Engineering Manager

J. Murphy & Sons Ltd; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

J. Murphy & Sons Ltd in Glasgow seeks an Engineering Manager to lead project design teams and deliverables, integrating BIM and design management across portfolios. You will promote strategic objectives, coordinate with technical leads, and drive best-practice policies.

The role emphasizes innovation, quality assurance, and timely, cost-conscious design delivery. Experience with engineering management on complex infrastructure projects is valued, alongside professional registration or progress

Responsibilities

• Implement and promote the Better Engineered strategic objective on projects and within the business unit
• Participate in engineering initiatives within the business unit
• Acting as Engineering Manager on projects with consulting and engaging with Technical Leads/external engineering expertise as required
• Holistic management of projects design team (inhouse or subcontractors) and their deliverables in line with the project’s key milestones
• Develop effective delivery process to improve the production of design deliverables to time/cost/quality
• Produce and manage RFI schedule and process, liaising directly with the design team
• Supervision and close liaison on Design Management and coordination across a portfolio of projects
• Preparation of scope of work for Engineering subcontracts
• Supporting Quality (Production of Design Quality Plans, providing VDDRs, reviewing ITP, attending key FATs, attending QA audits on designers)
• Provide input to WBS, Pre-Construction programme creation and interfacing this with the construction programme (integrating logic, sequencing, correct successors, and predecessors etc.)
• Promote and participate in engineering innovation and BIM solutions to our clients
• Manage and actively pursue performance improvement of the engineering capability and function, assisting in establishing and implementing best practice policies and procedures for the function

Education

Civil Engineering Degree

Chartered Engineer or working towards

Job description

Responsibilities

• Implement and promote the Better Engineered strategic objective on projects and within the business unit
• Participate in engineering initiatives within the business unit
• Good understanding of subject matter within discipline(s). Acting as Engineering Manager on projects with consulting and engaging with Technical Leads/external engineering expertise as required
• Holistic management of projects design team (inhouse or subcontractors) and their deliverables in line with the project’s key milestones
• Develop effective delivery process to improve the production of design deliverables to time/cost/quality
• Produce and manage RFI schedule and process, liaising directly with the design team
• Supervision and close liaison on Design Management and coordination across a portfolio of projects
• Preparation of scope of work for Engineering subcontracts
• Supporting Quality (Production of Design Quality Plans, providing VDDRs, reviewing ITP, attending key FATs, attending QA audits on designers)
• Provide input to WBS, Pre-Construction programme creation and interfacing this with the construction programme (integrating logic, sequencing, correct successors, and predecessors etc.)
• Promote and participate in engineering innovation and BIM solutions to our clients
• Manage and actively pursue performance improvement of the engineering capability and function, assisting in establishing and implementing best practice policies and procedures for the function

Qualifications

• Civil Engineering Degree
• Chartered Engineer or working towards
• Experience of working with National Grid Transmission Networks, SSEN and DNO is desirable
• Knowledge of transmission or distribution i.e. substations is desirable