Project Engineer for Civils and Geotechnical

Location: Dartford then moving to site in Port Talbot, Wales (Other locations consider in pre-construction)

Comparable job titles: Senior Agent, Site Agent, Project Manager, Lead Engineer

Are you a Project Engineer who wants to work on pre-construction and delivery of a complex power generation project? Do you live in South Wales or happy to lodge for a change of scenery? The don't miss out on joining this project! With a growing demand in the power sector, start gaining experience now and raise your profile in this niche sector.

Can you liaise with Technical Leads, Design, H&S and Quality to get a major site ready for delivery? Then bring your experience of setting up and then delivering a complex project to Laing O'Rourke. In return you will get access to in-depth training, professional memberships, modern methods of construction and more.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• Work with function and delivery leads to produce the ECI phase and pre-construction plans
• Work with the temporary works department to produce the site establishment designs, including designs for access roads, piling mats and compound designs.
• Work with the Environmental and sustainability team to develop the required consent inputs.
• Appointed as TWC
• Work with the Site manager/Construction managers to ensure alignment for mobilisation.  
• Liaising with the client and other stakeholders.
• Review and understand the client scope, and supplier requirements to ensure requirements are captured within the ECI and pre construction plans.
• Liaise with the in-house delivery teams and subcontractors to ensure works are planned in compliance with client standards and the scope.
• Manage teams of in-house engineering professionals such as Site, Section and Senior Engineers.

• Maintain a positive safety culture on site, attending the morning briefings and coordination meetings where sub-contractors works are coordinated for the day ahead.

Technical Capabilities

• Strong Civil Engineering knowledge or Structural Engineering on large concrete projects
• Comfortable in working with departmental leads to produce required management plans.

• Appointed to TWC or with the required experience.
• CPCS Appointed person
• Experience working in a highly regulated environment such as Rail or Nuclear preferred.

• Communicates professionally, both orally and in writing. Shares information and relays instructions.
• Works as One Team - Respects and co-operates with the team, sharing problems and accepting support. Adopts a friendly and approachable manner.

Desirable Qualifications

• Degree qualified or appropriate route into Civil or Structural Engineering
• Chartered or working towards Chartership

The role will require time in the office for planning pre-construction. This means a period of 5 – 6 months in Dartford and moving to site in Port Talbot when ready.

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 health 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 prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

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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