Jobs in Swynnerton

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 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 theses quotations with specification requiremsnts. 
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