Lead Digital Engineer (5860)

Lead Digital Engineer (BIM)

Location: Birmingham

Permanent staff position

Type of project: Power Sector

Do you want to set the highest approach to the application of digital engineering in construction? Are you a digital engineering professional who can redefine the future of construction? Then Laing O'Rourke have the position for you. We build virtually in a digital environment first. This provides greater predictability of cost, quality, programme and safety for our clients. Can you implement smarter engineering led solutions for whole-life value and long-term performance? Can you show our clients how the applications of digital tools by our functions can benefit them?

A Lead Digital Engineer can take responsibility to manage defined tasks, working in compliance with procedures and processes. This role involves tasks spanning across all projects and opportunities from pre-project, early engagement and work winning through to detailed delivery. Deploying the right skills and adopting a dynamic working and learning environment, this role supports the delivery of the Digital Engineering offering for our projects.

Are you able to develop and maintain collaborative internal and external working relationships? Are you able to work across multiple stakeholder groups to present digital solutions internally and externally? If you have answered yes to any of the questions then keep reading.

Responsibilities
• Lead the setup and implementation of Digital Engineering on projects by applying appropriate influence, input, process and protocols at bid, pre-construction, construction, commissioning, handover, operation and maintenance.
• Drive the development of LOR staff to deliver Digital Engineering in line with their discipline specific responsibilities, through upskilling, training, workshops and regular communications utilising key project relationships.
• Influence and lead the development of project specific solutions to deliver in accordance with our Digital Engineering offering.
• Lead towards the authoring and development of the 3D model, having full and up to date knowledge of all project information and documentation and having agreed level of detail with project team.
• Line manage Senior Digital Engineer, Digital Engineer or Assistant Digital Engineer depending on project size.

Technical Skills
• Knowledge of industry information standards such as BS11+2, ISO1+650 or similar.
• Model and data management.
• Digital Strategies
• Model federation and management.
• Model review and analysis.
• Experience in Revit.
• Desirable experience of Navisworks.

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.

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 resourcingteam@laingorourke.com