About Us

We are the UK’s largest privately owned engineering and construction company and we deliver vital infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia. 

Our History
An overview of some of the key milestones in our journey.

In the UK, we have a unique operating model based on digital design and advanced manufacturing technologies, and we deliver our projects via our integrated supply chain of specialist in-house businesses. This increases alignment and reduces risk during the construction programme – providing the certainty clients and investors want.

We manufacture a wide range of components for projects at our UK factories, in the East and West Midlands. Our flagship manufacturing facility is the Laing O’Rourke Centre of Excellence for Modern Construction, in which we have invested more than £200m since it opened in 2009. Today it is Europe’s most advanced facility for manufactured concrete products, and has supplied high quality components to more than 300 UK buildings and infrastructure projects. 

Our unique operating model and commitment to innovation and excellence enable us to stay true to our purpose: to push the boundaries of what’s possible in service of humanity.

Our values of care, integrity and courage translate into our working culture and are evident through our employee benefits, which include an industry-leading parental leave policy, a learning environment with professional development programmes suitable for people at any stage of their career, and stretching, ambitious diversity and inclusion commitments that are reshaping the way the construction industry goes to work.

We have a range of exciting opportunities. Join us and you’ll have the chance to choose a future that’s right for you.


Early Careers

At Laing O’Rourke, we push the boundaries of what’s possible and give you the opportunity to go further than you imagined. We support young people across all stages and education levels of their career journey.

  • Dedicated support - We know that we can only progress by creating the very best team in the industry, and we have continued to invest in early talent development programmes, creating many opportunities for apprentices, students and graduates.
  • Expert training - Our development programmes have been specifically designed to enable you to gain the skills and qualifications to excel in your career.
  • Key partnerships  - Working alongside expert minds, we have cemented relationships with exceptional training providers for apprenticeships, as well as universities including Exeter, Warwick and Salford.
  • Real progression - Hundreds of early careers apprentices and graduates have made their impact within Laing O’Rourke, way beyond the boundaries of the initial talent programmes.
  • Supportive culture - Laing O’Rourke is a recognised leader in health, safety and wellbeing, offering a wide range of initiatives to support people across all our workplaces. Our early careers candidates come from all walks of life, to join together and thrive in an environment that is not only supportive but flexible and inclusive too.
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The facts
We design, manufacture, engineer and build iconic buildings and infrastructure projects.
We are passionate about harnessing innovation, which is why we invest heavily in research and development.
We are creating structures that help to provide a better future for the communities that use them.
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