Lead Digital Engineer - Great Grid Partnership
Lead Digital Engineer - Great Grid Partnership
Location: Birmingham - work from our project hub in Birmingham and travel to regional GGP project sites when required.
Role Overview:
As a Lead Digital Engineer, you will be a key member of Laing O'Rourke's Engineering Enterprise, driving technical excellence, assurance, and performance across project lifecycles. You will champion DfMA, Digital Engineering, and Early Engagement to maximise project outcomes.
You will be seconded into National Grid as the Senior Project Information Manager (SPIM) on the Great Grid Upgrade programme, supporting the Brinsworth to High Marnham (EDEU) project — a >£1bn infrastructure upgrade including substation replacements and ~70 km of overhead line upgrades.
While embedded with National Grid, you will remain part of Laing O'Rourke's Digital Engineering community, contributing to knowledge sharing and long-term capability building.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Delivery (SPIM)
- Lead Information Management across the project lifecycle
- Manage and maintain the BIM Execution Plan (BEP) and Master Information Delivery Plan (MIDP)
- Drive adoption and compliance of the Common Data Environment (CDE)
- Coordinate BIM, GIS, and Document Control activities across delivery teams
- Support Package Information Managers in configuring and managing information workflows
- Align information exchange with National Grid systems (NGSI Onshore ACC)
- Assess team capability and deliver training to improve information delivery
- Identify and manage risks, opportunities, and assurance activities
- Collaborate with Digital Integrator and SPIM peers to improve processes and share best practice
Digital Leadership & Governance
- Embed National Grid's Information Management Framework (EIR, IPMP, IS)
- Ensure consistent digital standards and governance across packages
- Manage BIM/GIS resources and strengthen digital capability across projects
Laing O'Rourke Responsibilities
- Promote digital best practice and improve digital literacy across teams
- Mentor and support development of others within the Digital Engineering community
- Collaborate across projects to drive consistency and innovation
- Support governance, QA, and effective digital resourcing
About You:
Qualifications & Experience
- Degree in Engineering, Architecture, or related discipline
- BIM accreditation or chartership (preferred)
- Strong experience in Digital Engineering / Information Management in a leadership role
Technical Capabilities
- Expertise in BIM and Information Management (BEPs, EIRs, MIDPs)
- Understanding of digital systems and integrated project environments
- Strong knowledge of construction processes and design documentation
Our Values (Excellence+):
You will demonstrate:
- Strong delivery focus and client orientation
- Leadership that inspires and develops others
- Forward-thinking, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Accountability, integrity, and collaborative teamwork
Career Development
This is a permanent role with Laing O'Rourke. While initially deployed on the Great Grid Upgrade, you will benefit from long-term career development, with opportunities across projects, sectors, and digital leadership initiatives.
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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