Principal Engineer

Murphy; Willenhall; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday + bank holidays

Discretionary annual bonus

Excellent pension

Life assurance & health screening

Maternity/paternity pay enhancements

Professional development investment

Job summary

Murphy is recruiting for a Principal Design Engineer to join Murphy Applied Engineering in Cannock. The role focuses on delivering Permanent Works for Energy & Power projects, with responsibility for project deliverables, costs, and mentoring engineers within the team.

The ideal candidate will hold a HND/Bachelor/Master’s in Civil Engineering, be Chartered with ICE and/or IStructE, and demonstrate strong design, analytical, and financial management capabilities to drive solutions across diverse

Qualifications

• Strong analysis and design skills with the ability to interpret design requirements and analyse complex structures.
• Ability to manage projects from the design and cost perspectives.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Permanent Works schemes across Energy & Power projects.
• Be the single point of contact to multiple projects with responsibility for deliverables and costs.
• Mentor staff and manage the design work of others.
• Collaborate with Principal Engineers to develop the department.

Skills

Project management

Financial management

Design & analysis

Civil/structural engineering knowledge

Education

HND/Bachelor/Master’s in Civil Engineering

Job description

Job Location: Cannock Hawks Green Lane, Cannock Staffordshire

Country/Region: United Kingdom

Murphy is recruiting for aPrincipal Engineerto work withMurphy Applied Engineeringin our Cannock 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 Permanent Works schemes across our Energy & Power 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