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Senior MEICA R&D Engineer
December 6, 2022 | Comments Off on Senior MEICA R&D Engineer
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SENIOR MEICA R&D ENGINEER
NATIONWIDE (HYBRID WORKING)
The Opportunity:
We are currently recruiting for a Senior MEICA Engineer to join our fast-growing team in Laing O'Rourke!
A Research & Development Engineer will work at the cutting edge of technology within the construction industry, developing and delivering a diverse portfolio of initiatives to materially improve our ability to systematically deliver certainty, safety & productivity.
The individual will work on various projects with MEICA and Volumetric bias, such as product-based building solutions, manufacturing, and process automation, all of which are aligned to the Group strategic direction to ensure short- and long-term competitiveness.
We are flexible on base location. The role requires travel to our manufacturing facilities once / twice a month.
What will the role look like?
- Assisting Product Owners in the development, commercialisation, and rollout of new initiatives and products.
- Lead and assist in the technical development of new products from conception to market ready solutions.
- Support in the formulation of the workplan and route to delivery for inflight products through design, procurement, manufacture and execution with the backing of the Project and Engineering leaders
- Report back to the Product Owner with ongoing developments and challenges, with a view of appropriate resolution.
- Support in value capture of deployed solutions to monitor effectiveness across our project construction sites.
- Leverage data from across the business to produce coherent and comprehensive analysis and reports to support decision making by management with regards to investment, and business planning.
- Engage and liaise with teams across the business and identify cross-functional opportunities for knowledge sharing and deployment.
- Assist in preparation of tenders and presentations for work winning and funding opportunities.
- Visit client sites as and when required to review performance and develop relationships with the client and operations teams.
- Scan the construction sector and cross-industry landscape for new, disruptive, and ground-breaking technology and innovation.
- Monitor and report on competitor activity with regards to Research & Development.
What skills & experience are we looking for?
Professional qualifications:
- Level 4 BTEC Higher National Certificate in Building Services Engineering.
Experience:
- Exposure to MEP manufacture and assembly of modules
- MEP contractor delivery
- SMEICA geometry, spatial planning, and coordination
- AutoCAD plus Navisworks
- Exposure to product and process design feasibility
- on-Site practical building services installation experience, working alongside Construction Managers and installation Leads
- Building services design experience of more than 3 years
- MEICA operations and maintenance delivery
- Using Fabrication CADMEP and/or Revit MEP software including Fabrication Parts
- Logistics methods and planning matrix, in a construction environment
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.
Diversity & Sustainability:
Laing O'Rourke value and care about difference and believe a diverse team drives innovation.
We are a global multicultural business committed to the inclusion of all employees, enabling everyone to feel accepted, respected & valued for being themselves.
We have set out far-reaching global sustainability targets including a commitment to achieve equal numbers of men and women amongst our global staff by 2033.
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.