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Principal design engineer

Stone Cross
Murphy
Design engineer
Posted: 24 July
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Murphy Stone Cross, England, United Kingdom


Principal Design Engineer

Murphy Stone Cross, England, United Kingdom

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Murphy is recruiting for a Principal Temporary Design Engineer to work with Murphy Applied Engineering in Stonecross, Warrington.

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.

In this role, you will provide safe, economic and constructible solutions within project timeframes for the company’s Business Units delivering for key strategic UK projects such as AMP 8 for United Utilities upgrading the network infrastructure across the Northwest of England and TRU East upgrading the railway infrastructure in between Leeds and York.

A day in the life of a Principal Design Engineer

* Leading a small temporary works team and developing long lasting internal relationships with Project Managers and Directors.
* Increasing the internal order book for your team and delivering on projects across the full range of Murphy projects across the north of the UK.
* Mentoring of junior staff and graduates within MAE.
* Reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager on project related deliverables and team performance.
* Representing the MAE team in collaborative project team meetings.
* Undertaking site visits when appropriate.
* Collating feedback on solutions and contributing to lessons learned meetings.
* Preparing appropriate fully integrated permanent and temporary works proposals/solutions to meet the company’s bid and project delivery stage requirements.
* Work collaboratively with other Principal Engineers in the development and growth of the department.

Still interested, does this sound like you?

* HND/Bachelor/Masters degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
* Experience of working either in the railway or water industries with a strong understanding of regulatory requirements.
* Chartered with the ICE or IStructE.
* Experience of effective financial management and control of projects.
* Strong analytical and design skills with the ability to interpret the requirements of a project.
* 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, Gold 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 £3.3b and £39m Invested in environmentally friendly plant there really is #MoretoMurphy

If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call Michelle Penlington on 07935344342 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


Seniority level

* Seniority level

Mid-Senior level


Employment type

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Full-time


Job function

* Job function

Design and Engineering
* Industries

Civil Engineering

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