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Murphy
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Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Design Manager to work with 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 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, DNO's ,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

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 £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 Lorna Rhodes on 07801 960 464 to discuss in more detail.

Due to the requirements of the role, in addition to our standard identity and right to work checks, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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


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