Overview
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Location: Dartford, Manchester or Worksop. We are hiring a Senior Product Engineer with a structural engineering background to help shape the future of construction. Join our Technology & Innovation team to design and optimise repeatable, high‑performing building systems that enable offsite manufacture and digital automation. If you are passionate about driving change, solving complex problems and turning bold ideas into reality, this is your chance to make a real impact in a forward‑thinking, multi‑disciplinary environment focused on decarbonisation and productivity. Do you want to work with a team of specialists for better structural solutions?
Apply today to play a key role in shaping and delivering repeatable, product‑based strategies in critical sectors.
Role Responsibilities
* Design and optimise structural products using concrete, steel or hybrid materials to support MMC and DFMA‑led construction.
* Align product briefs with client needs and strategy, supporting option studies and standardisation to drive performance and value.
* Integrate structural design with manufacturing and digital workflows, enabling automation and offsite assembly.
* Lead prototyping, testing and iterative development across the product lifecycle, informed by data and site feedback.
* Collaborate across disciplines and contribute to documentation, specifications and continuous R&D for innovation and sustainability.
Core Skills And Experience Required
* Degree in Structural/Civil Engineering, Product Design Engineering or similar.
* Strong structural engineering and technical knowledge, particularly in concrete and steel systems.
* Experience with MMC, DfMA and design for offsite manufacturing.
* Proficiency with structural FE modelling and analysis tools.
* Ability to interpret and apply Eurocodes, UK Building Regulations and relevant design standards.
* Understanding of the full design lifecycle from concept to manufacturing and construction.
Desirable
* 3D Modelling and BIM skills
* Chartered or working towards Chartership
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. Laing O\'Rourke has more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Our story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the Offer an interview scheme. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required and how we can support you in the workplace.
If you need the application form in an alternative format or would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering, Design, and Research
* Industries: Construction, Architectural and Structural Metal Manufacturing, and Civil Engineering
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