Project Engineer - GI Works (Lincolnshire)

Project Engineer (Senior Agent) - Power (OLE Linear Enabling - ECI Works)

Location: 2025 to 2026 Birmingham UK and Lincolnshire for Delivery (Nationwide opportunities coming up). Sector: Power / Major Civils Infrastructure. Type: Full-time, Permanent.

Be part of one of the largest upgrades to the UK power network in decades - a transformative, high-value project that will shape the nation's energy future. We are looking for a Project Engineer to lead the technical setup and delivery of critical infrastructure in the Power sector. This role focuses on delivering technical excellence, driving safety, and managing major infrastructure at scale. You will provide technical construction input for the civil engineering elements to enable large-scale OLE infrastructure. If you have a background in enabling works, Civil Engineering, or Structures, this could be the role for you.

The upgrade is for the route from Grimsby towards Bury St Edmunds. The project will require travel to Birmingham and Bury St Edmunds in the first 12 months before mobilising to Lincolnshire in 2026.

• Providing buildability and construction input into the detailed design completed by the Lot 1 designers
• Clearing constraints to allow the new overhead lines to be built
• Installing all temporary works, haul roads, drainage, and compounds
• Managing Utility diversions
• Installing permanent overhead line tower foundations

• Track record of delivering major infrastructure projects (Power, Electrification, Civils, Rail, Highways, Wastewater or similar)
• Strong HSE management and leadership capabilities
• Deep understanding of project delivery lifecycle - scope, schedule, cost, and quality
• Effective contractor management and construction knowledge
• Quality management expertise and attention to technical detail
• Temporary Works Knowledge
• Design & Build experience
• Degree in Civil Engineering or similar qualification, including apprenticeship routes, and on-the-job experience

• Transmission Power Projects
• National Grid Projects experience
• GIS Mapping
• DFMA product coordination

• Stability and very long-term work
• Work on one of the most significant energy upgrades in UK history
• Career-defining opportunity with high visibility and impact
• Supportive, forward-thinking team culture
• Strong focus on safety, sustainability, and innovation

Laing O'Rourke 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.

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