Senior Project Engineer - Water & Wastewater Design Lead

Thetrupgrade

Newry

On-site

GBP 55,000 - 90,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday
Discretionary annual bonus
Pension scheme
Private healthcare
Maternity/paternity pay
Professional development

Job summary

Murphy is recruiting a Project Engineer to support our Water & Wastewater portfolio, delivering design‑to‑operation solutions for major clients in Northern Ireland. You will lead technical design, optioneering and project delivery, ensuring safety, regulatory compliance and high-quality outputs.

The role focuses on detailed design and technical assurance, with site support and collaboration across multi‑disciplinary teams, contributing to sustainability and digital delivery initiatives.

Qualifications

  • Degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Process or Environmental Engineering.
  • Minimum 2–5 years’ post‑graduate UK water industry experience on capital projects.
  • Strong knowledge of sludge treatment and bioresources.
  • Understanding of CDM 2015 and health & safety in construction contexts.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and optimise designs for water/wastewater projects, incl. treatment upgrades and sludge facilities.
  • Lead optioneering, modelling, scheme appraisals and detailed calculations from concept to construction.
  • Provide technical assurance on designs, drawings and contractor submissions.

Skills

Water / wastewater design
MEICA knowledge
Hydraulic/process modelling
Regulatory compliance
CDM 2015 awareness
Chartered Engineer candidate

Education

Mechanical or Chemical or Environmental Engineering degree

Tools

BIM Level 2
Process modelling tools

Job description

Murphy is recruiting a Project Engineer to support our Water & Wastewater portfolio, delivering design‑to‑operation solutions for major clients in Northern Ireland. You will lead technical design, optioneering and project delivery, ensuring safety, regulatory compliance and high-quality outputs.

The role focuses on detailed design and technical assurance, with site support and collaboration across multi‑disciplinary teams, contributing to sustainability and digital delivery initiatives.

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