Senior Structural Engineer
Senior Structural Engineer
Location: CEMC
About Laing O'Rourke
Laing O'Rourke is a globally recognized engineering enterprise committed to innovation and technical excellence across design, manufacturing, and construction. Our 2025 mission is to lead the industry through cutting-edge solutions that improve quality, safety, and sustainability. Explore Manufacturing, part of Laing O'Rourke, houses Europe's most automated concrete products facility—accelerating construction processes while reducing waste and carbon impact. Take a look inside our facility.
The Opportunity
We're seeking a Senior Engineer to join our dynamic Precast Technical Solutions (PTS) team within the Explore Manufacturing Design Centre. PTS delivers end-to-end precast design and engineering leadership, pioneering Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) solutions across building structures, facades, and infrastructure.
In this role, you will:
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Provide structural engineering design support throughout the lifecycle of precast products, ensuring engineered safety from manufacture to installation.
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Lead structural input on Tenders and Pre-Construction Service Agreement (PCSA) engagements for DfMA projects.
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Collaborate with production teams on temporary works and lifting designs.
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Support bid teams by developing DfMA-based alternative designs to improve pricing and reduce risk.
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Drive innovation by applying parametric design techniques to optimize DfMA components and support Laing O'Rourke's net zero carbon commitment by 2050.
Key Responsibilities
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Design and review precast structural elements for manufacture, transport, handling, and installation.
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Interpret project specifications to ensure structural compliance and performance.
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Deliver value engineering solutions that balance client needs and manufacturing constraints.
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Mentor and develop junior engineers.
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Convert in-situ schemes into precast components with appropriate connection strategies.
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Provide tender-stage structural assessments and cost evaluations using CEMC's product range.
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Innovate to achieve efficiencies in carbon reduction and material use.
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Maintain expertise in DfMA principles, materials, and manufacturing processes.
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Contribute to ongoing product development and new product introductions.
What We're Looking For
Essential:
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Passion for leading structural design innovation.
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Proactive and self-motivated with strong problem-solving skills.
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Reinforced concrete design experience.
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Engineering degree and Chartered Structural Engineer status or working toward it within 24 months.
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Minimum 5 years relevant experience, ideally in structural design engineering.
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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