GPD Constructability Manager
GPD Constructability Manager
Role Purpose
Laing O'Rourke are looking for a GPD Constructability Manager to lead the development and integration of civil construction methodologies across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring constructability, safety, and efficiency. You will champion MMC, DfMA, and digital construction to align design and delivery, driving build certainty and programme performance.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Delivery
- Lead the Civil Methods Team, aligning with project strategy and objectives
- Embed MMC, DfMA, and modular construction across all civil activities
- Oversee constructability reviews, value engineering, and interface coordination
- Integrate construction methodologies into design through early engagement
- Support resolution of complex technical and method-related challenges
- Coordinate with planning, estimating, logistics, and supply chain teams
Construction Strategy & Assurance
- Define and approve construction methodologies, sequencing, and temporary works
- Monitor critical path activities and mitigate construction risks
- Drive digital construction adoption (BIM, 4D sequencing)
- Ensure compliance with H&S (CDM), quality, and sustainability standards
- Set and maintain governance for method statements and risk assessments
- Ensure quality and timely delivery of all civil methods outputs
Stakeholder & Risk Management
- Build strong relationships across project teams, partners, and regulators
- Influence design and delivery decisions to embed constructability
- Lead identification and mitigation of construction risks and constraints
- Champion innovative, safe, and cost-effective delivery solutions
Skills, Experience & Qualifications
- Degree in Civil Engineering (or similar)
- 10+ years' experience in construction or technical delivery, ideally infrastructure
- Strong knowledge of construction methods, MMC, and DfMA
- Experience working with contractors, consultants, and delivery partners
- Strong communication and technical reporting skills
- Chartership (e.g. ICE, CIOB) desirable
- Experience in regulated environments (e.g. nuclear) advantageous
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
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