Lead DFMA Engineer

Are you a Lead DfMA Engineer with mechanical, electrical and plumbing sector knowledge? Are you passionate about making improvements? Can you solve problems and embrace change through innovation? If the answer is yes, then the opportunity below is for you!

The opportunity:

Laing O'Rourke's 2025 Mission is to become the recognised leader for innovation and excellence in the construction industry, driven by innovation and with technical excellence in design, manufacturing, and construction at its core.

Crown House technologies are the specialist MEP delivery unit of Laing O'Rourke and are currently recruiting a Lead MEP DfMA Engineer to join the team.

Through DfMA we are installing building services quicker, safer, and more sustainably. Using manufacturing systems in a controlled environment, we produce components of consistently high quality to a predictable schedule, leading to dependable financial control, as well as ensuring a safer, more productive site with less congestion between trades.

The use of a factory-controlled environment brings significant quality benefits to the finished services, allows pre-commissioning, and provides a safer more productive environment for our staff.

What will the role look like?

• Manage works associated with the integration and deployment of building services DfMA solutions on projects, from product development through to subcontractor management.
• Implement DfMA Solutions to consultant designs and drawings to produce technically compliant DfMA Strategies, interrogating designs and manufacturing drawings to ensure efficient information flow to our Manufacturing Facility.
• Integrate the design and understand the key design phases on a project and how they fit into the overall project programme.
• Actively contribute to the RDC (Request for Design Change) procedure for change of design information of the properties of commonly used DfMA materials.
• Support the work winning function in producing collaborative DfMA strategies and building DfMA Cost Plans.
• Ensure DfMA Solutions are designed and delivered safely, with value add and efficiently.
• Interpret the principles of design, installation, and commissioning various building services systems and apply that knowledge in a DfMA setting.
• Review and approve manufacturing drawings in line with exemplars and project specific engineering and ensure incorporation of comments as necessary.
• Review Digital Engineering modelling for project construction/logistics purposes (e.g. temporary works, sequence animation and site induction).
• Inform the DfMA team of changes and mark up drawings with changes referencing documentation that verifies change.
• Help develop and influence site logistics plans for delivery of the DfMA products for the project.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• Passion and interest in DfMA.
• HNC/HND/Degree in relevant engineering field, or equivalent skills and knowledge to demonstrate experience.
• Capability of using: BlueBeam, Microsoft Office Suite, Navisworks.
• 2+ years as a DfMA Engineer (or equivalent industry role), with a minimum of 5+ years relevant technical and practical experience within an engineering role.
• Knowledgeable in Construction methods, practices, and innovation improvement.

About us:

Crown House Technologies (Cht) is one of the UK's most advanced, and innovative, engineering and business services specialists. Part of the Laing O'Rourke Group, and founded on more than 200 years of experience, we are a leading construction and infrastructure technology services provider, supplying a complete Building Services package with communications, ICT, intelligent building, monitoring, BMS and the UK's largest mechanical, electrical & public health manufacturing facility - a 129,000 sq. ft factory - offering Off-site manufacturing and assembly for our digitally engineered modular MEICA packages.

Don't match all the criteria? We are open to flexible working and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

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.

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