Project Engineer (Site Agent)

Laing O'Rourke; Saxmundham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O’Rourke is seeking a Site Agent / Project Manager for a major Kiln Lane substation project in Uttlesford, Essex. You will lead a team of engineers, utilise Digital Engineering to create Visual Method Statements, and ensure temporary works procedures are followed to deliver high-quality infrastructure on time and within budget.

Applicants should hold a Civil Engineering qualification with proven large-scale infrastructure delivery experience and Temporary Works expertise.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or recognised equivalent with construction delivery experience.
• Experience on large-scale infrastructure projects and temporary works.
• Proven ability to implement method statements and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Utilise Digital Engineering models to produce Visual Method Statements and Visual Task sheets.
• Ensure compliance with Temporary Works procedures across projects.
• Determine appropriate dimensional control methods and transfer data from 3D CAD.
• Define scope of as-built surveys and ensure survey reports meet specs.
• Produce and manage ITPs addressing contract obligations.
• Lead a team of Engineers and oversee procurement and design processes.

Skills

Digital engineering

Visual method statements

Management of temporary works

Team leadership

Setting out / dimensional control

Education

Civil Engineering degree

HNC/HND/NVQ4 equivalent

Tools

3D CAD

ITP documentation

Job description

Expanded The new Kiln Lane substation is a key part of The Great Grid Upgrade - the largest overhaul of the electricity grid in generations. The Great Grid Upgrade will provide homes and businesses with secure, cleaner, home‑grown British energy from more affordable sources.

Location:

Uttlesford, Essex

Known terms:

Site Agent / Project Manager

Role & Responsibilities:

• Able to utilise a Digital Engineering model to provide information to create Visual Method Statements and Visual Task sheets. Confidence to show other team members.
• Fully implements and ensures compliance with the LOR Management of Temporary works procedure on projects. Explains these procedures to others.
• Determine the most appropriate methods of dimensional control taking advice from specialists where appropriate. Ensure setting out data is controlled.
• Can interrogate and transfer setting out data from 3D CAD data.
• Determine requirement for and format of as‑built surveys and reports. Defines scope of survey to demonstrate compliance.
• Produces and/ or ensures that ITP's are produced, available and implemented. Ensures that they fully address specification and contractual obligations.
• Ensures that project and company quality procedures are adhered
• Utilise and recommend best engineering methods
• Design process knowledge
• Produces and approves method statements and risk assessments
• Procurement
• Management of a team of Engineers

Requirements:

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering , or an industry recognised technical or engineering qualification (e.g. HNC, HND, NVQ level 4) plus demonstrable experience in a construction delivery environment.
• Experience working on large-scale infrastructure projects
• Temporary Works experience

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.

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