Senior Design Engineer – Temporary Works

Company: J. Murphy & Sons Ltd
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Location: Greater Manchester
Job Description:

Murphyis a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world‑class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and America, Murphy provides better engineered solutionsto infrastructure sectors includingtransportation;natural resources; energy and water.

Headquartered in London, Murphy hasa number of related businesses –Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering;Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel,tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities. Murphy employs around4,000engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’ – directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success.

A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Desing Engineer?

  • Act as the Project Design Engineer when appointed by the Principal Engineer. The PDE is the central point of contact and coordination between project teams and design engineers.
  • Have a sound knowledge of client requirements including specifications, design codes and industry best practices.
  • Ensure all allocated projects are managed properly from commercial, programme and document control perspectives.
  • Act as the Design Approved Person and take responsibility for designs produced by junior engineers.
  • Represent the MAE team in collaborative project team meetings.
  • Undertake site visits when appropriate and produce project wide design risk assessments.
  • Manage the design work of other staff members and external designers.
  • Mentor junior staff.

Qualifications and Experience

  • HND/Bachelor/Masters degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
  • Chartered or working towards Chartership with the ICE or IStructE.
  • Design engineer with the ability to manage projects.
  • Design engineer with capability to work autonomously or as part of a team.
  • Good communicator with a desire to develop relationships across the company.
  • Open‑minded approach to solving civil and structural engineering challenges to find the best solution from all perspectives of a project.
  • Keen to visit the company’s sites and offices across the country.

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Posted: July 21st, 2026