Senior Design Engineer

Description:

Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (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 and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power 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 3,600 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. 

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Geotechnical Engineer - Stone Cross 
 
Would you like to join one of the UK's Best Big Companies as awarded by Best Companies? If so, we are looking for a Geotechnical Engineer to support the Senior on the SSEN OHL project.  Support may also be required by the wider engineering team to facilitate Murphy projects and tenders
 
What you will be doing: 

Facilitate subsequent design scoping works, Site reconnaissance experience required
Field experience with a Geotechnical Contractor undertaking bore holes samples, core penetration tests and trial holes.
Design of geotechnical investigation works
Input into the management of ground risk at all stages of projects from concept through to construction and installation
Scheduling of ground investigation works 
Commercial evaluations of ground investigation quotes
Supervision of ground investigation contractors
Assessment of geotechnical reports and ability to provide interpretive reports
Understanding of geotechnical, geophysical and topographical survey techniques
Interpretation of factual ground investigation reports
Desktop geotechnical studies to support routing of pipelines
Good client communication skills  
Who are we looking for?

Ability to propose technical solutions for trenchless crossing designs
Ability to produce technical specifications for ground investigation including bills of quantities
Ability to produce technical reports that are clear and concise
Ability to produce feasibility and FEED studies to support trenchless activities within the company
Ability to produce geotechnical designs for foundations, retaining walls, sheet piled cofferdams and slope/trench stability
Temporary works experience 
Awareness of pipeline installation techniques on long linear infrastructure projects
Familiar with piling design, techniques and applications
Familiar with authoring bodies and their standards/regulations, e.g. EA, SEPA, Natural England, Crown Estates, Local Authorities, Highways England, Network Rail, National Grid etc...
Understanding of GIS software and pipeline routing design