Finance Leader

About Us

Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

Are you a commercially astute senior finance professional looking to be an integral part of a Senior Leadership team? 

Do you want to work on some of the UK's most significant social and civil infrastructure projects in healthcare, energy, science and research and defence? 

Do you want to join an organisation that is at the forefront of innovation and MMC?

Are you ready to move into a significant partnering role and form part of a dynamic and collaborative Leadership team  ?

In this high-impact role, you will work  with the Finance Leader - Delivery and Nuclear, Portfolio Senior Leadership and Project Leadership teams to ensure strong financial performance across projects, driving value, managing risks, and unlocking opportunities.

You'll play a vital part in supporting the financial integrity  through accurate reporting, insightful analysis, and strategic input.

Key Responsibilities:

• Being a trusted adviser to Portfolio leadership, providing rigour, clarity and financial stewardship to deliver sustainable growth and operational excellence.
• Build relationships across project teams to understand  financial performance, helping identify emerging risks and opportunities.
• Provide timely and high-quality completion of core monthly finance reporting
• Deliver meaningful insight and analysis for use in reviews, profit enhancement sessions, and planning cycles.
• Drive strong cash outcomes across the portfolio by influencing commercial strategies, payment mechanisms, and client behaviours, ensuring alignment with cash targets.
• Support internal and external audits by aligning project outcomes  with financial standards.
• Contribute to wider finance initiatives and ad hoc business needs.
• Embrace  digital finance transformation, automation and analytics.
• Own the integrity and accuracy of portfolio forecasts, driving early identification and escalation of risks and mitigating actions
• Financial governance over variations, compensation events, claims and disputes. Ensuring all matters are escalated to appropriate stakeholders
• Drive portfolio‑level performance management, identifying themes, systemic risks and best practice, and partnering with Delivery Directors to intervene where performance deviates from plan
• Provide leadership at key bid, tender and project gateway stages, ensuring risks, assumptions and margins are well understood and reflected
• Raise capability across delivery teams, enabling non‑finance leaders to make informed, value‑based conclusions.

About You:

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Proven ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders, 
• Competent in managing deadlines, balancing priorities, and delivering under pressure.
• Curious, with a strong inquisitive nature, commercial acumen, and a track record in forecasting, budgeting and reporting.
• Demonstrated experience improving processes and adding value in a finance role.

Desirable:

• Experience of  large, complex engineering or construction contracts.
• Familiarity with COINs, Tagetik, and Power BI.
• Background in a large, complex finance organisation.

Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to shape how financial insight enables success on some of the UK's most significant construction projects. Join a collaborative and forward-thinking team where your expertise makes a real difference.

Ready to take the next step? Apply now to be part of a team that builds more than just structures—help us build financial excellence.

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.co