Senior Design Manager

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’ - directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. Visit (url removed) or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X:

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A day in the life of a Murphy 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 temporary and permanent works
Review submissions as directed for quality and sufficiency
Ensure conformance to the Murphy Design Management procedure
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 that Aconex (or client approved alternative CDE system) is kept up to date by the Document Controller and correct drawing revisions are maintained and issued to sites 
Monitor, track, and report on Design progress, RFIs and Design NCRs
Monitor, co-ordinate, and manage the design by consultants, MAE, suppliers, interface contractors, and outsourced designers as appropriate
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  

Who we’re looking for

MEng or BEng degree, HNC/HND 
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 discharging Principal Designer duties
Design management training/qualification
Experience managing teams against BIM requirements