Senior Design Manager

4 weeks ago


Lowton, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (Murphy) is a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure.
 
Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power and water. Headquartered in London, Murphy has a number of related businesses – Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel, tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities.
 
Murphy employs around 3,600 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’ - directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. 

#MoreToMurphy

Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Design Manager to work within Water on our AMP8 United Utilites Framework. 

We provide end-to-end services for major water and sewage companies such as Thames Water, Severn Trent Water, Northern Ireland Water, Yorkshire Water and United Utilities, and for several water-only companies including SES Water, Bristol Water and South East Water.

We also provide a full design, build, operate and maintain service for Uisce Éireann and we currently operate over 25 of their facilities, ensuring they run efficiently and comply fully with EPA regulations.

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 permanent works and 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 team meetings as required and produce minutes when requested. Chair design related meetings
Attend site as required to liaise with Site Managers / Engineers and ensure appropriate consideration of constructability and permanent works
Ensure that Aconex (or client approved alternative CDE system) is kept up to date and correct drawing revisions are maintained and issued to sites 
Ensure compliance with Standards and Client requirements, and assist in monitoring to ensure working to agreed design requirements 
Maintain good and professional relationships with the Client, Consultants, Sub-Contractors, Suppliers, Statutory Authorities and the internal team
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
Review and comment/accept the payment applications from consultants and pass to the contract surveyor for processing and payment
Ensure risks and opportunities are identified at Work Winning stage and risks eliminated where possible  

Still interested, does this sound like you?

MEng or BEng degree
Chartered Engineer in relevant discipline
CDP training, CDM training, CSCS Card
Significant Design Management experience
Digitally competent and familiar with BIM, CDEs and Document management systems 
Experience managing teams against BIM requirements  

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 Isobel Town on (phone number removed) 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



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