Engineering Manager ( CRE)

Thetrupgrade; Wigan; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Discretionary annual bonus

Above market pension

Life assurance

Maternity/Paternity pay

Wedding bonus

Canteen facilities

Professional development

Job summary

Murphy is recruiting for an Engineering Manager (CRE) to lead Civils Construction on the Transpennine Route Upgrade from Stalybridge to Huddersfield. The role covers bridge replacements, blockades, and on-site civil works for a major electrification program.

You will manage engineering activities, coordinate resources, and ensure safety and quality standards across multiple stakeholders. A BEng/MEng and rail project experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bridge replacement experience in a railway environment.
• BEng or MEng degree.
• Desirable: Civil Engineer with membership of a professional institute.
• Strong experience working on rail projects.
• Knowledge of NR/L2/RSE/02009 and NR/L2/CIV/003.
• Knowledge of BS5975:2019.
• Computer literate with MS Excel and AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with designers to ensure designs are efficient and safe to build.
• Interact with client to progressively assure designs and participate in IDC/IDRs.
• Review submissions for quality and adherence to standards.
• Approve construction methodologies and inspection/test plans.
• Support project teams with engineering input and site liaison.
• Act as temporary works coordinator and ensure timely delivery.
• Maintain high quality benchmarks across activities.

Skills

Bridge replacement

Rail project experience

Excel skills

Civil engineering knowledge

Education

BEng or MEng

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for a Engineering Manager ( CRE) to work with Transportation on TRU - Stalybridge to Huddersfield.

With a proud history dating back to the 1960s, we provide practical, innovative results, working around the individual needs of our customers. Rail renewals to enhancements, bridge building, highways, ports and emergency earthworks – our award-winning team has extensive experience and has been involved in projects that have changed the face of transport networks in three countries.

We dedicate ourselves to being ‘better engineered’ to ensure our transportation infrastructure solutions meet and exceed customer requirements, delivering value for money through innovation.

Contractor’s Responsible Engineer (CRE) Civils Construction – Stalybridge to Huddersfield. – Transpennine Route Upgrade East and West.

On a large multidisciplinary electrification project Murphy is recruiting for an experienced CRE-Construction Civils to deliver Bridge Replacement within Blockades, Footbridge Construction, Lineside Ancillary Civils Infrastructure and Culvert remedial works. To be successful in this role you will be confident in managing multiple stakeholders and relish implementing engineering strategies.

Overall responsibility for all engineering activities both on and off site for the business unit, including the day-to-day management of all engineering activities and the appointment of suitable resource to satisfactorily complete those works.

What you will be doing

• Regular liaison with designers to ensure designs are efficient and safe to build
• Regular contact with the client to progressively assure designs, including participation in IDC/IDRs
• Review submissions for quality, sufficiency and adherence to relevant standards.
• Approval of detailed construction methodologies produced by the project teams e.g. WPP / TBS / RA’s
• Approval of inspection and test plans produced by the project teams
• Assist team members CEM / QS / PM as required with engineering input
• Attend site as required to liaise with Site Managers and Engineers
• Act as the temporary works coordinator
• Excellent interpersonal skills and assertive when required to ensure timeous delivery
• Ensure Quality benchmarks are maintained at a high standard

Who we are looking for

• Civils Construction CRE experience of Bridge Replacement in a railway environment
• BEng or MEng
• Civil Engineer with membership of professional institute (Desirable)
• Strong experience working on rail projects.
• Knowledge of NR/L2/RSE/02009 and NR/L2/CIV/003
• Knowledge of BS5975:2019
• Computer literate with strong skills in Microsoft Excel and other design based software such as AutoCad

What’s in it for you?

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

About Murphy

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Platinum Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.4bn and £23m Invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #MoretoMurphy

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