Instructional Designer

About You

You enjoy turning complex information into clear, engaging learning experiences that help people grow and succeed. As an Instructional Designer on ARCO Design/Build's Learning and Development team, you will have the opportunity to take ownership of projects, build learning solutions from the ground up, and help establish instructional design standards and best practices.

You will support learning initiatives for associates at various career stages, creating e-learning, workshops, curriculum, learning paths, mentorship and onboarding resources, job aids, activities, assessments, and facilitator materials. This role is ideal for a creative, detail-oriented professional who enjoys collaborating with subject matter experts, managing multiple projects, and turning ideas into polished, practical learning experiences.

A Day in the Life

• Translate business needs and program outcomes into clear learning objectives, structured curricula, and engaging learning experiences.
• Design and develop e-learning, workshops, presentations, job aids, activities, assessments, and other learning materials.
• Develop curriculum, learning paths, mentorship and onboarding resources, and learning management system content.
• Create practice opportunities, scenarios, knowledge checks, and assessments that support learning and application.
• Partner with subject matter experts, Program Managers, L&D Specialists, and other stakeholders to develop effective learning solutions.
• Own the instructional design, structure, consistency, and quality of learning materials.
• Support SME-led in-person sessions through defined learning materials while partnering with L&D Specialists on content application and delivery.
• Revise learning materials based on feedback, evaluation results, learner performance, and changing business needs.
• Maintain instructional design standards, templates, documentation, and version control.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining strong organization, communication, and attention to detail.

Necessary Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in instructional design, education, learning and development, organizational development, communications, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Experience designing and developing learning content, training materials, curriculum, e-learning, or other instructional products.
• Knowledge of instructional design principles, adult learning, learning objectives, assessment development, and evaluation.
• Strong PowerPoint and presentation-design skills.
• Experience creating learner-facing materials, facilitator guides, job aids, activities, and assessments.
• Experience working with a learning management system (LMS).
• Experience using Articulate 360 or similar e-learning development tools.
• Experience supporting multiple projects and managing deadlines in a collaborative environment.
• Experience supporting construction, engineering, project management, or technical learning environments is a plus.

Pay and benefits

At ARCO Design/Build, we support the well-being and success of our associates through competitive compensation and benefits designed to support our associates, their families, and the communities in which we work.

• Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
• Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Traditional and Roth 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Scholarship for associates' children, up to $28,000 per child
• One-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
• 15 business days of PTO, 8 paid holidays, and 1 floating holiday
• One week of paid volunteer leave each year
• Family planning support
• 12 weeks of paid maternity leave
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

From recruiting, training, and hiring practices to selecting our subcontractors, we understand that diversity among those involved in the construction process enhances our ability to deliver the best solutions to our customers. We hire the best and brightest from across the country to build teams of experts in architecture, design, engineering, project management, and business services.

Make Your Move

We are proud to be one of the fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in America, celebrating over 30 years of experience as design-build experts. We have completed over 7,500 design-build projects nationwide. We ranked #9 on ENR's Design-Build Firms list and #34 on ENR's Top 400 Contractors list of 2026. Most importantly, our clients like us, trust us, and want to do business with us.

We are looking for people with the same enthusiasm, passion, and respect for the hard work that brought us to where we are today. Are you a person who can make a difference at ARCO? If the answer is "Yes!" we look forward to meeting you.

ARCO does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from ARCO's Human Resources team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. ARCO will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers. Agencies must have a fully executed vendor agreement in place as well as written approval to submit candidates from an ARCO TA Manager for a specific position before submitting candidates.