Trainer/Assessor

Cadent Gas Ltd; Hollinwood; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension scheme 18%

25 days holiday

Additional day off year

Career development with funded学习

Job summary

Cadent Gas Ltd is seeking a Trainer Assessor to deliver high‑quality technical training and robust assessment across Cadent’s networks and Skills Development Centres. You will support the full employee learning cycle, ensuring mandatory skills and competency requirements are met with high standards of assurance, consistency and compliance.

This role requires a working background in PC&S (pressure control and storage) and the ability to clearly convey technical requirements and safety processes.

Qualifications

• D32/33 or A1 (NVQ Level 4) and/or a recognised teaching qualification (Level 3) are required.
• Working background in PC&S (pressure control and storage) and be able to convey technical requirements and safety processes.

Responsibilities

• Technical Training Delivery – Deliver practical, technical and operational training 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.

Skills

Technical Training Delivery

Assessment & Assurance

Coaching & Feedback

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

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Advertised Salary: £43,833 to £51,570 per annum

Job Function: Operations

Working Hours: 37

Location Type: Hybrid

Contract Type: Permanent

Posting End Date: 26th November 2026

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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

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