Structures Senior Engineer

January 4, 2023 | Comments Off on Structures Senior Engineer

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Senior Engineer - Precast

Location: London, Dartford, Worksop

Permanent role

Hybrid working - required to attend meetings on-site, as well as Laing O'Rourke offices

Also known as: Structures Design Engineer, Modular Design Engineer, Senior Structural Engineer

Are you an Engineer with experience in design for precast structures? Do you want to innovate the way structures are delivered? Then Laing O'Rourke has the opportunity for you. Can you support the Precast Technical Solutions team to develop new ideas? Are you ready to help Laing O'Rourke with our mission to be the recognised leader in engineering and innovation? Then continue reading and apply today.

Are you ready to lead structural engineering input on Tenders and Pre-Construction Agreements for a variety of DFMA projects? Can you work closely with work winning constructions professionals to assess and improve DFMA product-based designs? Then we need you. Can you help us take our product sets to the next level, help mitigate technical risk and reduce cost?

The position will require your input at Tender RIBA stage 2/3 for structural design assessment for cost allowances, utilising existing product sets. Are you familiar with parametric design software for developing the structural design process? Our products are required to meet client requirements and manufacturing constraints, can you develop products for this? Our CEMC (Centre of Excellence for Modern Construction) facility leads the industry in the DfMA (Design for Manufacturing Assembly) approach. Can you help us improve further?

What experience and skills do you need for this role?

  • A passion to lead the industry through structural design and construction automation.
  • Good problem-solving skills and confidence to enforce safe designs
  • Reinforced concrete design experience
  • Experience in using CAD packages, including Revit, and is keen to extend their learning in this area
  • Knowledge in the use of design and analysis programs (TEDDS, Scia Engineer) is beneficial to the role.
  • Degree level or equivalent on the job learning in Civil / Structural Engineering; Chartered Structural Engineer or working towards this
  • Circa 5 years' experience in a structural design engineer role

Desirable

  • Structural Steel design experience
  • Concrete reinforcement detailing knowledge
  • Good understanding of site construction techniques and building design principles
  • Understanding of precast concrete manufacture
  • A good understanding of associated assembly methods & costs is also desired

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