Temporary Works - Design Engineer

  • Job Reference: 22827
  • Date Posted: 2 June 2026
  • Employer: J. Murphy & Sons Limited
  • Location: Scotland Framework (2022000008) (G73 1DF), 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 Temporary Works Design Engineer 

  • Undertaking engineering designs on a wide range of temporary works schemes across the full portfolio of Murphy projects.
  • Representing the MAE team in collaborative project team meetings.
  • Undertaking site visits when appropriate.
  • Working collaboratively with other engineers within the group to produce the best engineered solution to temporary works problems.

 

Still interested, does this sound like you?

  • HND/Bachelor/Masters degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
  • An engineer that is working towards Chartership with either the ICE or the IStructE.
  • 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 the country.


Murphy is recruiting for a Design Engineer to work with Murphy Applied Engineering based out of our Scotland office.

 

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.

 

You will provide safe, economic and constructible solutions within project timeframes for the company’s Business Units delivering across a range of industry sectors including transportation, water, energy and power.