Laing O'Rourke
Mechanical Project Manager

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Role Purpose
To manage and oversee mechanical project works within programme deadlines, ensuring quality standards that satisfy the client whilst achieving an acceptable profit margin in line with the agreed project business plan.
Key Role Requirements
- Ensuring works are carried out within budget with effective cost control measures.
- Managing the installation on the project by planning the works within the programme, resourcing labour effectively and ensuring a quality installation.
- Ensure all technical information is available when required for the delivery of design and/or construction.
- Prevention and early identification and resolution of non-conformance.
- Effective communication of technical issues between project management and other functions/support services within the project team.
Dimensional/Spatial Control (C)
- Provides dimensional control for a section of the works.
- Ability and experience of developing off-site fabricated solutions with the digital modelling team and managing outputs from production facilities and suppliers.
- Undertakes as-built surveys for a section of the works and presents results in a format that can be included in project records if required.
Workmanship, Quality, Inspection & Testing (C)
- Complies with project and company quality procedures.
- Understands the specification requirements and how they will be achieved.
- Can produce method statements for common site operations and ensures that they are followed on site.
- Produces and implements inspection and test plans that correctly interpret the specified quality requirements.
- Raises non-conformance reports for all non-conformances and reports potential non-conformances.
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Information, Change Control & Records (C)
- Marks up drawings and specifications with any changes, referencing the documentation that verifies the change.
- Interprets and extracts construction information from the drawings and specifications and provides this to the supervisors and operatives in a clear and understandable way using sketches.
- Interrogates design information and determines if there are sufficient details to construct the works. Raises relevant documentation (e.g. TIEs, TQs, CVIs, etc.) with assistance from supervising engineers/managers, to resolve discrepancies and anomalies detected.
- Effective communication of technical information to the workforce and liaison with functions/support services within the project team in a timely and accurate manner.
- Preparation of basic calculations/drawings/sketches.
Permanent Works Materials, Products, Plant & Systems (F)
- Has a competent understanding of the properties, principles and capabilities of relevant materials, products, plant and services.
- Measures materials usage/wastage and provides quantity information for preparation of material call-off/requisitions.
- Carries out on-site testing of materials, products, plant and systems as required by their role.


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About Us:
We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and building 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
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