Senior Engineer

Do you enjoy taking ownership of complex civil engineering works and supporting engineering teams to deliver safely and to a high standard?

Want to bring your major-project experience into the power sector and work on a major new substation project?

Then come and join us!

This is a great opportunity to join us as a Senior Engineer on our High Marnham Substation project, delivering a significant programme of civil engineering works as part of the UK's investment in its electricity network.

When you join Laing O'Rourke, you'll become part of an industry-leading engineering and construction team delivering some of the UK's most complex and rewarding infrastructure projects. We're committed to investing in our people through structured development, continuous learning and long-term career opportunities. We'll also provide EHV upskilling and training to support your development working on National Grid projects.

What is the project?

High Marnham is a major £200m, 400kV Air Insulated Switchgear (AIS) substation project being delivered over approximately four to five years.

The new substation will include 20 bays with an extensive programme of civil engineering works.

The scope includes:

• Around 830 precast foundations for AIS equipment.
• A large new substation control building.
• Extensive setting out and civil engineering works.
• Foundations for eight new overhead line towers.
• Associated infrastructure and works required to deliver the new 400kV substation.

What will the role look like?

As a Senior Engineer, you'll take technical responsibility for sections and subcontract packages on the project, helping drive the successful delivery of the extensive civils programme.

You'll work closely with the Project Engineer and wider construction, design and commercial teams, while supporting and supervising Engineers within the growing site team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Taking technical ownership of sections and subcontract packages.
• Supporting and supervising Engineers within the project team.
• Planning and coordinating engineering activities to support construction delivery.
• Ensuring works comply with drawings, specifications, quality procedures and ITP requirements.
• Producing and reviewing method statements and RAMS for complex site operations.
• Managing setting out, dimensional control, surveys and as-built information.
• Supporting the coordination of temporary works and TWC/TWS activities.
• Working with Design Management to resolve technical queries and manage design information and change.
• Coordinating subcontractors and monitoring engineering and quality performance.
• Driving a strong right-first-time approach to quality.
• Identifying opportunities to improve construction methods, sequencing and productivity.
• Providing guidance and technical support to junior members of the engineering team.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

We're looking for someone with strong civil engineering and construction delivery experience who is ready to take ownership of technically challenging packages on a major infrastructure project.

Ideally, you'll have:

• A degree in Civil Engineering or another relevant construction/engineering discipline, or an equivalent recognised technical qualification with strong construction delivery experience.
• Experience delivering complex civil engineering or major infrastructure works.
• Strong experience of setting out and site engineering.
• Knowledge of construction methods, quality assurance, inspections and testing.
• Experience working with RAMS, ITPs, technical specifications and engineering drawings.
• An understanding of temporary works and their integration with permanent works.
• Experience coordinating subcontractors and multidisciplinary project teams.
• The ability to support and develop less experienced Engineers.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to work across construction, design, commercial and client teams.
• Professional qualification or progress towards chartered status with a recognised body would be advantageous.

Previous substation, power or EHV experience would be beneficial, but it isn't essential. If you've developed strong engineering experience on major civils or infrastructure projects, we'll support you with the training and upskilling needed to build your experience within the power sector.

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 who 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 if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process.

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

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