Senior Design Engineer - Temporary Works

Murphy Group; Golborne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Senior Design Engineer - Temporary Works to join their Applied Engineering team based in Warrington. This role involves managing design projects, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring compliance with specifications and design codes. The firm offers extensive benefits including an above-market pension scheme, annual bonus, professional development investment, and generous holiday allowances. Ideal candidates will possess a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering and demonstrate strong project management and communication skills.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discretionary annual bonus

Above-market rate contributory pension scheme

Life assurance and health screening

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Subsidised canteen facilities

Professional development investment

Retail discounts and cashback

Qualifications

• Experience managing projects and acting as a central point of contact.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of client specifications and design codes.

Responsibilities

• Act as Project Design Engineer and coordinate between teams.
• Manage design work of staff and mentor juniors.
• Perform site visits and produce design risk assessments.

Skills

Project Design Engineer

Temporary Works Design

Communication

Mentoring

Problem Solving

Education

HND/Bachelor/Master's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Chartered or working towards chartership with ICE or IStructE

Job description

About the Role

A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Design Engineer? Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Design Engineer - Temporary Works to work with our Applied Engineering team based out of Warrington.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Project Design Engineer when appointed by the Principal Engineer; the PDE is the central point of contact and coordination between project teams and design engineers.
• Have a sound knowledge of client requirements including specifications, design codes and industry best practices.
• Ensure all allocated projects are managed properly from commercial, programme and document control perspectives.
• Act as the Design Approved Person and take responsibility for designs produced by junior engineers.
• Represent the MAE team in collaborative project team meetings.
• Undertake site visits when appropriate and produce project-wide design risk assessments.
• Manage the design work of other staff members and external designers.
• Mentor junior staff.

Qualifications

• HND/Bachelor/Masters degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Chartered or working towards chartership with ICE or IStructE.
• A design engineer with the ability to manage projects.
• A design engineer capable of working autonomously or as part of a team.
• A good communicator with a desire to develop relationships across the company.
• 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.
• A person keen to visit the company's sites and offices across the country.
• Experience in temporary works design (Senior Design Engineer – Temporary Works).

Benefits

• 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, Gold Investors In People accredited, with reported operating profit up 57% on the prior year. We are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce, representing over 60 nationalities and 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, we are #MoretoMurphy.