Design Coordinator - Civil Infrastructure Projects

J. Murphy & Sons Ltd; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Murphy is seeking a Design Coordinator to support the Design Manager in delivering high-quality, buildable designs to budget and programme. You will prepare briefs for design packages, coordinate with internal and external teams, and maintain design folders and schedules.

The role requires hands-on CAD capability (AutoCAD, ProjectWise), strong Microsoft Office skills, and experience in civil engineering design coordination. Travel and site attendance are required as projects progress.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a design coordination role.
• Computer literate with strong skills in Microsoft Office and other design-based software such as AutoCad and ProjectWise.
• HND or Engineering Degree qualified.
• Experience of undertaking or coordinating design within civil engineering.
• Management skills – confident managing staff, clients, figures, issues and programmes.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel.
• Member of a recognised engineering institution. Incorporated Engineer or Chartered and or working towards membership

Responsibilities

• Assist the Design Manager to deliver high quality designs to budget and programme.
• Prepare briefs/remits for design packages and for site investigation and survey packages.
• Strike up good working relationships with external and internal design and construction teams to deliver integrated designs which are buildable and maintainable.
• Review submissions as directed for quality and sufficiency.
• Update design folders and registers on an ongoing basis.
• Produce minutes and schedules for Design Review Meetings.
• Assist the wider engineering team members as required with engineering input.
• Able to communicate engineering ideas through sketching and drawing by hand and using CAD software.
• Attend site as required.
• Coordination / management abilities to deal with several small projects or large multi-disciplined projects.
• Design capability as pre-requisite for submission review and checking

Skills

Design coordination

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD

ProjectWise

Sketching by hand

Staff management

Education

HND or Engineering Degree

Tools

AutoCAD

ProjectWise

Microsoft Office

Job description

Murphy is seeking a Design Coordinator to support the Design Manager in delivering high-quality, buildable designs to budget and programme. You will prepare briefs for design packages, coordinate with internal and external teams, and maintain design folders and schedules.

The role requires hands-on CAD capability (AutoCAD, ProjectWise), strong Microsoft Office skills, and experience in civil engineering design coordination. Travel and site attendance are required as projects progress.