Senior Design Engineer - Temporary Works

  • Job Reference: 23242
  • Date Posted: 27 March 2026
  • Employer: J. Murphy & Sons Limited
  • Location: Stone Cross Office (2021000079) (WA3 3JD), United Kingdom
  • Salary: On Application
  • Sector: Engineering & Technical
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Duration: Permanent
  • Work Hours: Full Time

Job Description

 

A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Desing Engineer? 

 

  • Acting as the Project Design Engineer when appointed by the Principal Engineer. The PDE is the central point of contact and coordination between project teams and design engineers.
  • Have a sound knowledge of Client requirements including specifications, design codes and industry best practices.
  • Ensure all allocated projects are managed properly from commercial, programme and document control perspectives.
  • Act as the Design Approved Person and take responsibility for designs produced by junior engineers.
  • Representing the MAE team in collaborative project team meetings.
  • Undertaking site visits when appropriate and produce project wide design risk assessments.
  • Managing the design work of other staff members and external designers.
  • Mentoring of junior staff.

 

Still interested, does this sound like you?

 

  • HND/Bachelor/Masters degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
  • Chartered or working towards Chartership with the ICE or IStructE.
  • A design engineer with the ability to manage projects
  • 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.