Design Manager, Water & Wastewater MEICA

Murphy; Newry; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday + bank holidays + buy

Discretionary annual bonus

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Private healthcare

Maternity/Paternity pay

Professional development

Employee discounts

Job summary

Murphy is recruiting a Design Manager to support our expanding Water & Wastewater portfolio, delivering design‑to‑operation solutions for Uisce Éireann, Northern Ireland Water and other key clients, underpinned by our commitment to safe, responsible and high standards.

Murphy offers a challenging role leading MEICA scope, coordinating with civil, building and process teams, and ensuring robust programme delivery on-site with a strong focus on safety and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2–3 years’ experience in a similar role, preferably in the water and wastewater industry.
• Level 8 Honours Degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Environmental Engineering or Level 8 Honours Degree in Environmental Science or Chemistry with extensive industry experience.
• Extensive knowledge of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013.
• Holder of a certificate in Managing Safely for Construction Managers preferable but not essential.
• Experienced in MEICA engineering works such as process systems mechanical installation, control panels, electrical installations, commissioning and process proving activities.
• Ability to engage with the customer as well as suppliers and sub-contractors in financial negotiations and final account agreements.
• Good working knowledge of programme management software such as Microsoft Project.
• Ability to prepare baseline programmes and programme updates.
• Full Driving License.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team in the delivery of one or more projects at any one time, embracing the ethos of a “one team” culture.
• Ensure Health, Safety, Environmental & Sustainability standards, policies and procedures are always adhered to on-site.
• Work closely and collaborate with all key stakeholders including clients, client representatives and third-party agencies.
• Lead the construction team in all aspects of the MEICA scope of works.
• Liaise closely and support other engineering disciplines including civil/building engineering and the process teams.
• Facilitate the co-ordination role of the PSDP for live projects with internal and external designers.
• Represent the company as PSCS on live sites within your remit and co-ordinate all required documentation to be present on-site and up to date.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Safety compliance

MEICA knowledge

Client & supplier negotiation

MS Project

Education

Level 8 Honours Degree in Civil/Mechanical/Electrical/Environmental Eng or Environmental Science/Chemistry

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Murphy is recruiting a Design Manager to support our expanding Water & Wastewater portfolio, delivering design‑to‑operation solutions for Uisce Éireann, Northern Ireland Water and other key clients, underpinned by our commitment to safe, responsible and high standards.

Murphy offers a challenging role leading MEICA scope, coordinating with civil, building and process teams, and ensuring robust programme delivery on-site with a strong focus on safety and collaboration.