce key procedures, and align on upcoming training priorities.

Stay Current on Area Lighting Standards and Best Practices:

• Stay informed about changes in customer specifications, utility requirements, safety standards, lighting equipment, inspection methods, and field documentation practices.

• Incorporate lessons learned, quality trends, incident findings, and operational feedback into training materials and field coaching.

• Participate in professional development opportunities to strengthen technical knowledge, instructional effectiveness, and leadership capability.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Previous experience in area lighting, utility field operations, or a closely related technical field.

• Strong understanding of area lighting assets, field safety practices, inspection procedures, quality standards, and customer documentation requirements.

• Excellent communication, coaching, and presentation skills, with the ability to explain technical information clearly to diverse audiences.

• Demonstrated ability to develop training materials, facilitate engaging instruction, and evaluate trainee performance in classroom and field environments.

• Attention to detail and strong analytical skills for reviewing field conditions, documentation accuracy, quality trends, and corrective action needs.

• Ability to travel up to 75% to support field training, audits, onboarding, and operational needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing and implementing training programs for area lighting, utility, or inspection personnel.

• Familiarity with instructional design principles, learning practices, field-based coaching, and competency evaluation methods.

• Proficiency with mobile field applications, digital forms, mapping tools, learning systems, and multimedia tools used to create interactive training materials.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced field operations environment while influencing safe, consistent work practices.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to carry, handle, and demonstrate the use of tools, tablets, personal protective equipment, and field equipment used in area lighting inspection and maintenance support.

• Capability to perform physically demanding field tasks for extended periods while coaching or observing crews.

• Ability to bend, stoop, crouch, reach, and look upward to inspect lighting poles, fixtures, foundations, wiring access points, and related equipment from appropriate angles and positions.

• Precision in using inspection tools, measuring devices, cameras, tablets, and other equipment required for field documentation and training demonstrations.

• Skill in safely demonstrating or observing the proper use of hand tools, testing devices, and field equipment associated with area lighting work.

• Near and distance vision to identify lighting asset conditions, read labels, review digital records, and detect visible defects or hazards.

• Adequate hearing to listen to instructions, communicate with team members, and recognize audible safety cues in active field environments.

• Excellent balance and situational awareness while walking job sites, rights-of-way, parking lots, commercial properties, roadsides, and uneven terrain.

• Capability to walk long distances and stand for extended periods while conducting field training, inspections, ride-alongs, and quality observations.

• Ability to navigate various terrain and work areas, including rough, uneven, steep, roadside, residential, commercial, and remote locations.

• Sustaining energy levels to support field operations, classroom instruction, travel, and extended training days.

• Ability to manage fatigue and remain alert during long field activities, travel schedules, and safety-sensitive observations.

• Ability to work in various weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, wind, and nighttime or low-light conditions when operationally required.

• Co mfort working outdoors in active field environments, often near roadways, customer properties, parking areas, or remote locations.

Mental & Cognitive Requirements:

• In-depth understanding of area lighting assets, common deficiencies, component identification, field documentation, and inspection techniques.

• Familiarity with safety standards, utility practices, customer requirements, and best practices related to area lighting inspection, maintenance, and field operations.

• Ability to effectively communicate complex technical information in a clear, practical, and understandable manner.

• Patience and adaptability to accommodate different learning styles, experience levels, and field conditions.

• Quick thinking to identify and address issues that may arise during field training, inspections, documentation reviews, or safety observations.

• Analytical skills to assess lighting asset conditions, identify quality trends, and recommend appropriate corrective or coaching actions.

• Thoroughness in reviewing field work, documentation accuracy, trainee progress, and adherence to procedures.

• Vigilance in ensuring trainees and crews follow safety protocols, customer expectations, and area lighting work standards.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with trainees, crew leads, supervisors, program leadership, customers, and cross-functional teams.

• Leadership abilities to motivate, coach, and guide trainees and field personnel through the learning process.

• Constant awareness of job-site hazards and the ability to reinforce safety procedures consistently.

• Ability to remain calm and composed in urgent situations and guide others toward safe, appropriate actions.

• Flexibility to adjust teaching methods based on trainee needs, operational priorities, customer requirements, and feedback.

• Openness to continuous learning and updating knowledge on new lighting technologies, inspection methods, equipment, systems, and training practices.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Pay Range: $32-36.00

Reports to: Manager, Lighting Inspection

Benefits:

Exo offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Accounts

• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment

• Short Term and Long-Term Disability

• Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Critical Illness

• 401k with company match

• PTO

• 10 paid holidays
Note: The above job description is a general overview of the responsibilities and requirements typically associated with the role of an Area Lighting Senior Trainer. The specific duties and requirements may vary depending on organizational requirements, customer needs, program scope, and industry standards.

Exo is committed to equal employment opportunity. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Previous experience in area lighting, utility field operations, or a closely related technical field.

• Strong understanding of area lighting assets, field safety practices, inspection procedures, quality standards, and customer documentation requirements.

• Excellent communication, coaching, and presentation skills, with the ability to explain technical information clearly to diverse audiences.

• Demonstrated ability to develop training materials, facilitate engaging instruction, and evaluate trainee performance in classroom and field environments.

• Attention to detail and strong analytical skills for reviewing field conditions, documentation accuracy, quality trends, and corrective action needs.

• Ability to travel up to 75% to support field training, audits, onboarding, and operational needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing and implementing training programs for area lighting, utility, or inspection personnel.

• Familiarity with instructional design principles, learning practices, field-based coaching, and competency evaluation methods.

• Proficiency with mobile field applications, digital forms, mapping tools, learning systems, and multimedia tools used to create interactive training materials.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced field operations environment while influencing safe, consistent work practices.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to carry, handle, and demonstrate the use of tools, tablets, personal protective equipment, and field equipment used in area lighting inspection and maintenance support.

• Capability to perform physically demanding field tasks for extended periods while coaching or observing crews.

• Ability to bend, stoop, crouch, reach, and look upward to inspect lighting poles, fixtures, foundations, wiring access points, and related equipment from appropriate angles and positions.

• Precision in using inspection tools, measuring devices, cameras, tablets, and other equipment required for field documentation and training demonstrations.

• Skill in safely demonstrating or observing the proper use of hand tools, testing devices, and field equipment associated with area lighting work.

• Near and distance vision to identify lighting asset conditions, read labels, review digital records, and detect visible defects or hazards.

• Adequate hearing to listen to instructions, communicate with team members, and recognize audible safety cues in active field environments.

• Excellent balance and situational awareness while walking job sites, rights-of-way, parking lots, commercial properties, roadsides, and uneven terrain.

• Capability to walk long distances and stand for extended periods while conducting field training, inspections, ride-alongs, and quality observations.

• Ability to navigate various terrain and work areas, including rough, uneven, steep, roadside, residential, commercial, and remote locations.

• Sustaining energy levels to support field operations, classroom instruction, travel, and extended training days.

• Ability to manage fatigue and remain alert during long field activities, travel schedules, and safety-sensitive observations.

• Ability to work in various weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, wind, and nighttime or low-light conditions when operationally required.

• Comfort working outdoors in active field environments, often near roadways, customer properties, parking areas, or remote locations.

Mental & Cognitive Requirements:

• In-depth understanding of area lighting assets, common deficiencies, component identification, field documentation, and inspection techniques.

• Familiarity with safety standards, utility practices, customer requirements, and best practices related to area lighting inspection, maintenance, and field operations.

• Ability to effectively communicate complex technical information in a clear, practical, and understandable manner.

• Patience and adaptability to accommodate different learning styles, experience levels, and field conditions.

• Quick thinking to identify and address issues that may arise during field training, inspections, documentation reviews, or safety observations.

• Analytical skills to assess lighting asset conditions, identify quality trends, and recommend appropriate corrective or coaching actions.

• Thoroughness in reviewing field work, documentation accuracy, trainee progress, and adherence to procedures.

• Vigilance in ensuring trainees and crews follow safety protocols, customer expectations, and area lighting work standards.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with trainees, crew leads, supervisors, program leadership, customers, and cross-functional teams.

• Leadership abilities to motivate, coach, and guide trainees and field personnel through the learning process.

• Constant awareness of job-site hazards and the ability to reinforce safety procedures consistently.

• Ability to remain calm and composed in urgent situations and guide others toward safe, appropriate actions.

• Flexibility to adjust teaching methods based on trainee needs, operational priorities, customer requirements, and feedback.

• Openness to continuous learning and updating knowledge on new lighting technologies, inspection methods, equipment, systems, and training practices.32.00