Lead Digital Engineer

Location: Project office in Birmingham, site office in 2027 will be Chelmsford/Dartford, Head office

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?

Join our Digital Team supporting the Great Grid Partnership, a major UK infrastructure programme helping deliver the Great Grid Upgrade. In this role, you'll be the go-to digital specialist, creating data-driven solutions that improve decision-making, streamline processes, and unlock the value of project data.

The role sits within our Power Sector portfolio ( ATNC: Norwich to Tilbury Enabling Works & EACN Sub), supporting the Great Grid Partnership (GGP) for National Grid, a critical national infrastructure programme delivering the UK's Great Grid Upgrade. Along with our Laing O'Rourke delivery teams, you will work closely withour delivery partnersand National Grid stakeholders to support
The successful delivery of complex energy projects through the intelligent use of data and digital tools. You will play a key role in advancing digital maturity across the programme,
supporting consistent data capture, developing and maintaining Power BI insights aligned to the Build Twin, automating processes, and upskilling site teams to help drive adoption.

The role

Reporting to theLead 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 aboutDigital 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 theDisability 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.

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