Senior Civil Engineer

Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Civil Engineer to work with the Energy Team on the SSE ASTI Framework
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• Implement and promote the Better Engineered strategic objective on projects and within the business unit.
• Participate in engineering initiatives within the business unit.
• Act as Engineering Manager on projects, consulting and engaging with Technical Leads and external engineering expertise as required.
• Holistically manage the project design team (in‑house or subcontractors) and their deliverables in line with key milestones.
• Develop effective delivery processes to improve the production of design deliverables to time, cost and quality.
• Produce and manage the RFI schedule and process, liaising directly with the design team.
• Supervise and maintain close liaison on design management and coordination across a portfolio of projects.
• Prepare scope of work for engineering subcontracts.
• Support quality activities: produce design quality plans, provide VDDRs, review ITPs, attend key FATs, and participate in QA audits of designers.
• Provide input to WBS, create pre‑construction programme and interface it with the construction programme (integrating logic, sequencing, successors and predecessors).
• Promote and participate in engineering innovation and BIM solutions for clients.
• Manage and actively pursue performance improvement of the engineering capability and function, assisting in establishing and implementing best‑practice policies and procedures.

• Civil Engineering degree.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards.
• Experience working with National Grid Transmission Networks, SSEN and DNOs is desirable.
• Knowledge of transmission or distribution substations is desirable.

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

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy an additional 2 days each year (holiday increases with length of service).
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review.
• Above‑market 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 employees getting married and a wedding bonus.
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations.
• Dedicated investment in professional development.
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts, cashback, discounted gym memberships, and a cycle‑to‑work scheme.

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