Trainer/Assessor

Cadent Gas Ltd; Failsworth; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension Scheme double matched up to 18

25 days holiday plus statutory days

Extra day off each year

Career development with funded学习

Flexible working and ED&I commitments

Generous family policies and flexible

Retail discounts and gym access

Job summary

Cadent Gas Ltd is seeking a Trainer Assessor to ensure our operational colleagues and contractors have the skills, knowledge and competence for safe and effective work. You will deliver and assess a broad range of technical training across Cadent networks and Skills Development Centres, supporting the full learning cycle and ensuring mandatory competencies are met.

The role requires a PC&S background with clear communication of technical requirements and safety processes, evidence of

Qualifications

• D32/33 or A1 (NVQ Level 4) and/or a recognised teaching qualification (Level 3).
• Full UK driving licence.
• Working background in PC&S and ability to convey safety processes and technical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Technical Training Delivery: deliver practical, technical and operational training.
• Assessment & Assurance: undertake workplace and centre-based assessments and make robust competency judgements.
• Coaching & Feedback: provide clear feedback, mentoring and development support to candidates.
• Learning Environment Support: maintain safe training environments, facilities, tools and equipment.
• Quality & Compliance: ensure training/assessment meets policies, standards and statutory requirements.
• Digital & Modern Learning: use digital platforms and blended learning approaches to enhance delivery.
• Continuous Improvement: contribute to training product development and updates.

Skills

Technical Expertise

Training & Assessment Experience

Strong Communication Skills

Judgement & Decision Making

Safety First Mindset

Organisation & Flexibility

Education

D32/33 or A1 (NVQ Level 4)

Teaching qualification (Level 3)

Job description

Deliver training and assessment that builds safe, competent operational teams

As our Trainer Assessor, you'll play a vital role in ensuring Cadent's operational colleagues and contractors have the skills, knowledge and competence required to work safely and effectively. This role is about far more than classroom delivery, it's about providing high quality technical training, robust assessment and professional judgement that underpins safe network operations.

Working within theHRPS Learning Delivery team, you'll deliver and assess a wide range of technical and operational training across Cadent's networks and Skills Development Centres. You'll support the full employee learning cycle, ensuring mandatory skills and competency requirements are met while maintaining high standards of assurance, consistency and compliance.

This role requires the successful applicant to have a working background in PC&S (pressure control and storage) and be able to clearly convey all technical requirements and safety processes involved. You will need to evidence qualification and training to validate your competence to undertake PC&S delivery.

Why you'll love this role:

• Technical Training Delivery - Deliver practical, technical and operational training courses to Cadent colleagues and contractors.
• Assessment & Assurance - Undertake workplace and centre based assessments, making robust judgements on competence.
• Coaching & Feedback - Provide clear feedback, mentoring and development support to candidates.
• Learning Environment Support - Maintain safe, effective training environments including facilities, tools and equipment.
• Quality & Compliance - Ensure training and assessment activity meets relevant policies, standards and statutory requirements.
• Digital & Modern Learning - Use digital platforms and blended learning approaches to enhance delivery and flexibility.
• Continuous Improvement - Contribute to training product development, updates and innovative learning solutions.

What you'll bring:

• Technical Expertise - Specialist operational knowledge in one or more areas (e.g. Emergency, Repair, Connections, PC&S, E&I, Pipelines, PT&E).
• Training & Assessment Experience - Experience delivering training, conducting assessments and building assessment portfolios.
• Assessment Qualifications - D32/33 or A1 (NVQ Level 4) and/or a recognised teaching qualification (Level 3).
• Strong Communication Skills - Confident presenter with excellent written and verbal communication ability.
• Judgement & Decision Making - Confidence making competency decisions and managing assessment outcomes.
• Safety First Mindset - Strong understanding of relevant policies, procedures, codes of practice and statutory requirements.
• Organisation & Flexibility - Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple training and assessment demands.

Additional Requirements:

• Full UK driving licence

Interviews will be week commencing Monday 16th November.

Disclaimer: While the closing date is set as mentioned, we reserve the right to close the application process earlier if necessary, depending on the unique circumstances of each role.

At Cadent, we're thrilled to be part of the future of UK energy!

We have a clear roadmap to drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving its net zero targets by 2050.

We're making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together, we're shaping a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers, whom we put at the heart of everything we do.

What's In It for You

Here at Cadent, we recognise that our people are truly unsung heroes. Quietly confident, delivering every day - that's why we're committed to supporting our people to get the best out of themselves. For this role, we offer:

• Annual bonus
• Pension Scheme double matched up to a total of 18% of salary
• 25 days holiday, plus statutory days, and an option to buy more
• An extra day off each year to celebrate life's special moments
• Career development with funded learning options
• Flexible working and strong ED&I commitments
• Generous family policies and flexible benefits
• Retail discounts, gym access, and more

We support a healthy work-life balance and are open to flexible working options.

Diversity and Inclusion

We value diversity and are committed to being an equitable employer. Our employee communities - Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive! (disability), the Cadent Military Community, the Grief Awareness Community, and the Men's Engagement Network (M.E.N) - can't wait to welcome you!

Don't meet every requirement? No problem! If you're excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application - you may just be the right person for this role or other opportunities at Cadent.

As a proud Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process and we will ensure that support is provided.

What's next?

Be part of something big. Help shape the future of gas for generations to come.