Senior Trenchless Engineer

Senior Design Engineer – Murphy Applied Engineering - Stonecross

Would you like to join one of the UK's Best Big Companies as awarded by Best Companies? Murphy are currently recruiting for a Senior Pipeline Engineer to join our award-winning team. Our team is known for its extensive in-house expertise and continual drive to innovate within the industry. The Senior Pipeline Engineer will provide safe, practical, and economic designs for internal clients to a high standard of professional competence and in compliance with Company procedures.

Murphy Applied Engineering is a multidisciplinary function, implementing the 'Better Engineered' judicious driver to achieve smart, safe, and constructible solutions with project timeframes. Covering a range of industry sectors including water, energy, and power; Murphy Applied Engineering provides specialist engineering support in the following disciplines: Mechanical, Geotechnical, Process, Surveying and both Permanent and Temporary works within Civil and Structural infrastructure.

What you will be doing

• Trenchless Crossing Design (HDD’s, Microtunnels & Auger Bores)

• Constructability assessments associated with linear infrastructure projects

• Pre-FEED and FEED studies associated with major pipeline/power cable infrastructure projects in the UK,

• Pipeline routing design in coordination with the geospatial team

• Lead design risk assessments

• Authoring, checking and approving of technical design reports,

• Project reporting and coordination of design activities within the engineering team

• Represent the design department, when necessary, at internal and external meetings

• Liaise with other departments and project teams within the company with respect to design requirements,

• Undertake site visits when required,

• Accurate recording of time spent on projects and management of team workloads,

• Collate feedback on designs as required,

• Coach and mentor individual staff members with professional development,

• Support the bid teams with technical input into tender submissions & develop design estimates for inclusion in the overall submission

Who we are looking for

• Degree qualified in Mechanical or Civil Engineering

• Chartered with a professional institution regulated by the Engineering Council (or working towards Chartership)

• Construction & design experience associated with trenchless crossings

• Experience undertaking Pre-FEED, FEED & detailed design associated with major linear infrastructure projects in the UK as part of the governments net zero targets for 2050.

• Experience of consent requirements associated with rail (NWR Form A, B & C), road (CD622) and watercourse crossings (EA) is preferred

• Knowledge and understanding of construction plant & equipment used to install steel pipelines and plastic cable ducts,

• Familiar with geospatial analysis software such as ArcGIS or QGIS

• Excellent technical report writing skills,

• Some awareness and understanding of environmental restrictions in the UK

About Murphy

Charity is at the heart of Murphy values; you will receive 2 days leave per year to donate your time to a charity of your choosing. Many teams choose to support a charity together to positively impact our communities. Access to Murphy Wellbeing: you will have access to a host of online tools, mental health trained colleagues, and if needs be external professional support because we understand that work and life offers challenges that sometimes need a little extra support. Murphy is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture, making Murphy a great place to work where we can all thrive. You can get involved in numerous events and even join our committee dedicated to continuously nurturing Murphy’s inclusive culture.

What you’ll get in return

• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development.

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service

• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review

• Above market rate contributory pension scheme

• Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus

• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus

• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations

• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

Due to the requirements of the role, in addition to our standard identity and right to work checks, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.

As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer we are proud to have signed up to #BantheBoxUK and reduce barriers to employment for people with criminal records.

If you think Murphy is the place to help you thrive in a great team dedicated to delivery and engineering excellence and want to work in an inclusive team culture that rewards performance and drives personal development, apply today.

If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call 07801 960 464 to discuss in more detail.

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