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Technical Leader

Employer
Laing O'Rourke
Location
Steetley, Worksop
Closing date
25 Jan 2021

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Discipline
Civil & Structural, Design, Manufacturing & Production, Project Engineering
Sector
Construction & Building Services, Manufacturing
Job Type
Senior & Chartered Engineer
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Job Details

Technical Leader / Principal Engineer

Explore Industrial Park (EIP), Steetley, Worksop

Laing O'Rourke's 2025 Mission to become the recognised leader for innovation and excellence in the construction industry is driven by innovation and with technical excellence in design, manufacturing and construction at its core.

Our manufacturing and modular solutions are transforming traditional construction methodologies into a modern process of component-based assembly, providing product sets including precast concrete building components, and modular bridges for the major highways and rail projects.

EIP is the most automated concrete products facility in Europe making our construction process faster safer and more efficient, improving quality and reducing waste, and contributing to a sustainable manufacturing-led future for construction.

The Role

  • Overall responsibility for the Design & Engineering Principles Team providing end to end leadership of best practice in pre-cast design and engineering throughout the design process. The team is an integral part of the EIP Design Centre ensuring that fully coordinated ‘design for manufacture' information is created to the correct quality and programme, to allow manufacturing production drawings to be produced on time, on budget and to agreed quality standard.
  • Working closely with a broad range of stakeholders including the Project Design Teams, RC Detailing Team, Operational, Engineering and Digital Engineering/Technical support teams to ensure best practice is observed across the process.
  • Reporting to the Head of DEPT, the Technical Leader role is critical to ensuring successful outcomes for Projects delivered through Laing O'Rourke's DfMA strategy. They will form an integral part of the Project Technical team, ensuring high quality technical advice is provided on the deployment of DfMA solutions featuring precast concrete product

Experience

  • Excellent track record of performing a management role and requisite skills to be an expert authority on Design for Manufacture and Assembly principles, specifically the design, modelling, detailing, manufacturing and assembly of concrete products.
  • Preferably professionally qualified (e.g. Chartered Engineer or equivalent in other disciplines) with demonstrable leadership skills converting technical expertise into action, with the ability to lead teams to a successful outcome.

Why Laing O'Rourke?

  • Exposure to the largest, most complex and innovative projects in the industry and a culture that nurtures passion and expertise in next generation construction methods and technology.
  • World class remuneration and benefits package & commitment to extensive training, development and long-term career progression.
  • We really value difference at Laing O'Rourke and believe a diverse team drives innovation. We are a global multicultural business committed to the inclusion of all employees, enabling everyone to feel respected & valued for being themselves.
  • With a heritage spanning over 160 years, Laing O'Rourke is an internationally focused engineering enterprise with world-class capabilities. We operate an integrated business model comprising the full range of engineering, construction and asset management services delivering single-source solutions for some of the world's most prestigious public and private organisations.

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Company

Laing O’Rourke is a privately owned, internationally focussed engineering enterprise with world-class capabilities spanning the entire client value chain. We operate an integrated business model comprising the full range of engineering, construction and asset management services delivering single-source solutions for some of the world's most prestigious public and private organisations.

Performance Excellence:

Laing O’Rourke is committed to the development of a culture based on Excellence Plus performance. The Group sets stretching targets in all its operations globally and by applying the four elements of Excellence Plus performance – Client Focus, Innovation, Responsible Behaviour, People Development – it will achieve its vision to be the company of first choice for all stakeholders, able to challenge and change the poor practices synonymous with the construction industry, and compete alongside world-leading businesses.

Innovation:

As a company we are passionate about harnessing innovation as a positive force for change. We instil this mindset culturally in every element of our operations and project delivery. We invest heavily in research and development both academically with our university partnerships and at the operational level within our manufacturing and engineering facilities where we put the academic theory into practice.   

Responsible Behaviour:

We take our duty to act responsibly at all times very seriously through proactively managing the impacts of our activities on the environment, our people and the communities in which we operate. We work according to the guiding principles of our founding shareholders and by complying with the high standards set out in our Global Code of Conduct. In particular, we place the safety of those involved in or affected by our operations as our core organisational value, aiming to eliminate all accidents on our projects by 2020. We also take a leading role in driving change across our industry by seeking ways to reduce the effect of our operations on the environment through modernisation of traditional construction methods and practices.

People Development:

At the heart of our drive to challenge and change the construction industry are our people. We believe in employing and developing the very best talent in the industry, challenging them to find and follow a better way and deliver excellence for our clients whilst leaving a lasting legacy for the communities in which we operate. Every industry needs to nurture talent from an early age and at Laing O’Rourke we support a number of educational initiatives to help promote, engage and educate young people about the rewarding careers to be found within construction and engineering.

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