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Site Engineer

Employer
Laing O'Rourke
Location
England, London, Beckton
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
25 Aug 2021
Reference
1238

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Site Engineer

Project: Beckton Water Treatment Works

Location: Beckton (E6 Postcode)

Laing O'Rourke has a requirement for a permanent Site Engineer to join our Beckton AMP7 project in East London.

Beckton is the largest treatment works in the UK, situated north of the river Thames and close to City Airport. The next phase of enhancement works known as AMP7 will see further improvements to the facility along with an improved capacity. The client Thames Water has awarded Laing O'Rourke a scope of works of around £120m.

The role has a variety of tasks and operates a self-delivery model rather than subcontractor reliance. You will work with a number of influential people and specialist teams from the water sector.

Supporting the project delivery to meet the project's needs by providing engineering expertise in a water treatment works environment.

Responsibilities include:

  • Engineering Methods - Delivery of best solutions and working practices. Responsible for dimensional control.
  • Quality - Implementation of ITPs and comply with quality standards.
  • Permanent woks and materials / plant - Basic understanding of relevant capabilities of materials, plants and systems.
  • Construction methods, practice and innovation - Understand methods being used on site with the ability to measure and record.
  • Temporary Works - Understand temporary works requirements and supervise if necessary.
  • Design process - Working with Section Engineers to communicate to teams
  • HSE - Work with the teams and H&S professionals to ensure safe working practices.
  • Responsible for student or intern engineers when required

The type of knowledge that will help you thrive in the role or add to your skill set include:

  • Waste water or Similar engineering experience
  • Enabling works through to delivery of structures
  • Civil engineering degree or similar practical experience
  • Knowledge of self-delivery
  • Understanding of offsite manufacturing
  • Basic understanding of BIM
  • Commercial awareness
  • Competent with Microsoft packages especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint

The position will be based on site at Beckton and working a Monday to Friday. It is a great opportunity to enhance your site experience and establish strong working relationships with the project team.

Why Laing O'Rourke?

  • Because of our passion for innovation, we strive to develop, retain and encourage hardworking people. At Laing O'Rourke, everything we do is underpinned by our dedication to be a great place to work. We know our people are our greatest asset and believe excellence is possible with a forward-thinking and diverse team.
  • Exposure to the largest, most complex and innovative projects in the industry and a culture that nurtures passion and expertise in next generation construction methods and technology.
  • World class remuneration and benefits package & commitment to extensive training, development and long-term career progression.
  • We really value difference at Laing O'Rourke and believe a diverse team drives innovation. We are a global multicultural business committed to the inclusion of all employees, enabling everyone to feel respected & valued for being themselves.
  • With a heritage spanning over 160 years, Laing O'Rourke is an internationally focused engineering enterprise with world-class capabilities. We operate an integrated business model comprising the full range of engineering, construction and asset management services delivering single-source solutions for some of the world's most prestigious public and private organisations.

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