Digital Build Engineer (Section Engineer)

Laing O'Rourke; Airdrie; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An international engineering and construction firm is seeking a Section Engineer (Digital Build) to join their team in Airdrie, Scotland. In this office-based role, you will drive the Digital Build processes at the Monklands Hospital Replacement Project. Key responsibilities include developing the Digital Build Scope, managing design interfaces, and ensuring model content is issued for site use. The ideal candidate will have a relevant engineering degree and experience in 3D modelling as well as Digital Build methodologies.

Benefits

Access to disability confident schemes

Support in the workplace

Qualifications

• Experience in digital build methodologies and BIM.
• Strong understanding of project delivery teams and dependencies.
• Ability to manage third-party design interface and RFIs.

Responsibilities

• Develop project Digital Build Scope with delivery team.
• Ensure alignment of project IR with DfMA execution pack issue dates.
• Manage and issue coordinated model content for site use.

Skills

3D modelling

Digital Build experience

Metadata management

Communication

Education

Relevant engineering degree

Tools

Solibri

Trimble Connect

Job description

Expanded are currently recruiting for a Section Engineer (Digital Build) to drive certainty, engineered safety and excellence in delivery at the Monklands Hospital Replacement Project.

This is the perfect role for an experienced Site Engineer or Section Engineer to move into a Digital Build role. We are able to support your development in the Digital BIM space.

This is an office based role

Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Role & Responsibilities:

• Development and agreement of the project Digital Build Scope with the project delivery team including the assignment of scoped items to design partners.
• Reviewing third party design package interfaces with Digital Build and ensuring that dependencies are considered and captured within project Information Required Schedules (IRS).
• Ensuring that project IRS aligns with DfMA and reinforcement execution pack issue dates including the requirement for ‘sandwich checking' of DfMA elements with all interfacing model elements.
• 3D modelling of permanent and temporary works elements as per agreed Digital Build scope.
• Input of Digital Build metadata to modelled elements and management of third‑party metadata requirements.
• Raise and manage RFIs and BimCollab issues generated by Digital Build and Digital Review with relevant design partners.
• Issuing of coordinated and complete model content for ‘setting‑out' on site. Models issued to be used in Quantification exercises and onto Trimble Connect for trades to use for construction.
• Support delivery team to procure 3D reinforcement modelling from approved detailing specialists, ensuring that models meet specification and provide ‘host' structural concrete models in line with construction programme.
• Develop and facilitate the running of Solibri automated ruleset checks against all relevant models and interfaces of the Digital Build in line with milestones outlined in the ‘Digital Review of the DfMA interface document'.
• Preparation of pre‑execution pack issue Solibri check reports for inclusion in Precast Detailing Execution packs issued to Centre of Excellence for Modern Construction (CEMC)
• Ensure project access to a federated Digital Build Model updated every two weeks as a minimum.
• Chair two‑weekly Digital Build review meetings attended by Project Technical Leads, Project Engineers, DfMA Engineer, PTS Lead, Detailing Lead and Lead Digital Engineer.

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.

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