Temporary Works Design Engineer

MURPHY GROUP; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Glasgow is seeking a Temporary Works Design Engineer to provide economic and safe solutions for projects across transportation, water, energy, and power sectors. Responsibilities include leading engineering designs, attending project meetings, and conducting site visits. Candidates should have a relevant engineering degree and be working towards professional Chartership. The company offers 27 days of holiday, a pension scheme, and continuous professional development opportunities.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discretionary annual bonus

Above market rate contributory pension

Enhanced sick pay

Extra weeks holiday for getting married

Subsidised canteen facilities

Professional development investment

Retail discounts and cashback

Qualifications

• Working towards Chartership with ICE or IStructE.
• Open-minded approach to civil and structural engineering challenges.
• Keen to visit sites and offices across the country.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking engineering designs on temporary works schemes.
• Representing the MAE team in project meetings.
• Conducting site visits when necessary.
• Collaborating with engineers to find best solutions.

Skills

Communication

Autonomous working

Team collaboration

Education

HND/Bachelor/Masters degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Temporary Works - Design Engineer

Job Location: Glasgow (G73 1DF)

Country/Region: United Kingdom

Murphy is recruiting for a Design Engineer - Temporary Works to work with Murphy Applied Engineering based out of our Scotland office.

Our engineering teams represent a multi-disciplined range of engineering skills, adding value across all our sectors, and pushing the boundaries of digital construction, engineering innovation and design to deliver intelligent, sustainable and economical engineering solutions.

You will provide safe, economic and constructible solutions within project timeframes for the company’s Business Units delivering across a range of industry sectors including transportation, water, energy and power.

A day in the life of a Murphy Temporary Works Design Engineer

• Undertaking engineering designs on a wide range of temporary works schemes across the full portfolio of Murphy projects.
• Representing the MAE team in collaborative project team meetings.
• Undertaking site visits when appropriate.
• Working collaboratively with other engineers within the group to produce the best engineered solution to temporary works problems.

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• HND/Bachelor/Masters degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• An engineer that is working towards Chartership with either the ICE or the IStructE.
• A design engineer with capability to work autonomously or as part of 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.

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.

If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call Colin Shaw on 07353 134 836 to discuss in more detail.

Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.