Trainer/Assessor

Job Title: Trainers and Assessors – Roles Across Retrofit, Low Carbon Construction and Energy Efficiency
Salary: £35,000 – £45,000, depending on experience
Location: Central Scotland base with regular travel across the UK for workplace assessment and delivery

About the Role
The Verdancy Group is recruiting experienced professionals from across the retrofit, low carbon construction, and energy efficiency sectors to join our growing technical team. We are looking for passionate trainers and assessors with deep industry knowledge who can deliver high-quality learning and support the development of new qualifications and training programmes.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a part in tackling the green skills gap and shaping the future workforce. Whether your background is in insulation, ventilation, airtightness, renewables, PAS 2035 roles or whole-house retrofit, we want to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

• Delivering training and assessment across retrofit, energy efficiency, or construction-based qualifications (e.g. NVQs, SCQF awards, EWPA, NOCN).
• Conducting workplace assessments and on-site verifications in accordance with awarding body requirements.
• Developing and updating course materials tailored to your area of technical expertise (e.g., building fabric, renewables, airtightness, low-carbon systems).
• Guiding learners through both practical and theoretical learning, from new entrants to experienced workers.
• Supporting continuous improvement of training quality and learner outcomes.
• Mentoring and supporting trainee assessors and instructors as the team grows.
• Contributing to the strategic growth of The Verdancy Group’s training offer, including engagement with industry partners.

What you'll bring

Essential 

• Proven technical background in retrofit, low carbon construction, or energy efficiency.
• Qualified assessor (A1, L&D9DI or equivalent) and/or verifier (IQA), or willing to work towards.
• Experience delivering and assessing vocational or occupational qualifications.
• Strong understanding of quality assurance processes and awarding body requirements.
• Familiarity with workplace assessment and experienced worker routes.
• Confident communicator able to adapt to a range of learners and delivery formats.

Desirable 

• Experience with fabric-first or nature-based insulation materials (e.g. wood fibre, cork, hemp).
• PAS 2035 role training (e.g. Coordinator, Assessor, Designer).
• Occupational competence in ventilation, airtightness, or renewable energy technologies.
• Experience designing learning materials or contributing to curriculum development.
• Links with employers, trade bodies, or industry stakeholders in the retrofit and construction sectors.

Why Join Us?

• Help shape a national response to the retrofit and green skills challenge.
• Deliver training that makes a real difference to people and places.
• Join a mission-led, flexible and collaborative organisation.
• Opportunities for career development, CPD, and progression.
• Contribute to innovation in sustainable construction education.