Senior Digital Engineer

Laing O'Rourke; Port Talbot; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is seeking a Senior Digital Engineer to join our Digital Engineering team, supporting major construction and infrastructure projects in the UK. You will implement Digital Engineering strategies across the full project lifecycle, guiding teams and partners to deliver high-quality BIM deliverables and data accuracy.

You will report to the Lead Digital Engineer and help drive innovation, standardisation and best practice, ensuring projects meet digital engineering requirements

Qualifications

• Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction or related discipline.
• Industry-recognised BIM or Digital Engineering qualification, accreditation or equivalent structured training.
• Experience coordinating Digital Engineering activities across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong working knowledge of industry-standard BIM and Digital Engineering software.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Digital Engineering solutions that support project and business objectives across all project phases.
• Assist project teams in applying Digital Engineering processes, standards, protocols and best practice.
• Produce and develop project-specific Digital Engineering deliverables in accordance with the Digital Engineering Deliverables Menu.
• Author, develop and coordinate high-quality 3D models, ensuring agreed Levels of Information Need and data accuracy are achieved.
• Provide technical guidance and support to Digital Engineers and wider project teams.
• Work collaboratively with Regional and Lead Digital Engineers to deliver consistent Digital Engineering standards across projects.
• Monitor compliance with project protocols, quality assurance procedures and company Digital Engineering standards.
• Support project reporting and demonstrate compliance with minimum Digital Engineering requirements.
• Contribute to the development, continuous improvement and sharing of Digital Engineering best practice and lessons learned across the business.
• Build strong working relationships with project leadership, design teams and supply chain partners to promote collaborative project delivery.

Skills

Digital Engineering

BIM coordination

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Degree in Architecture/Engineering/Construction

Tools

BIM software

Power BI

Synchro

CM Builder

BIMcollab

Job description

Build the future through Digital Engineering...

Are you a talented Digital Engineer with experience in project Digital Engineering strategies and who has contributed to the consistent application of Digital Engineering processes, standards and best practices across bids and projects?

We're looking for a Senior Digital Engineer to join our Digital Engineering team, supporting the successful delivery of major construction and infrastructure projects.

As a Senior Digital Engineer, you'll play a key role in implementing Digital Engineering strategies across the full project lifecycle—from bid and pre-construction through construction, commissioning, handover and into operation and maintenance. Working alongside project teams, designers, supply chain partners and clients, you'll help drive innovation, collaboration and digital best practice while ensuring projects are delivered to the highest standards.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Digital Engineering professional looking to work on complex, high-profile projects within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

The role

Reporting to the Lead Digital Engineer, you'll provide technical expertise and practical support to project teams, ensuring Digital Engineering processes and BIM standards are successfully implemented throughout project delivery.

You'll contribute to the continuous improvement of Digital Engineering capability across the business while supporting the adoption of innovative digital solutions that improve project outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver Digital Engineering solutions that support project and business objectives across all project phases.
• Assist project teams in applying Digital Engineering processes, standards, protocols and best practice.
• Produce and develop project-specific Digital Engineering deliverables in accordance with the Digital Engineering Deliverables Menu.
• Author, develop and coordinate high-quality 3D models, ensuring agreed Levels of Information Need and data accuracy are achieved.
• Provide technical guidance and support to Digital Engineers and wider project teams.
• Work collaboratively with Regional and Lead Digital Engineers to deliver consistent Digital Engineering standards across projects.
• Monitor compliance with project protocols, quality assurance procedures and company Digital Engineering standards.
• Support project reporting and demonstrate compliance with minimum Digital Engineering requirements.
• Contribute to the development, continuous improvement and sharing of Digital Engineering best practice and lessons learned across the business.
• Build strong working relationships with project leadership, design teams and supply chain partners to promote collaborative project delivery.

About You

You'll be an experienced Digital Engineering professional with a passion for digital innovation within the construction or infrastructure sector. You'll be confident working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and have a strong understanding of BIM processes, Digital Engineering standards and project delivery.

Essential

• Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction or a related discipline.
• Industry-recognised BIM or Digital Engineering qualification, accreditation or equivalent structured training.
• Experience coordinating Digital Engineering activities across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong working knowledge of industry-standard BIM and Digital Engineering software.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.

Desirable

• Chartered status, or actively working towards professional chartership.
• Experience using BIMcollab.
• Experience with CM Builder.
• Experience using 4D construction sequencing software such as Synchro.
• Experience developing dashboards and reporting using Power BI.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to work on some of the industry's most exciting and technically challenging projects while helping shape the future of Digital Engineering. If you're passionate about Digital Engineering and want to help transform the way major projects are delivered, we'd love to hear from you.

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.