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Laing O'Rourke
Optimisation Manager (Planning)
Location: Flexible - Requirement to be Ipswich based 5/6 times a month.
Join Akordi and help transform the future of infrastructure delivery
At Akordi, we're redefining how major infrastructure projects make critical decisions.
As a rapidly growing technology business and subsidiary of Laing O'Rourke, we combine deep construction expertise with advanced AI and optimisation technology to help clients deliver complex projects with greater certainty. Our decision intelligence platform enables project teams to better manage risk, optimise schedules and make smarter, data-driven decisions throughout the project lifecycle.
Working across rail, highways, energy, utilities and major capital programmes, we partner with government organisations, developers and tier-one contractors to solve challenges that traditional planning tools simply can't.
With continued growth across Australia and the UK, there's never been a better time to join our team.
We're looking for an experienced Optimisation Manager (Planning) to join our growing Services team.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced construction planner who wants to move beyond traditional planning and into the future of project optimisation.
You'll combine your planning expertise with AI-driven analytics, simulation modelling and advanced optimisation tools to help some of the world's most complex infrastructure programmes improve certainty, reduce risk and deliver better outcomes.
Working alongside industry experts, data specialists and senior client teams, you'll provide strategic insights that influence major delivery decisions across large-scale infrastructure projects.
We're interested in people who combine strong planning expertise with curiosity and a passion for innovation.
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.
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
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.
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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