Design Manager

Overview

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, 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’

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• Produce design briefs for permanent works
• Ensure consultants are appointed appropriately
• Lead technical reviews of submissions from our design partners
• Ensure conformance to the Murphy Design Management procedure
• Lead design matters on small/medium/large/mega sized project/s as directed
• Allocate design tasks to individuals/companies as required and maintain associated RACI
• Manage day to day interface between design and construction teams and maintain its adequate records
• Review design progress according to programme and contractual requirements
• Lead constructability reviews
• Involvement in work winning to ensure consultants are engaged appropriately and adequate allowances are included in the bid
• Assist Senior Design Managers, consultants and multi-discipline engineering teams to deliver the design solutions to schedule and budget to a high standard of professional competence
• Management of design change to support best outcome for the project
• Support with management of risk and opportunity in design

• Significant experience in a design management role within the construction sector.
• Management skills – confident in managing staff, clients, design budgets and programmes
• Flexibility and willingness to travel
• HND or Engineering Degree qualified
• Member of a recognised engineering institution. Incorporated Engineer or Chartered and or working towards membership