Section Engineer

Expanded; Preston; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is recruiting for an experienced Section Engineer to take technical ownership of a defined section of works at Leyland, North West. You will coordinate site activities, support junior engineers and work alongside construction, design, commercial and subcontractor teams to deliver safely and to a high standard.

Role focuses on managing technical delivery, setting-out, temporary works, quality, and safety.

Qualifications

• A relevant civil engineering or construction qualification.
• Practical engineering experience within a construction environment.
• Experience managing a defined section of works.
• Strong setting-out, surveying and dimensional-control skills.
• Knowledge of temporary works, quality processes and health and safety.
• Good planning, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with Navisworks, Revit, digital engineering or DfMA would be beneficial but not essential.
• Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

Responsibilities

• Managing the technical delivery of your section.
• Planning activities against programme, quality and safety requirements.
• Leading setting-out and dimensional-control activities.
• Managing drawings, technical queries, design changes and site records.
• Monitoring subcontractor performance, resources and progress.
• Coordinating materials, plant and temporary works.
• Supporting junior engineers and promoting safe, right-first-time delivery.

Skills

Setting-out

Surveying

Dimensional control

Temporary works

Health and safety

Planning

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Civil engineering qualification

Tools

Navisworks

Revit

Digital engineering

DfMA

Job description

Expanded are recruiting for an experienced Section Engineer to take technical ownership of a defined section of works.

You'll coordinate site activities, support junior engineers and work closely with construction, design, commercial and subcontractor teams to deliver safely and to a high standard.

Sector: Defence

Location: Leyland, North West

What will the role involve?

• Managing the technical delivery of your section.
• Planning activities against programme, quality and safety requirements.
• Leading setting-out and dimensional-control activities.
• Managing drawings, technical queries, design changes and site records.
• Monitoring subcontractor performance, resources and progress.
• Coordinating materials, plant and temporary works.
• Supporting junior engineers and promoting safe, right-first-time delivery.

What are we looking for?

• A relevant civil engineering or construction qualification.
• Practical engineering experience within a construction environment.
• Experience managing a defined section of works.
• Strong setting-out, surveying and dimensional-control skills.
• Knowledge of temporary works, quality processes and health and safety.
• Good planning, communication and problem-solving skills.

Experience with Navisworks, Revit, digital engineering or DfMA would be beneficial but not essential.

Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

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.

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