Murphy is recruiting for a Design Manager to join our growing Infrastructure team, delivering water infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects in partnership with Thames Water, as part of the AMP8 framework.
Murphy is a long-standing delivery partner to leading water clients across the UK and Ireland, including Thames Water, Severn Trent, Northern Ireland Water, Yorkshire Water, SES Water, Bristol Water, South East Water, and Uisce Éireann, where we operate over 25 facilities under full DBOM contracts.
A day in the life of a Murphy Design Manager
* Lead design matters on Trunk Mains portfolio of projects on AMP8 Thames Water Utility Limited framework.
* Produce design briefs for permanent (and temporary) works, defining the design scope
* Lead technical reviews of submissions from our design partners
* Ensure conformance to the Murphy Design Management procedure
* Manage day to day interface between design and construction teams and maintain its adequate records
* Review design progress according to programme and contractual requirements
* Lead constructability reviews
* Support Senior Design Managers, consultants and multi-discipline engineering teams to deliver the design solutions to schedule and budget to a high standard of professional competence
* Management of design change to support best outcome for the project
* Support with management of risk and opportunity in design
Still interested, does this sound like you?
* Significant experience in a design management role within the construction sector.
* Management skills – confident in managing staff, clients, design budgets and programmes
* Flexibility and willingness to travel
* Engineering Degree qualified
* Member of a recognised engineering institution. Incorporated Engineer or Chartered and or working towards membership
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 £5.8bn 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 James Hing on to discuss in more detail.
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