Principal Engineer - Civil/Structural

J Murphy & Sons; Stone Cross; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and construction company in Stone Cross is seeking a Principal Design Engineer to manage project deliverables, costs, and design responsibilities. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Civil Engineering and the ability to mentor staff while fostering collaborative team environments. Strong analysis and design skills are crucial, along with a proven ability to manage projects from both design and financial perspectives. This role offers an opportunity to work on diverse civil and structural engineering challenges.

Qualifications

• HND/Bachelor/Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering is essential.
• Experience in managing projects from design and cost perspectives.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret design requirements.

Responsibilities

• Act as the single point of contact for multiple projects managing deliverables and costs.
• Prepare fully integrated permanent works proposals for project delivery.
• Mentor staff including graduates within the Applied Engineering team.

Skills

Strong analysis and design skills

Project management

Financial management

Open-minded approach to problem solving

Education

HND/Bachelor/Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Preferably Chartered with ICE and/or IStructE

Job description

About Murphy

Murphyis a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and America, Murphy provides better engineered solutionsto infrastructure sectors includingtransportation;natural resources; energy and water.Headquartered in London, Murphy hasa number of related businesses –Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering;Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel,tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities. Murphy employs around4,000engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’

Principal Design Engineer

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.

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Qualifications

• 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.