Location: Northallerton and Leeming Bar, North Yorkshire
Grade: From £47,390 per year (Grade 9)
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Shape the Future of Training at NY Highways
Are you passionate about sharing your expertise and helping others grow? At NY Highways, we’re building a training centre that sets the standard for excellence, and we need a Lead Trainer to make it happen.
In this newly created role you will be the face of training excellence in our growing organisation. You will play a key role in building a new training centre from the ground up whilst enjoying the freedom to innovate and shape programmes that make a real impact
NY Highways is a Teckel organisation established in 2021. We are responsible for maintaining 9,700 kms of roads across North Yorkshire with a budget of £60m per annum. We have approximately 250 employees, as well as casual staff who deliver Winter duties, working from depots and offices throughout the county. Training is a key priority for us, and this is your chance to take the lead in developing and delivering industry‑recognised training that keeps our people safe, skilled and ready for the future.
We operate in close partnership with North Yorkshire Council, combining a commercial focus with public sector values. While we work closely with the Council, NY Highways Property is an independent business and not part of the Council itself.
What You’ll Be Doing as Lead Trainer
- Delivering hands‑on, practical training on plant machinery (excavators, dumpers, rollers, telehandlers)
- Designing, developing and delivering engaging training sessions that bring theory to life
- Shaping our training strategy alongside the HR and leadership teams.
- Working closely with the training coordinator, managing a training delivery operation of a busy and dynamic organisation, ensuring training compliance and safety.
- Creating quality and effective training materials and methods that meet learning objectives, industry standards and inspire confidence
- Driving a commercial training offer that brings in revenue and builds our reputation
- Managing resources, budgets, and people to keep the Training Centre running smoothly
- Working collaboratively with partners to grow a centre of excellence in highways training.
Read the full job description here: https://nycjobs.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/6873/0/459006/22251/lead-trainer
Why Join Us?
We can offer:
- A competitive salary with annual pay progression
- Opportunities for career progression including a strong commitment to your training and development, including a variety of courses to support your career growth
- Generous paid Annual leave starting at 24 days, increasing to 29 days with 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays. Other types of paid or unpaid leave to support your family circumstances
- Job stability through our partnership with North Yorkshire Council
- Membership of the Royal London pension scheme with Employer contributions
- Access to a variety of staff benefits including the Vivup scheme, Cycle to work schemes, access to Darlington Credit Union, Death in Service Benefit
- Access to Occupational Health services, Health cash plan and an Employee Assistance programme
- Supportive working environment with a range of best practice policies
What you’ll have to be successful in this role:
- Experience in training with NPORS accreditation (or equivalent)
- Extensive experience of designing and delivering training within a busy organisation.
- Someone who thrives on developing others, takes pride in seeing people succeed, is passionate about training and is flexible and resilient enough to cope under pressure
- A confident communicator who can engage learners at every level
- A strategic thinker who can balance big‑picture planning with day‑to‑day delivery
- A creative individual who has tenacity when faced with challenges.
- Someone willing to travel across the county and work as part of a dynamic team as well as being independent and self-disciplined.
If you’re ready to take the lead, inspire others, and help shape the future of training at NY Highways, we’d love to hear from you.
Questions? Contact Ashley Benford (Resourcing Partner) on 07814 932 389 or email ashley.benford@northyorks.gov.uk
Closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 2nd November 2025
Interviews are planned to take placeon Friday 14th November
We reserve the right to remove this vacancy in the event of the position being filled before the proposed deadline. NY Highways is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief.
We will not accept applications from agencies and can only consider applications from individuals with right to work within the UK.
At NY Highways, safety is a core principle. We are dedicated to the health and safety of our employees and the public. To maintain a safe work environment, we enforce a strict substance misuse policy. Employees must report to work fit for duty and free from drugs or alcohol. New employees will undergo mandatory drug and alcohol testing, with random tests conducted throughout employment. Adherence to this policy is essential for upholding our safety standards and ensuring the integrity of our operations.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £47,390.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Application question(s):
- Do you have in depth understanding of highways / construction health & safety requirements?
Licence/Certification:
- NPORS Accreditation (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
