Senior Design Coordinator

Developmentother Murphy; Langley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Discretionary bonus

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Maternity/paternity pay

Wedding bonus

Canteen facilities

Professional development

Job summary

Murphy is recruiting a Senior Design Coordinator to join our Energy team in Slough, Berkshire. You will review submissions, lead design engineering on small/medium projects, coordinate internal designers, suppliers and contractors, and ensure BIM/CDE systems are correctly used.

Experience with Autodesk AutoCAD, Revit and Navisworks, plus BIM workflows and document control, is essential. You’ll collaborate across Surveyors, Project Managers and Estimators to drive safe, constructible designs.

Qualifications

• HNC/HND in civil engineering, construction or similar.
• Membership of Engineering Institution or progression towards.
• Engineering design experience on Power T&D, renewables or EPC projects.
• Exposure to design management/coordination and construction experience.
• Experience with Autodesk suite: AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks.
• Familiar with BIM, CDEs and document control systems.

Responsibilities

• Review submissions for quality and sufficiency.
• Lead design engineering on small/medium projects as directed.
• Monitor and coordinate design by designers, consultants, suppliers and contractors.
• Ensure Aconex or client-approved CDE is set up and used correctly.
• Monitor design progress against the project programme.
• Oversee constructability and temporary works considerations.
• Review design progress and detail using CAD/BIM tools.
• Liaise with Surveyors, Buyers, Contract Managers, PMs, Site Managers and Estimators.

Skills

Design coordination

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

HNC/HND in civil engineering or construction

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Navisworks

BIM/CDE

Job description

Senior Design Coordinator

2026-08-23T00:00:00

Slough

Berkshire

GB

SL1 1

Any

2026-09-20T18:34:13.937

Murphy is recruiting for Senior Design Coordinators to work within our Energy sector on National Grid projects. Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands.

Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries - ensuring their energy security for decades to come. We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets.

Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.

A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Design Coordinator:

• Review submissions as directed for quality and sufficiency.
• Lead design engineering matters on small/medium sized project/s as directed.
• Monitor, co-ordinate, and manage the design by internal designers, consultants, suppliers, and interface contractors as appropriate.
• Ensure that Aconex (or client approved alternative CDE system) is adequately setup and being utilised correctly by all designers, site operations and external stakeholders.
• Monitor, track and report on Design progress against the project programme.
• Oversee appropriate consideration of constructability and permanent works in relation to Temporary Works.
• Review design progress and detail using CAD/BIM tools.
• Monitoring and reporting on Design NCRs and associated close out.
• Liaise with the wider team such as Surveyors, Buyers, Contract Managers, Project Managers, Site Managers and Estimators to engender a team approach for each project.

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• HNC/HND in civil engineering, construction or similar
• Professional affiliated membership of applicable Engineering Institution or evidence of ongoing progression towards
• Engineering Design Experience i.e. production of engineering designs on Power T&D, renewables, or multidisciplinary EPC process projects
• Exposure to Design management/coordination and construction experience
• Experience of Autodesk suite including AutoCAD, Revit and Navisworks.
• Digitally familiar with BIM and CDEs and document control systems and processes

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 £5.4bn and £23m Invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #MoretoMurphy

Due to the requirements of the role, in addition to our standard identity and right to work checks, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check. Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.