Join Laing O'Rourke on the Great Grid Upgrade
Are you ready to help transform the UK's energy future? Laing O'Rourke is delivering some of the most ambitious power infrastructure projects in decades - and we're looking for talented Project Quality Engineers to join us across our Great Grid Upgrade portfolio.
The Great Grid Upgrade is a £9bn national programme designed to modernise and expand the UK electricity transmission network, enabling National Grid's mission to connect up to 50GW of offshore wind by 2030.
As a key construction partner, Laing O'Rourke is delivering new substations, major upgrades to existing assets, overhead line routes and underground cable systems across multiple strategic sites.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of nationally critical infrastructure supporting the shift to clean energy and reduced reliance on fossil fuels.
- Work with cutting‑edge technologies, including SF₆‑free next‑generation switchgear, used on progressive substation projects like Margam.
- Shape the future of grid resilience, contributing to high‑voltage GIS substations, major transmission reinforcements, and groundbreaking engineering programmes.
- Grow your career in a collaborative enterprise model at the forefront of mega‑project delivery, supported by Laing O'Rourke's digital engineering and modern construction expertise.
The Role: Project Quality Engineer
You will play a vital role in ensuring technical excellence across complex power infrastructure schemes. Your responsibilities will include:
- Embedding quality standards across substation builds, overhead line schemes, cabling works, and associated civil and M&E packages.
- Developing and executing Inspection & Test Plans, auditing site activities, and ensuring compliance with engineering, safety, and environmental standards.
- Collaborating closely with design, construction, commissioning and client teams within the Great Grid Partnership framework—a model designed to accelerate delivery through shared resources and expertise.
- Driving continual improvement across project lifecycle phases, ensuring cost‑effective, robust, and future‑proof engineering outcomes.
Current x2 Project Quality Engineer roles are based at Chesterfield, Derbyshire & High Marnham, Nottinghamshire.
Who We're Looking For:
You'll thrive in this role if you have:
- Experience in power transmission, substations, or heavy electrical infrastructure.
- Strong familiarity with quality management systems, auditing, and compliance frameworks.
- A proactive mindset, excellent communication skills, and the ability to influence diverse engineering teams.
- A passion for delivering projects that genuinely make a national impact.
Your Impact:
Your work will directly contribute to:
- Strengthening the UK's electricity network.
- Supporting renewable energy integration and grid decarbonisation.
- Enabling next‑generation infrastructure—from green steel transitions to long‑distance transmission reinforcement.
This is more than a job - it's an opportunity to help build the energy system of tomorrow.
Ready to power the future?
Join Laing O'Rourke and play a central role in one of the largest and most exciting infrastructure programmes of a generation.
Apply now and help deliver the Great Grid Upgrade.
About Us
Laing O'Rourke 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 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 if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.
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