Senior Design Manager

J Murphy & Sons; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is looking for a Senior Design Manager specialized in energy to oversee HV Linear Cable Scopes for major infrastructure projects. The role requires a Chartered Engineer and significant design management experience, preferably with expertise in HV cables or substations. You will lead design processes, manage teams, and ensure compliance with client requirements, all while promoting innovation in the industry. This position allows for flexible working locations, with travel to Norfolk offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in HV Cables, HV Plant, National Grid, DNOs, Pipelines or Substations.
• Significant Design Management experience.
• Experience discharging Principal Designer duties.

Responsibilities

• Lead on review of requirements at tender stage.
• Produce design briefs for temporary and permanent works.
• Monitor and report on Design progress, RFIs, and Design NCRs.

Skills

Chartered Engineer

Design Management

Digital competency

BIM

CDEs

Document management systems

Education

Chartered Engineer with a UK engineering institute

Design management training/qualification

Job description

Senior Design Manager – Energy

Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Design Manager to work within Energy on HV Linear Cable Scopes within major infrastructure for a number of clients ( can be based out of Kentish Town or Wigan with regular travel to Norfolk)

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 Manager

• Lead on review of requirements at tender stage and allocate resources as appropriate during tender and upon successful award
• Produce design briefs for temporary and permanent works
• Review submissions as directed for quality and sufficiency
• Lead design matters on small/medium/large/mega sized project/s as directed, allocating design tasks to individuals/companies as required and maintain associated RACI
• Manage design managers/design co‑ordinators on the projects, carry out staff appraisals when required and identify appropriate development activities
• Attend site as required to liaise with Site Managers / Engineers and ensure appropriate consideration of constructability and permanent works
• Ensure that Aconex (or client approved alternative CDE system) is kept up to date by the Document Controller and correct drawing revisions are maintained and issued to sites
• Monitor, track, and report on Design progress, RFIs and Design NCRs
• Monitor, co‑ordinate, and manage the design by consultants, MAE, suppliers, interface contractors, and outsourced designers as appropriate
• Ensure compliance with Standards and Client requirements, and assist in monitoring to ensure working to agreed design requirements
• Ensure an understanding of, and an influence on the contracts Design Consultants are working under including their fees, schedule of services, programme, and liabilities and warranties

Still interested? Does this sound like you?

• Chartered Engineer with a UK engineering institute (IMechE, ICE, IChemE, IET, IGEM etc)
• Experience in either HV Cables, HV Plant, National Grid, DNOs, Pipelines or Substations would be ideal
• Significant Design Management experience and of hand over of design requirements at completion
• Digitally competent and familiar with BIM, CDEs and Document management systems and managing teams against requirements
• Experience discharging Principal Designer duties
• Design management training/qualification