Project Lead

Laing O'Rourke; Bridgwater; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is seeking a Project Leader for the Hinkley Point C project in Somerset. The role focuses on leading site delivery for demolition and bulk earthworks, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams and ensuring safety, quality and programme adherence.

You will manage subcontractors, monitor progress, and drive a strong safety culture within a major nuclear construction environment, reporting to the Project Manager and client representatives.

Qualifications

• Experience leading major construction or civil engineering projects.
• Hands‑on leadership in demolition and bulk earthworks is essential.
• Experience managing subcontractors and multidisciplinary site teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage project delivery from mobilisation through to completion.
• Oversee demolition and bulk earthworks activities, ensuring works are delivered safely and efficiently.
• Manage site teams, subcontractors and specialist contractors.
• Develop and monitor project programmes, ensuring key milestones are achieved.
• Coordinate resources, plant, labour and materials to maximise productivity.
• Ensure works comply with project specifications, quality requirements and HSE standards.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues and opportunities.
• Work closely with the Project Manager, commercial team, engineering team and client representatives.
• Monitor progress and provide clear reporting against programme, cost, quality and safety.
• Drive a positive safety culture across the project team.
• Ensure all works are delivered in accordance with the stringent requirements of a major nuclear construction environment.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Safety leadership

Education

Construction/civil engineering qualifications

Tools

CSCS/SMSTS qualifications

Job description

Project Leader - Hinkley Point C

Location: Hinkley Point C, Somerset
Job Type: Permanent / Full-time

The Opportunity:

We are currently seeking an experienced Project Leader to join a major project at Hinkley Point C in Somerset.

This is a key leadership position for an individual with a strong background in demolition, bulk earthworks and major civil engineering projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading site delivery, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently and to the required quality, programme and commercial standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage project delivery from mobilisation through to completion.
• Oversee demolition and bulk earthworks activities, ensuring works are delivered safely and efficiently.
• Manage site teams, subcontractors and specialist contractors.
• Develop and monitor project programmes, ensuring key milestones are achieved.
• Coordinate resources, plant, labour and materials to maximise productivity.
• Ensure works comply with project specifications, quality requirements and HSE standards.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues and opportunities.
• Work closely with the Project Manager, commercial team, engineering team and client representatives.
• Monitor progress and provide clear reporting against programme, cost, quality and safety.
• Drive a positive safety culture across the project team.
• Ensure all works are delivered in accordance with the stringent requirements of a major nuclear construction environment.

About You

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience leading major construction or civil engineering projects, with previous hands‑on project leadership experience in demolition and bulk earthworks essential.

We are particularly interested in candidates who have experience working on large-scale infrastructure, industrial, nuclear or other complex construction projects.

You will ideally have:

• Proven experience as a Project Leader, Project Manager or Senior Site Manager on major projects.
• Strong previous experience in demolition and bulk earthworks.
• Experience managing subcontractors and multidisciplinary site teams.
• A strong understanding of construction methodology, sequencing and project delivery.
• Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• A strong focus on health, safety, quality and environmental standards.
• Experience working within highly regulated or safety‑critical environments would be advantageous.
• Relevant construction/civil engineering qualifications.
• CSCS/SMSTS or equivalent relevant site/project management qualifications.

About us:

We 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.