Murphy is recruiting for a Design Manager to work within our Ground Engineering Division in Kentish Town, London. 

This role can be based at any UK Murphy location; London, Manchester, Cannock, Leeds, Glasgow

Murphy Ground Engineering offers pile design, value engineering and bespoke solutions  – directly-delivered by our team of specialists.

We have a proven track record of successfully delivering both minor and major works across a range of sectors. We also offer leading Building Information Modelling (BIM) capabilities, investing in digital solutions for new rigs, remote diagnostics and computer monitoring systems of rotary pile construction.

A day in the life of a Murphy Design Manager:

As a Senior Geotechnical Engineer and design manager, you will be responsible for developing design solutions, and associated deliverables, drawing on a range of geotechnical skills, including:

• Bearing, tension, anchor and minipile design
• Retaining wall design including secant, contiguous, sheet pile design
• Secant shafts
• Geotechnical risk management through desk studies, site investigation, geotechnical data management, and ground modelling.
• Supervising the work of more junior staff and providing technical and professional guidance to aid their development.
• Delivery of packages of design work, requiring collaboration with external and internal stakeholders, quality control, management of inputs from other team members, and travel to project sites when necessary.
• Advancing the team’s capability by advancing technical excellence and digital innovation.
• You will also be involved in project commercial management, and proposal delivery.
• Provide technical input and support to relevant commercial communications (SNCs, NCRs, CEs, Departures, etc.).
• Support the link and coordination with construction teams for management of geotechnical related issues.
• Close liaison with the Engineering Managers to ensure the delivery on time, optimized and in accordance with the Client’s requirements is essential.
• Close out geotechnical issues which may arise within area of responsibility in timely manner.
• Review of monitoring reports and certificates. Support progressive technical assurance during design, construction and handover process.
• Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties

Still interested, does this sound like you? 

• A strong academic background, with a Masters level degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or Engineering Geology
• Chartered status with a relevant professional body (for example the ICE)
• Experience in developing innovative geotechnical engineering solutions to current design standards
• Experience in pile testing and interpretation
• Capability with foundation, slope, and retaining wall design software; with numerical modelling software experience, and coding capability an advantage.
• Experience of the implementation or construction of design solutions on construction sites.
• Experience in managing and liaising with third parties and other contractors
• Effective communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills; able to collaborate effectively with all levels of staff and clients and nurture the development of junior staff.
• Ability and enthusiasm for supervising the work of others, including check and approval of key deliverables.
• Have gained project management skills and demonstrable technical lead and collaborative capabilities.