Principal Engineer - Civil/Structural

J Murphy & Sons; Stone Cross; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

J Murphy & Sons is recruiting a Principal Civil/Structural Design Engineer to lead permanent works design for water infrastructure across the UK. Based from Stone Cross or nearby offices, you will integrate design and construction within Murphy’s self-delivery model, delivering buildable, sustainable solutions.

You will oversee complex projects, mentor graduates and staff, and drive technical excellence across the Applied Engineering team while working with clients like UU, Severn Trent Water,

Qualifications

• HND/Bachelor/Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Designer capable of managing projects from design and cost perspectives.
• Experience in financial management and cost control.
• Strong analysis and design skills for complex structures.
• Open-minded problem solver for civil/structural challenges.
• Chartered with ICE and/or IStructE preferred.

Responsibilities

• Be the single point of contact for multiple projects with management of deliverables and costs.
• Report to the Senior Engineering Manager.
• Represent Applied Engineering in project team meetings and perform civil/structural design checks.
• Carry out site visits when appropriate.
• Gather feedback and contribute to lessons learned.
• Prepare fully integrated permanent works proposals to meet bid and delivery requirements.
• Manage design work of staff and external designers.
• Mentor staff at all levels within Applied Engineering.
• Collaborate with other Principal Engineers for department growth.

Skills

Project management

Cost control

Civil design

Structural design

Mentoring

Site visits

Education

HND/Bachelor/ Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Location: Stone Cross Office (2021000079), WA3 3JD

Murphy is recruiting for a Principal Engineer to work with our Applied Engineering Teamin our Warrington office.

Join Murphy as a Principal Civil/Structural Design Engineer for Permanent Works and take a leading role in delivering critical water infrastructure across the UK. Working on AMP8 frameworks with clients like United Utilities, Severn Trent Water, and Thames Water, you’ll be at the heart of our self-delivery model, integrating both design and construction to deliver efficient, buildable, and sustainable solutions.

From shafts and buried chambers to foundations, tanks, drainage, and roads, you’ll design the civil and structural elements of water and wastewater treatment works that directly improve river quality and environmental outcomes. Based from one of our offices in Stonecross, Cannock, or Kentish Town, you’ll collaborate closely with project and site teams to develop practical solutions that make a real impact

• above and below ground.

Under the banner of 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:

• 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.

• 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.