Design Manager

Who are Murphy 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. Murphy is recruiting for a Design Manager to work on the AMP8 United Utilties project. 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 Design Manager * Produce design briefs for temporary and 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 * Carry out staff appraisals when required and identify appropriate development activities * Review design progress according to programme and contractual requirements * Support in review and coordination of temporary works and ensure appropriate consideration of constructability and interface with permanent works * Involvement in work winning to ensure consultants and 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 Stil interested, does this sound like you? * 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

Location: Warrington, GB

Posted Date: 5/18/2025