Design Coordinator

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Job description

J. Murphy & Sons Limited is a leading global, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 that improves lives by delivering world-class infrastructure.

Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada, we provide better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including Transportation, Water, Power, Natural Resources, and Construction & Property.

Headquartered in London, we also have a number of related businesses - Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Urban Infrastructure; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. We are specialists in delivering pipelines; design; marine; structural steel; tunnelling; fabrication; bridges and piling; and invest heavily in our substantial holding of plant; equipment and facilities.

Murphy employs around 3,500 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, we work as 'One Murphy' by directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success.

There's more to Murphy.
Design Coordinator - Kentish Town

Assist Engineering Manager throughout the design and construction management of rail and non-rail projects as required.
Office based but some travel to sites will be required.

What you will be doing
* Establish and promote best practice in health, safety and environmental matters in conjunction with the SHQE department.
* Produce design briefs for temporary and permanent work
* Review submissions as directed for quality and sufficiency
* Review design progress and detail using CAD/BIM tools
* Produce drawings and sketches as required using BIM/CAD tools
* Review temporary works and develop experience in this area
* Assist the Design Manager in conforming to the Murphy Design Management procedure.
* Attend team meetings as required and produce minutes when requested
* Attend site as required to liaise with Site Managers / Engineers
* Ensure that that Aconex (or client approved alternative CDE system) is kept up to date by the Document Controller and correct drawing revisions are maintained and issued to sites
* Following the above, ensure any associated registers are kept up to date.
* Monitor Information release, with guidance from the Design Manager as required and check information issued is in line with the IRS
* Liaise with the Design Manager to monitor Design progress
* Assist the Design Manager with the appointment, monitoring, co-ordination, and management of the design by consultants, MAE, suppliers, interface contractors, and outsourced designers as appropriate.
* Ensure compliance with Standards and Client requirements, and assist in monitoring to ensure working to agreed design requirements
* Monitor and report on RFI's and RFI statuses.
* Monitor and report on Design NCRs and associated close out.
* Maintain good and professional relationships with the Client, Consultants, Sub-Contractors, Suppliers and Statutory Authorities.
* Assist the Design Manager and when required liaise with the wider team such as Surveyors, Buyers, Contract Managers, Project Managers, Site Managers and Estimators to engender a team approach for each project
* With guidance from the Design Manager ensure an understanding of the contracts Design Consultants are working under including their fees, schedule of services, programme, and liabilities and warranties.
* Advise the Design Manager on the performance of design consultants.
* Assist in the marking of design consultants on their performance

* Assist the Design Manager with monitoring and reporting requirements on the project.
* Assist the Design Manager in monitoring and reporting the payment applications from consultants and pass to the contract surveyor for processing and payment.

Who we are looking for
* MEng or BEng degree, HNC/HND with additional experience a minimumFull driving license
* Construction Experience - 3 years (degree), 5 years (HND/HNC).
* Management understanding
* En-route to Chartered.
* Confident when dealing with staff, clients, figures, design issues and programmes.
* Computer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft packages, including Microsoft Project.
* Commercial understanding
* Design co-ordination and construction experience
* Design management understanding
* Understanding of digital tools including BIM and CDEs and document control systems and processes