Senior Consultant (Building Pathology)

  • Initivo Consultancy Limited
  • Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
  • Nov 28, 2025
Full time Construction Management Architect and Design

Job Description

Are you a consultant with experience in building investigations and an interest in leading projects? Do you enjoy balancing technical quality, safety, and commercial success while supporting others? We're looking for a motivated Senior Consultant to join Initivo's Building Pathology team. In this role, you'll manage projects from planning through to delivery and reporting, acting as a trusted advisor to clients and a supportive colleague to the team.

Duties

Lead and deliver building pathology projects, including:

  • Condition surveys (intrusive and non destructive)
  • Concrete assessments (composition, deterioration, corrosion)
  • Water ingress investigations and remediation planning
  • Building investigations for repurposing and design input
  • Coordinating laboratory testing and interpreting results
    • Produce and review clear, high quality technical reports
    • Manage projects to meet safety, quality, and budget goals
    • Build strong client relationships and deliver practical solutions
    • Plan resources, allocate tasks, and monitor performance
    • Support and mentor team members
    • Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards
    • Contribute to risk management and cost control
    • Promote continuous improvement across projects
Person Specification
  • Professional membership of a relevant institution (advantageous but not essential)
  • Experience in building investigations, surveying, or engineering
  • Some exposure to project management and delivery
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work with clients and teams
  • Commercial awareness and understanding of budgets
  • Problem solving mindset with a collaborative approach
  • Commitment to safety and quality
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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