Senior Design Coordinator

J. Murphy & Sons Ltd; Bamber Bridge; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Murphy is seeking a Senior Design Coordinator to help deliver high‑quality civil engineering designs to programme and budget. You will assist the Design Manager, prepare briefs for design packages, and coordinate with internal and external teams to produce integrated, buildable designs. Strong CAD skills and experience in ProjectWise are essential.

You will manage design submissions, update trackers, and contribute to design reviews while travelling as required to support multi‑project delivery.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a design coordination role.
• Experience coordinating design within civil engineering.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and CAD-based tools (AutoCAD, ProjectWise).
• Experience managing staff, clients, figures, issues and programmes.
• Willingness to travel and flexibility for site/field work.
• Member of a recognised engineering institution; Incorporated Engineer or Chartered or working towards membership is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Design Manager to deliver high quality designs to budget and programme.
• Prepare briefs/remits for design packages and for site investigation and survey packages.
• Coordinate with external and internal design and construction teams to deliver integrated, buildable designs.
• Review submissions for quality and compliance with design standards.
• Update design trackers on an ongoing basis.
• Produce minutes and schedules for Design Review Meetings.
• Assist the wider engineering team with engineering input.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Education

HND or Engineering Degree

Tools

AutoCAD

ProjectWise

Job description

Murphy is 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 solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; energy and water.

Headquartered in London, Murphy has a 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 around 4,000 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as 'One Murphy' - directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. Visit (url removed) or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X: #MoretoMurphy

A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Design Coordinator

• Assist the Design Manager to deliver high quality designs to budget and programme
• Prepare briefs/remits for design packages and for site investigation and survey packages
• Strike up good working relationships with external and internal design and construction teams to deliver integrated designs which are buildable and maintainable
• Review submissions as directed for quality and compliance with design standards
• Update design trackers on an ongoing basis
• Produce minutes and schedules for Design Review Meetings
• Assist the wider engineering team members as required with engineering input
• Able to communicate engineering ideas through sketching and drawing by hand and using CAD software
• Co-ordination / management abilities to deal with several small projects or large multi-disciplined projects
• Engineering design capability as pre-requisite for submission review and checkin

Still interested, does this sound like you?

Significant experience in a design coordination role

• Computer literate with strong skills in Microsoft Office and other design-based software such as AutoCad and ProjectWise
• HND or Engineering Degree qualified
• Experience of undertaking or coordinating design within civil engineering
• Management skills - confident managing staff, clients, figures, issues and programmes.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel.
• Member of a recognised engineering institution. Incorporated Engineer or Chartered and or working towards membership is desirable