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Senior Design Engineer

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United Kingdomfull_timeVerifiedPosted 14 Sept 2026

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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 Engineer 

Managing junior geotechnical engineers
Managing team workload and providing advise/support to the team as required
Leading Pre-FEED and FEED studies
General project management of study work (cost control and reporting)
Desktop geotechnical studies to support routing of pipelines
Providing advice/liaison to Geotechnical Contractors undertaking ground investigation works
Lead advisor on the management of ground risk at all stages of projects from concept through to construction and installation
Managing scheduling of ground investigation works 
Commercial evaluations of ground investigation quotes
Lead engineer for GIR's and GDR's
Lead engineer for consents associated with NWR's UTX's and National Highways Road Crossings
Interpretation of factual ground investigation reports  

Still interested, does this sound like you? 

Lead technical specifications for ground investigation including bills of quantities
Lead feasibility and FEED studies associated with pipelines and power cables
Lead geotechnical designs for foundations, retaining walls, sheet piled cofferdams and slope/trench stability
Lead technical solutions for trenchless crossing designs
Temporary works experience 
Expereince with piling design, techniques and applications
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A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Engineer 

Managing junior geotechnical engineers
Managing team workload and providing advise/support to the team as required
Leading Pre-FEED and FEED studies
General project management of study work (cost control and reporting)
Desktop geotechnical studies to support routing of pipelines
Providing advice/liaison to Geotechnical Contractors undertaking ground investigation works
Lead advisor on the management of ground risk at all stages of projects from concept through to construction and installation
Managing scheduling of ground investigation works 
Commercial evaluations of ground investigation quotes
Lead engineer for GIR's and GDR's
Lead engineer for consents associated with NWR's UTX's and National Highways Road Crossings
Interpretation of factual ground investigation reports  

Still interested, does this sound like you? 

Lead technical specifications for ground investigation including bills of quantities
Lead feasibility and FEED studies associated with pipelines and power cables
Lead geotechnical designs for foundations, retaining walls, sheet piled cofferdams and slope/trench stability
Lead technical solutions for trenchless crossing designs
Temporary works experience 
Expereince with piling design, techniques and applications

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