Technology & Innovation Project Engineer

-; Greenhithe; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An international engineering and construction company is seeking a Senior Innovation Manager to lead and manage multiple innovation initiatives in offsite construction within infrastructure. The role requires experience in the construction sector, strong communication skills, and the ability to foster a positive team culture. This position offers an opportunity to impact how infrastructure is delivered. Competitive salary and potential for growth in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Access to candidates with long-term conditions and disabilities

Support with application process

Qualifications

• Strong construction industry experience required, particularly in project, site, or design roles.
• Experience in leading teams and managing multiple stakeholders.
• Highly organised and commercially aware.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage innovation projects with stakeholders.
• Prepare business cases for new opportunities.
• Provide technical guidance to project teams.

Skills

Problem-solving

Team leadership

Communication

Commercial awareness

Education

Professionally qualified or chartered with a recognised UK body

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

Senior Innovation Manager - Offsite Construction (Infrastructure)

Business Unit: Technology & Innovation
Sector Focus: Transport & Power

Laing O'Rourke is recruiting a Senior Innovation Manager to join our Technology & Innovation team, with a focus on offsite construction in infrastructure. This role will play a pivotal part in advancing offsite manufacturing, product‑led construction, process automation, and low‑carbon research across the transport and power sectors.

As Senior Innovation Manager, you will lead and manage multiple innovation initiatives within infrastructure applications, while supporting the transfer of knowledge into other strategic growth areas. You'll work closely with in‑house specialists and external partners, helping to bridge the gap between innovation and delivery.

The role requires strong control of scope, programme and budget, alongside sound technical and commercial understanding of construction. You will also play a key role in developing people, fostering a positive team culture, and supporting the effective operation and resourcing of the innovation team across projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage construction innovation projects with internal and external stakeholders
• Prepare business cases for new research and innovation opportunities
• Provide technical guidance and advisory support to project teams
• Mentor, support and develop team members
• Control work allocations, programme delivery and team budgets
• Work with delivery teams to deploy product‑led solutions across multiple sectors
• Lead research to evaluate opportunities, address challenges and explore new materials
• Pursue research grants and academic collaborations
• Act as an ambassador for industrialised and offsite construction

What We Are Looking For?

We’re looking for a personable, self‑driven individual with strong construction industry experience and a genuine enthusiasm for making a lasting impact. If you are motivated by solving complex problems and turning innovation into real‑world outcomes, this is an opportunity to shape the future of infrastructure delivery.

Core Skills & Experience

• Enthusiastic, self‑driven and inquisitive, with a passion for problem‑solving
• Proven experience leading teams and working with multiple stakeholders
• Essential construction sector experience (site, project, design or design management)
• Highly organised, responsible and commercially aware
• Confident communicator, able to lead meetings and clearly articulate ideas

Desirable Skills

• Professionally qualified or chartered with a recognised UK body
• Knowledge of manufacturing in construction / Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA)
• Experience using MS Project, Primavera or similar planning tools
• Experience in reinforced concrete design and/or construction
• Experience working on UK infrastructure projects

Don't Meet Every Requirement? That's okay. We value transferable skills, diverse experience and a commitment to learning. If you're excited about innovation and industrialised construction, we'd love to hear from you.

About Us

Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state‑of‑the‑art infrastructure and building 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 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 if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email [e-mail].

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