Senior Engineering Manager

Description:

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 Engineering Manager: 

Reporting into the MAE Civil / Structural Technical Director 
Liaise with Business Unit Heads of Engineering and Project Directors to understand delivery performance and future requirements 
Member of the MAE Senior Leadership Team 
Sit on the Group-wide temporary works fatal and severe risk forum as the MAE representative 
Management of the MAE temporary works team across Murphy offices in the UK including: 
Manage delivery performance across all projects 
Manage commercial performance of temporary works designs across all projects 
Review tendering of temporary works schemes and incorporation of feedback from live schemes 
Assess and manage competency of the team 
Manage the allocation and prioritisation of resources to the projects across the temporary works projects as well as: 
Monitor and update team structure where required 
Recruitment of team members both experienced and early careers 
Line management of Engineering Managers, Design Managers and Principal Engineers 
Implementation of innovative techniques to continually improve the efficiency and delivery performance of the team 
Be the escalation path for challenging projects, providing technical support where needed 
Review and update temp works design control procedure to drive quality submissions in accordance with recognised international and industry codes and standards 
Take a proactive role in the management of careers and the learning & development of all engineering staff, including carrying out personal development reviews 
Kick off urgent / complex temporary works design projects and manage through to a suitable handover position   

Still interested, does this sound like you? 

Engineering degree  
Chartered status or working towards chartership 
Demonstrable experience in managing and delivering complex temporary works designs on infrastructure projects 
Proven track record of leading high-performing civil / structural design teams 
Proven track record of collaborating with project teams to produce efficient, buildable designs 
Innovation? – Implementation of new materials, techniques, technologies in the business?