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Principal Engineer

Job in Greater London, London, Greater London, W1B, England, UK
Listing for: J Murphy & Sons
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-17
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Civil Engineering, Structural Engineer, Environmental Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Greater London

Murphyis 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, Canada and America, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; energy 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 4,000 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.

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A day in the life a Principal Design Engineer
  • Be Applied Engineering's single point of contact to multiple projects with management responsibility for project deliverables and costs.
  • Reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager.
  • Representing the Applied Engineering team in collaborative project team meetings.
  • Carrying out civil/structural designs and acting as checker on other designs.
  • Undertaking site visits when appropriate.
  • Collating feedback on solutions and contributing to lessons learned meetings.
  • Preparing appropriate fully integrated permanent works proposals/solutions to meet the company’s bid and project delivery stage requirements.
  • Managing the design work of other staff members and external designers.
  • Mentoring all levels of staff including graduates within Applied Engineering.
  • Work collaboratively with other Principal Engineers in the development and growth of the department.

Still interested, does this sound like you?

Qualifications
  • HND/Bachelor/Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering
  • A designer with the ability to manage projects from the design and cost perspectives.
  • Experience of effective financial management and control of projects.
  • Strong analysis and design skills with the ability to interpret design requirements and analyse complex structures.
  • 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.
  • Preferably Chartered with ICE and/or IStruct

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