Senior Design Engineer

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 Engineer:

Responsible for the delivery of all technical drawings and reports for the detailed design phase of linear infrastructure projects (steel transmission pipelines & plastic ducts for HV cables)

Responsible for delivery of constructability reports associated with linear infrastructure projects

Responsible for delivery Pre-FEED and FEED studies associated with major pipeline/HV power cable infrastructure projects in the UK, 

Technical support to planners and estimators during FEED studies

Lead design risk assessments

Checking and approving of technical design reports

Project reporting and coordination of design activities within the engineering team

Represent the design department, when necessary, at internal and external meetings

Undertake site visits when required,

Accurate recording of time spent on projects and management of team workloads,

Coach and mentor individual staff members with professional development,

Support the bid teams with technical input into tender submissions & develop design estimates for inclusion in the overall submission

Technical input into Trenchless Crossing Designs (HDD’s, Microtunnels & Auger Bores)  

Still interested, does this sound like you?

Degree qualified in Mechanical or Civil Engineering

Chartered with a professional institution regulated by the Engineering Council (or working towards Chartership)

Familiar with National Gas standards for transmission pipelines as well as other UK, EU and International standards (E.g. PD8010, BSEN 14161, BS EN 1594 etc)

Familiar with UK and international standards for plastic pipes

Construction & design experience associated with linear infrastructure projects & trenchless crossing designs

Experience undertaking Pre-FEED, FEED & detailed design associated with major linear infrastructure projects in the UK as part of the governments net zero targets for 2050. 

Experience of consent 

requirements associated with rail (NWR Form A, B & C), road (CD622) and watercourse crossings (EA) is preferred 

Knowledge and understanding of construction plant & equipment used to install steel pipelines and plastic cable ducts,

Familiar with geospatial analysis software such as ArcGIS or QGIS

Excellent technical report writing skills, 

Some awareness and understanding of environmental restrictions in the UK. Profile:

A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Engineer:

Responsible for the delivery of all technical drawings and reports for the detailed design phase of linear infrastructure projects (steel transmission pipelines & plastic ducts for HV cables)

Responsible for delivery of constructability reports associated with linear infrastructure projects

Responsible for delivery Pre-FEED and FEED studies associated with major pipeline/HV power cable infrastructure projects in the UK, 

Technical support to planners and estimators during FEED studies

Lead design risk assessments

Checking and approving of technical design reports

Project reporting and coordination of design activities within the engineering team

Represent the design department, when necessary, at internal and external meetings

Undertake site visits when required,

Accurate recording of time spent on projects and management of team workloads,

Coach and mentor individual staff members with professional development,

Support the bid teams with technical input into tender submissions & develop design estimates for inclusion in the overall submission

Technical input into Trenchless Crossing Designs (HDD’s, Microtunnels & Auger Bores)  

Still interested, does this sound like you?

Degree qualified in Mechanical or Civil Engineering

Chartered with a professional institution regulated by the Engineering Council (or working towards Chartership)

Familiar with National Gas standards for transmission pipelines as well as other UK, EU and International standards (E.g. PD8010, BSEN 14161, BS EN 1594 etc)

Familiar with UK and international standards for plastic pipes

Construction & design experience associated with linear infrastructure projects & trenchless crossing designs

Experience undertaking Pre-FEED, FEED & detailed design associated with major linear infrastructure projects in the UK as part of the governments net zero targets for 2050. 

Experience of consent 

requirements associated with rail (NWR Form A, B & C), road (CD622) and watercourse crossings (EA) is preferred 

Knowledge and understanding of construction plant & equipment used to install steel pipelines and plastic cable ducts,

Familiar with geospatial analysis software such as ArcGIS or QGIS

Excellent technical report writing skills, 

Some awareness and understanding of environmental restrictions in the UK