Consultant

Consultant

Contract type/Duration: Permanent 

Working hours Full time

Band: 2.3

Salary: £49,210 to £58,651 (Depending on location and proven ability)

Reports to: Head of Enterprise Support Built Environment

Location: London  or Milton Keynes office are options (minimum of two days a week in the office. You can do more than two days if preferable)

Closing date: 10am on the 7th of June 2026

The role

This is a unique opportunity to play a central role in one of CPC's flagship innovation programmes at the forefront of the construction and infrastructure sector. As a key delivery lead, you will work closely with industry partners, investors, and SMEs to accelerate innovation from concept through to real-world deployment and procurement for sector areas such as low carbon materials, productivity, health & safety and robotics. 

 

The role spans three critical areas: discovery, selection and support of high-potential businesses, the design and delivery of structured trials, and enabling commercial scale through procurement pathways. You will help shape a robust pipeline of innovative companies, ensure their solutions are rigorously validated in real-world environments, and support their progression into commercial adoption. 

 

You will be responsible for ensuring the operational success of the full accelerator programme cycle from pre-program and industry onboarding to delivery of a 3-4 month programme centred on industry trials and business support, culminating in a Demo Day. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role requiring strong stakeholder engagement, analytical rigour, and the ability to translate complex innovation into actionable, buyer-ready propositions. 

 

We are looking for experience in: 

 

• Designing and managing open calls, assessment frameworks, and due diligence processes  

• Managing SME onboarding, engagement, and progression across trial and commercial pathways  

• Engaging industry partners (buyers, trial hosts, investors) to validate demand and shape pipelines  

• Mobilising and managing trials with partners in live and controlled environments  

• Monitoring performance and ensuring impact is captured  

• Translating outputs into evidence packs, case studies, and adoption-ready insights  

• Coordinating experts to support SME's commercialisation, investor readiness, and go to market strategies 

• Coordinating stakeholder engagement, events, community-building, and programme visibility  

• Developing repeatable playbooks, methodologies, and capturing impact and learning