Project Engineer

Laing O'Rourke; Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career-defining opportunity with high visibility

Supportive team culture

Focus on safety and sustainability

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is seeking a Senior Project Engineer for a full-time position in Grimsby and Boston, UK. This role involves leading the technical setup and delivery of critical infrastructure within the Power sector, working on high-value projects that significantly impact the UK's energy future. Candidates should have a degree in Civil Engineering and a track record of delivering major infrastructure projects, along with strong management and construction capabilities. The position promises stability, long-term work, and a focus on safety and innovation.

Qualifications

• Track record of delivering major infrastructure projects.
• Strong HSE management and leadership capabilities.
• Effective contractor management and construction knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Providing buildability and construction input into designs.
• Project planning for ground investigation and groundworks.
• Managing utility diversions and ensuring safe installations.

Skills

Major infrastructure project delivery

HSE management and leadership

Project delivery lifecycle understanding

Contractor management

Quality management expertise

Temporary Works Knowledge

Design & Build experience

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Project Engineer (Senior Agent) – Power

Location: Office – Grimsby and Compound – Boston UK

Sector: Power / Major Civils Infrastructure

Relatable Projects: Highways, Rail, Water Treatment, Oil and Gas, Green Energy, Hydro Energy, Substations, Large Scale Earthworks

Type: Full‑time, Permanent

Be part of one of the largest upgrades to the UK power network in decades— a transformative, high‑value project that will shape the nation's energy future.

We're looking for a Project Engineer to take the lead on complex technical set up and delivery of critical infrastructure in the Power sector. If you're passionate about delivering technical excellence, driving safety, and managing major infrastructure at scale, we want to hear from you.

You'll provide technical construction of the civil engineering elements to enable large scale OLE infrastructure. Do you have a background in enabling works, Civil Engineering or Structures? If the answer is yes, this could be the role for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing buildability and construction input into the detailed design completed by the Lot 1 designers
• Project planning for GI and Groundworks
• Clearing the way of all constraints to allow the new overhead lines to be built
• Installing all temporary works, haul roads, drainage, compounds
• Managing Utility diversions

Essential Skills & Experience

• Track record of delivering major infrastructure projects (Power, Electrification, Civils, Rail, Highways, Wastewater or similar)
• Strong HSE management and leadership capabilities
• Deep understanding of project delivery lifecycle – scope, schedule, cost, and quality
• Effective contractor management and construction knowledge
• Quality management expertise and attention to technical detail
• Temporary Works Knowledge
• Design & Build experience
• Degree in Civil Engineering or similar qualification, including apprenticeship routes, and on‑the‑job experience

Desirable Experience

• Transmission Power Projects or Linear Projects
• National Grid Projects experience
• Ground Investigation & Groundworks

Why Join This Project?

• Stability and very long‑term work
• Work on one of the most significant energy upgrades in UK history
• Career‑defining opportunity with high visibility and impact
• Supportive, forward‑thinking team culture
• Strong focus on safety, sustainability, and innovation

The upgrade is for the route from Grimsby towards Lincoln. Do you want to work on a large scale power project? Then join us in these early phases and make your mark. The project will require travel to Birmingham and will then establish on‑site in summer 2026.

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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