Senior Electrical Engineer / Product Designer - Technology & Innovation
Laing O'Rourke
Date: 1 day ago
City: Birmingham
Contract type: Full time

Powering Next‑Gen Infrastructure with Digital & Product Innovation
The Opportunity
This is a rare opportunity to join Laing O'Rourke's pioneering Technology & Innovation team, an in-house centre of excellence redefining how major infrastructure is conceived, designed, and delivered. You will be part of the group driving the transformation of the UK's built environment through digital engineering, product innovation, and modern methods of construction (MMC).
As a Senior/Principal MEP Engineer – DfMA Product Designer, you will work at the intersection of engineering and innovation, shaping the future of the Power and Transmission sector. This role goes beyond design; it is about inventing the systems, tools, and methods that will accelerate decarbonisation, streamline delivery, and make construction safer, more efficient, and more sustainable.
You will collaborate with some of the brightest minds across design, manufacturing, and construction, influencing national-scale infrastructure with solutions that scale across multiple sectors. From early R&D through to deployment and digital enablement, you'll see your work have a measurable impact in the real world.
What will the role look like?
You Will Be Central In
Skills
We are looking for someone with a passion for innovation, a collaborative mindset, and the technical skills to drive real change in how infrastructure is delivered. Ideally, you'll bring:
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 [email protected]
The Opportunity
This is a rare opportunity to join Laing O'Rourke's pioneering Technology & Innovation team, an in-house centre of excellence redefining how major infrastructure is conceived, designed, and delivered. You will be part of the group driving the transformation of the UK's built environment through digital engineering, product innovation, and modern methods of construction (MMC).
As a Senior/Principal MEP Engineer – DfMA Product Designer, you will work at the intersection of engineering and innovation, shaping the future of the Power and Transmission sector. This role goes beyond design; it is about inventing the systems, tools, and methods that will accelerate decarbonisation, streamline delivery, and make construction safer, more efficient, and more sustainable.
You will collaborate with some of the brightest minds across design, manufacturing, and construction, influencing national-scale infrastructure with solutions that scale across multiple sectors. From early R&D through to deployment and digital enablement, you'll see your work have a measurable impact in the real world.
What will the role look like?
You Will Be Central In
- Core product design & innovation for DfMA components, leading research, prototyping, and design automations with digital toolkits.
- Driving application of product led design in key sectors such as Power Transmission and Nuclear, influencing project outcomes via scalable standardised systems.
- Acting as a technical ambassador, embedding DfMA and MMC approaches alongside product and digital engineering teams.
- Leading cross-functional innovation, from ideation to business cases, collaborating with project teams, manufacturing, and clients globally.
Skills
We are looking for someone with a passion for innovation, a collaborative mindset, and the technical skills to drive real change in how infrastructure is delivered. Ideally, you'll bring:
- A background in electrical engineering, preferably within power distribution, transmission, or product development
- Strong understanding of MEP systems, offsite manufacturing principles, and systems integration
- Experience using 3D modelling or design tools such as Solidworks, and an interest in learning parametric or automation-based design tools
- A solid grasp of engineering workflows, stakeholder coordination, and the practicalities of delivering in a construction or manufacturing context
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 [email protected]
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