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Engineer

Initivo
Leighton Buzzard Full-time
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Business Unit: InitivoLocation: Leighton Buzzard

Job RoleAre you looking to step away from constant site\-to\-site travel and join a business where you can see projects through from concept to completion?

Our client, Initivo, a specialist consultancy delivering infrastructure and highways solutions across the UK, is seeking a Construction Project Engineer to join their team in Leighton Buzzard.

Initivo offers a rare opportunity for a Construction Project Engineer to join its specialist testing facility in Leighton Buzzard. Working from a permanent 15\-acre site, you'll play a key role in delivering construction and façade testing projects that support some of the UK's most prestigious infrastructure developments and blue\-chip clients.

This is not a typical construction role. You'll gain exposure to engineering, project management, commercial activities, planning, technical reporting and site operations, making it an excellent opportunity for ambitious construction professionals looking to broaden their experience and accelerate their career.

DutiesThis is an excellent opportunity to join a growing business in a role that offers a diverse workload, a stable working environment, and strong work\-life balance. Based predominantly at Initivo's dedicated testing facility in Leighton Buzzard, you'll avoid the need for extensive travel and benefit from a consistent working location.

No two days are the same. You'll contribute to engineering design, project delivery, and commercial support. You will also liaise with clients, produce technical reports, and support construction testing activities.

You'll gain experience across the entire project lifecycle while developing skills in:

  • Project management

  • Commercial and cost planning

  • Technical reporting

  • Construction testing

  • Planning and coordination

  • Health \& Safety management

  • Work on High\-Profile Projects
Contribute to projects supporting major UK infrastructure schemes and some of the construction industry's leading organisations.
  • Person SpecificationWhat You'll Be Doing

  • Supporting specialist construction and façade testing projects from enquiry through to completion

  • Producing quotations and tender submissions

  • Coordinating programmes and project activities

  • Preparing AutoCAD and structural steelwork drawings

  • Managing Health \& Safety requirements

  • Writing technical reports and project documentation

  • Liaising with clients and stakeholders

  • Coordinating construction mock\-ups and testing programmes

  • Overseeing contractors and site activitie

  • Managing multiple projects simultaneously

What We're Looking For
  • Strong experience within the construction industry

  • Broad knowledge of construction methods and site operations

  • Understanding of steelwork, brickwork, timber and scaffolding

AutoCAD experience
  • Strong organisational and project coordination skills

  • Good Health \& Safety awareness

  • Ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities

A proactive, inquisitive approach with a desire to learn and develop
  • Qualifications

  • CSCS Card

  • Construction\-related qualification or equivalent industry experience

  • Opportunity to work within a unique specialist business backed by the VINCI Group
Join Initivo and build a career at the centre of some of the UK's most innovative construction testing projects.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time \- 37\.5 \- Monday to Friday

Fairness Inclusion \& Respect

Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at Eurovia is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team.

Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.

Initivo recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.

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