Plumbing & Gas Programme Lead

Dovetail And Slate Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Dovetail and Slate Ltd is seeking a Plumbing & Gas Programme Lead to own the plumbing and gas apprenticeship offer in the South East, ensuring high-quality teaching, assessment and learner support from enrolment to achievement.

You'll lead with strong technical credibility, work with tutors and employers to keep the curriculum current and aligned with industry standards, and monitor learner outcomes to ensure successful progression.

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification in plumbing (or related discipline).
• Recent, relevant industry experience in plumbing and/or gas engineering.
• Strong leadership and organisational skills.
• Ability to build effective relationships with employers, tutors and assessors.
• Up-to-date knowledge of current industry standards and practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of the plumbing and gas apprenticeship programme with high quality teaching and assessment.
• Act as the programme's lead contact, overseeing learner progress, retention and achievement.
• Support tutors/assessors to maintain consistent, high standards across classroom and workplace delivery.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with employers to support workplace learning.
• Ensure the curriculum reflects current industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor learner outcomes and maintain records compliant with awarding body rules.

Skills

Leadership

Relationship building

Organisational skills

Education

Level 3 qualification in plumbing

Job description

Plumbing & Gas Programme Lead

Permanent

Location: the South East

Salary: £50,700 per annum

Are you an experienced plumbing and gas professional ready to lead and shape the next generation of apprenticeship provision?

About the Role

As Plumbing & Gas Programme Lead, you'll take ownership of the plumbing and gas apprenticeship offer for an education provider in the South East, ensuring learners receive high-quality teaching, assessment and support from enrolment through to achievement. You'll bring together strong technical leadership and genuine industry credibility to drive standards across the programme.

You'll work closely with tutors, assessors and employer partners to make sure the curriculum stays current, learners are well prepared for end-point assessment, and delivery continues to meet the needs of industry.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the development and delivery of the plumbing and gas apprenticeship programme, ensuring high-quality teaching, learning and assessment throughout.
• Acting as the lead point of contact for the programme, overseeing learner progress, retention and achievement.
• Supporting tutors and assessors to maintain consistent, high standards across classroom, workshop and workplace delivery.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with employers to support workplace learning and progression.
• Ensuring the curriculum reflects current industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Monitoring learner outcomes and maintaining accurate records in line with awarding body requirements.

What We're Looking For

Essential:

• Level 3 qualification in plumbing (or a related discipline)
• Recent, relevant industry experience in plumbing and/or gas engineering
• Strong leadership and organisational skills
• Ability to build effective relationships with employers, tutors and assessors
• Up-to-date knowledge of current industry standards and practices

Desirable (but not essential):

• Gas qualifications and experience
• Experience in a programme leadership, management or curriculum development role
• Teaching, training or assessing qualification

If you're ready to lead a plumbing and gas programme and help shape the skills of the next generation of tradespeople, we'd love to hear from you.

Important Notice

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Dovetail and Slate Ltd (11351060) acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.

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