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About the Role
Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Design Engineer to work with Murphy Applied Engineering on HV Substations, with a Protection and Control background.
Our engineering teams represent a multi-disciplined range of engineering skills, adding value across all our sectors, and pushing the boundaries of digital construction, engineering innovation and design to deliver intelligent, sustainable and economical engineering solutions.
Under the banner of Murphy Applied Engineering, our in-house teams include civil, structural, mechanical, geotechnical and process engineers. They design both permanent and temporary works for projects in all our locations and are a trusted source of expert advice for both Murphy colleagues and external customers.
A Day in the Life of a Senior Engineer - HV Substation Protection & Control:
- Receive and interpret the clients design specifications and lead the team to develop the conceptual design.
- Lead the design team to create specifications and Bill of Quantities for equipment to enable Bid Managers to send out Requests for Quotations.
- Lead team to assess supplier quotations and engage suppliers to technically align these quotations with specification requirements.
- Produce time estimates for engineering the detail design.
- Ensure that chargeable work is identified and evaluated including the preparation of adequate records of time spent.
- Lead the design team to ensure that detail design work undertaken is carried out in accordance with company procedures and that a high level of professionalism is maintained.
- Lead the design team to produce detailed designs, calculations, drawings, diagrams and sketches in accordance with current relevant client standards and current codes of practice.
- Undertake design checks for team members and external designers.
- Provide advice and guidance on design and operational issues.
- Ensure design risks are considered and prepare design risk assessments for any residual risks.
- Manage / supervise members of the design team to ensure the timely delivery of information, checking the quality of the work.
- Manage / supervise sub-contractors to ensure the timely delivery of information, checking the quality of the work.
- Provide assistance and mentoring to other members of the design team and contribute to their continued learning and development.
- Interface to extract or provide sufficient information to enable the wider project design team to produce detailed design drawings suitable for construction.
- Undertake site visits and surveys.
- Assist with the development of graduate and junior Engineers.
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- Experienced in the design and delivery of high voltage transmission and distribution substation projects.
- National Grid TP141 HV Substation Protection & Control (CDAE) authorisation
- Ensure that feedback on design work is collated and saved in accordance with procedure.
- Liaise with other departments and project teams within the company with regards to design requirements.
- Assist all business units and their clients to understand the full scope and meaning of substation automation designs from tender stage to completion.
- Provide substation automation and secondary system guidance through the entire construction process of projects, answering any required technical questions.
- Prepare conceptual designs from with a view to the preparation of safe, practical and economic designs in accordance with current legislation.
- Manage the interface with internal or external design teams on behalf of the Design Manager/Project teams.
- Administration and monitoring of Change Controls.
- Develop and maintain relationships with relevant technical consultants and suppliers, managing their input in the design, development, pricing and delivery of technical solutions on site and for tenders.


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What’s in it for you?
- 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
- Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
- Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc
About Murphy
Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Platinum Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.8b and £39m Invested in environmentally friendly plant there really is #MoretoMurphy
If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call Colin Shaw on 07353 134 836 to discuss in more detail.
Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK
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