About the role
Job Title: Trainee Material Test Technician – Full training – No prior experience needed!
Location: Inverness (May be travel to sites around Scotland)
Project Type: Civil Engineering
Company: Balfour Beatty Group

ABOUT US:

Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure and construction group. We finance, develop, build, and maintain innovative and efficient projects that underpin daily life, supports communities, and enables economic growth. Our unparalleled expertise and resources ensure that we deliver high-quality projects safely, on time, and within budget.
Now is a great time to join us. As a leading international construction group with a healthy pipeline of work, we’re growing our teams. Shape a career to be proud of as part of an award-winning team.
Our team shapes projects that connect communities and impact daily life for millions. Join our Regional Scotland team as a Trainee Material Test Technician to build new futures.
Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our well-established construction teams working on our significant future pipeline of civils engineering projects you will work with true experts who will share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement, and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning.
Bring us your capability, and we’ll help you take it much, much further.

What you’ll be doing

• Test materials like concrete, soil, and asphalt to ensure they meet industry standards.
• Use specialized equipment to measure, analyse, and report findings.
• Travel to different sites across Scotland to support major infrastructure projects.
• Learn to follow safety protocols and laboratory procedures.

Who we’re looking for

PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.
We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

We’re proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it’s sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10* approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.

• 70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.

What you’ll be doing

• Test materials like concrete, soil, and asphalt to ensure they meet industry standards.
• Use specialized equipment to measure, analyse, and report findings.
• Travel to different sites across Scotland to support major infrastructure projects.
• Learn to follow safety protocols and laboratory procedures

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more