Senior Design Manager

Lead on review of requirements at tender stage and allocate resources as appropriate during tender and upon successful award
- Produce design briefs for permanent works and review submissions as directed for quality and sufficiency
- Lead design matters on small/medium/large/mega sized project/s as directed, allocating design tasks to individuals/companies as required and maintain associated RACI
- Manage design managers/design co-ordinators on the projects, carry out staff appraisals when required and identify appropriate development activities.
- Attend team meetings as required and produce minutes when requested. Chair design related meetings
- Attend site as required to liaise with Site Managers / Engineers and ensure appropriate consideration of constructability and permanent works
- Ensure that Aconex (or client approved alternative CDE system) is kept up to date and correct drawing revisions are maintained and issued to sites
- Ensure compliance with Standards and Client requirements, and assist in monitoring to ensure working to agreed design requirements
- Maintain good and professional relationships with the Client, Consultants, Sub-Contractors, Suppliers, Statutory Authorities and the internal team
- Ensure an understanding of, and an influence on the contracts Design Consultants are working under including their fees, schedule of services, programme, and liabilities and warranties
- Review and comment/accept the payment applications from consultants and pass to the contract surveyor for processing and payment
- Ensure risks and opportunities are identified at Work Winning stage and risks eliminated where possible

MEng or BEng degree
- Chartered Engineer in relevant discipline
- CDP training, CDM training, CSCS Card
- Significant Design Management experience
- Digitally competent and familiar with BIM, CDEs and Document management systems
- Experience managing teams against BIM requirements

Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For' by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (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 and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power 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 3,600 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. #MoreToMurphy
Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Design Manager to work within Water on our AMP8 United Utilites Framework.

We provide end-to-end services for major water and sewage companies such as Thames Water, Severn Trent Water, Northern Ireland Water, Yorkshire Water and United Utilities, and for several water-only companies including SES Water, Bristol Water and South East Water.

We also provide a full design, build, operate and maintain service for Uisce Éireann and we currently operate over 25 of their facilities, ensuring they run efficiently and comply fully with EPA regulations.

A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Design Manager

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

About Murphy
Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Gold Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £3.3b and £39m Invested in environmentally friendly plant there really is #MoretoMurphy