Principal Engineer

Murphy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Bonus program

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Maternity/paternity pay

Wedding bonus

Canteen facilities

Professional development

Employee discounts

Job summary

Murphy is recruiting for a Principal Engineer to work with Murphy Applied Engineering in our London office. The role covers civil, structural, mechanical, geotechnical and process engineering, delivering Temporary Works and permanent works proposals for projects city-wide.

You will lead design, mentor staff, manage budgets, and represent Applied Engineering in project meetings, with site visits and cross-disciplinary collaboration to drive safe, economical engineering solutions.

Qualifications

• HND/Bachelor/Master's Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Able to manage projects from design and cost perspectives.
• Experience in financial management and project cost control.
• Strong analysis and design skills for complex structures.
• Open-minded approach to solving civil/structural challenges.
• Chartered with ICE and/ or IStructE preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Temporary Works schemes across Transport & Construction projects.
• Serve as single point of contact to multiple projects with cost accountability.
• Report to the Senior Engineering Manager and participate in team meetings.
• Carry out civil/ structural designs and act as checker on others' designs.
• Undertake site visits as appropriate and gather feedback.
• Prepare integrated permanent works proposals to meet bids and delivery needs.
• Manage design work of staff and external designers; mentor graduates.
• Collaborate with other Principal Engineers to grow the department.

Skills

Project management

Cost analysis

Structural analysis

Open-minded problem solving

Chartered engineer

Education

HND/Bachelor/Master's in Civil Engineering

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for a Principal Engineer to work with Murphy Applied Engineering in our London office.

Our engineering teams represent a multi-disciplined range of engineering skills, adding value across all our sectors, and pushing the boundaries of digital construction, engineering innovation and design to deliver intelligent, sustainable and economical engineering solutions.

Under the banner of Murphy Applied Engineering, our in-house teams include civil, structural, mechanical, geotechnical and process engineers. They design both permanent and temporary works for projects in all our locations and are a trusted source of expert advice for both Murphy colleagues and external customers.

A Day In The Life a Principal Design Engineer

This individual will be responsible for delivering Temporary Works schemes across our Transport & Construction projects.

• Be Applied Engineering's single point of contact to multiple projects with management responsibility for project deliverables and costs.
• Reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager.
• Representing the Applied Engineering team in collaborative project team meetings.
• Carrying out civil/ structural designs and acting as checker on other designs.
• Undertaking site visits when appropriate.
• Collating feedback on solutions and contributing to lessons learned meetings.
• Preparing appropriate fully integrated permanent works proposals/solutions to meet the company's bid and project delivery stage requirements.
• Managing the design work of other staff members and external designers.
• Mentoring of all levels of staff including graduates within Applied Engineering.
• Work collaboratively with other Principal Engineers in the development and growth of the department.

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• HND/Bachelor/ Master's Degree in Civil Engineering
• A designer with the ability to manage projects from the design and cost perspectives.
• Experience of effective financial management and control of projects.
• Strong analysis and design skills with the ability to interpret design requirements and analyse complex structures.
• A person with an open-minded approach to solving civil and structural engineering challenges to find the best solution from all perspectives of a project.
• Preferably Chartered with ICE and/ or IStructE.

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 £3.3b and £39m Invested in environmentally friendly plant there really is #MoretoMurphy