Application Deadline: 25 November 2025

Department: Built Environment & Local Growth

Location: London and Milton Keynes

Compensation: £27,000 - £35,000 / year

Description

Contract type/Duration: Permanent
Working hours: Full time (9 day Fortnight companywide)
Band: 1.3
Salary: £27,000 - £35,000 (depending on office location and proven ability)
Reports to: Head of Digital Construction and Infrastructure
Location: Milton Keynes or London (minimum of two days a week in the office. You can do more than two days if preferable)
Internal Job Code: RC022
Closing date: 9am on the 24th November 2025.

The Role

We are entering into an exciting new phase for our work with the construction sector to help the UK to realise its plans for delivering new homes and infrastructure, by scaling the adoption of advanced technologies and approaches to delivery, to help deliver an safe, healthy and sustainable built environment that delivers on the UK's growth mission.

We are looking for a new team member with experience of the construction sector (construction, architecture, engineering or other discipline) with the motivation to develop a career that can drive real change in the sector through innovation. You will work within the Construction and Infrastructure team which is leading on two flagship programmes:

• The Digital Construction International Programme (DCIP): Digital Construction International Programme (DCIP) - Connected Places Catapult
• The Infrastructure Industry Innovation Partnership (I3P): i3P - Connected Places Catapult

Following skills are required

• Qualifications and/or experience working in construction, infrastructure, engineering or related fields in the built environment and a desire to develop their career in this domain
• Undertake research on innovation domain areas, both desk based and primary research through workshops and stakeholder engagements
• Report writing and compiling of information to support production of credible, high impact outputs
• Events support and delivery (e.g. preparation of materials for events, such as i3P roadshows, community of practice workshops and supporting inbound and outbound delegation visits and events as part of the digital construction programme)
• Secretariat support such as with the i3P delivery and client leadership meetings, Digital Construction Exports Group, i3P talks with series, alongside following up on meeting actions
• Management and curation of content such as case studies, marketing materials and other content through our programme channels (e.g. the i3P platform, Global BIM Information Collection and CPC website)

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to bids and proposals.
• Ensure CRM system is updated and data is provided as requested.
• Undertake research related to opportunities.
• Coordinate inputs required for internal stakeholder meetings.
• Provide high quality project and colleague support.
• Adhere to project plans and project management process.
• Proactively identify gaps in data and data availability.
• Individual contributor/project support.
• Provide insights and data to support stakeholder activity.
• Collaborate with record owners to ensure accuracy.
• Maintain own professional development.
• Complete required professional/qualification as required (apprentice population).
• Ensure an ethos of equity, inclusivity and diversity underpin your work activity, contribute to inclusive innovation across all Catapult activities.
• You may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties to support the Catapult in achieving its strategic outcomes and ensure effective business operations.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Spark creative thinking across all tasks.
• Apply systems thinking to problem solving.
• Create effective networks.
• Use personal influence to progress beyond challenges and blockers.
• Use experience to provide the voice of the customer in all activities
• Effectively manage communication across teams and stakeholders, lead meetings and contributes to publications and events.
• Co-ordinate plans across activities.
• Role model agility and adaptation.
• Champion and promote inclusion and sustainability.

Benefits

• 9 day fortnight for everyone
• 23.5 holiday entitlement for everyone, with pro‑ra calculations for part‑time employees, along with a Christmas shutdown period for additional days off.
• Competitive pension, up to 10% company contribution to help you save for your future.
• Two paid days of volunteering leave per year (pro‑ra for part‑time employees) to support charitable activities.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing 24/7 confidential work/life support services to you and your immediate family members.
• Cycle to Work Scheme encouraging a healthy and sustainable commute.
• Cash Health Plan, offering reimbursement for a wide range of essential and everyday healthcare expenses, promoting your well‑being.
• Payroll Giving scheme, allowing regular charitable contributions from pre‑tax income, maximizing the impact of your donations.
• Discounts and offers from a wide variety of retailers, enhancing your purchasing power and providing savings opportunities.
• Mortgage Advice benefit, delivered in partnership with Charles Cameron & Associates – provides employees with free, expert mortgage advice and end‑to‑end mortgage support from the application process through to completion.