Design Manager

J. Murphy & Sons Ltd; Bamber Bridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

J. Murphy & Sons Ltd in the United Kingdom seeks a Design Manager to lead design across AMP8 projects. You will drive design briefs, coordinate interfaces between design and construction, and ensure adherence to Murphy’s Design Management procedures.

The role requires extensive design management experience in construction, strong leadership of staff and budgets, and a willingness to travel. An engineering degree and professional membership are expected.

Qualifications

• Experience leading design management on construction projects.
• Proven ability to manage staff, clients, budgets and schedules.
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead design on AMP8 United Utilities portfolio.
• Produce design briefs for permanent and temporary works.
• Lead technical reviews of submissions from design partners.
• Ensure conformance to Murphy Design Management procedure.
• Manage interface between design and construction teams and maintain records.
• Review design progress against programme and contractual requirements.
• Lead constructability reviews.
• Support senior design managers and multi-discipline teams to deliver design solutions on schedule and budget.
• Manage design change to support best outcome.
• Support risk and opportunity in design.

Skills

Design management

Staff management

Budget management

Programme management

Travel flexibility

Education

Engineering degree

Professional engineering membership

Job description

Murphy is 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 solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; energy and water.

Headquartered in London, Murphy has a 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 around 4,000 engineers, 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. Visit (url removed) or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X: #MoretoMurphy

A day in the life of a Murphy Design Manager

• Lead design matters on portfolio of projects on AMP8 United Utilities framework.
• Produce design briefs for permanent (and temporary) works, defining the design scope
• Lead technical reviews of submissions from our design partners
• Ensure conformance to the Murphy Design Management procedure
• Manage day to day interface between design and construction teams and maintain its adequate records
• Review design progress according to programme and contractual requirements
• Lead constructability reviews
• Support Senior Design Managers, consultants and multi-discipline engineering teams to deliver the design solutions to schedule and budget to a high standard of professional competence
• Management of design change to support best outcome for the project
• Support with management of risk and opportunity in design

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Significant experience in a design management role within the construction sector.
• Management skills - confident in managing staff, clients, design budgets and programmes
• Flexibility and willingness to travel
• Engineering Degree qualified
• Member of a recognised engineering institution. Incorporated Engineer or Chartered and or working towards membership