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Senior Design Engineer - Temporary Works

Job details
Posting date: 27 November 2025
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £45000-58000 per annum
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 25 December 2025
Location: Kentish Town Office (2021000049), -
Company: J Murphy & Sons
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 23243-43808744

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Summary

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 www.murphygroup.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X: #MoretoMurphy
A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Desing Engineer?

- Acting as the Project Design Engineer when appointed by the Principal Engineer. The PDE is the central point of contact and coordination between project teams and design engineers.
- Have a sound knowledge of Client requirements including specifications, design codes and industry best practices.
- Ensure all allocated projects are managed properly from commercial, programme and document control perspectives.
- Act as the Design Approved Person and take responsibility for designs produced by junior engineers.
- Representing the MAE team in collaborative project team meetings.
- Undertaking site visits when appropriate and produce project wide design risk assessments.
- Managing the design work of other staff members and external designers.
- Mentoring of junior staff.

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