Section Engineer

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 Section Engineer:

• Checking Inspection Test Plans
• Checking setting out protocols of sub-contracted site engineers, review and agree a method to carry out consistently.
• Checking Installation on site is correct according to specifications.
• Assisting the Design Team with identifying setting out requirements on projects.
• Review the Design Information prior to works commencing.
• Checking that correct Quality Control is adhered to.
• Resolving technical problems at all levels.
• Ensuring activities are carried out in safe manner in accordance with the Project Safety Plan.
• Ensure equipment is calibrated, in date and suitable checked in accordance with company policies and the manufacturers' defined requirements.
• Ensure construction operations are carried out in accordance with the Contract requirements using the appropriate agreed procedures.
• Ensure all site personnel have clear, accurate and appropriate information to carry out their duties.
• Minimises environmental disturbance during construction works.
• Supervises the outputs and confirms that the project environmental requirements are met.
• Close liaison with the Project Team.
• Ensure that only the latest issue drawings and documents are being used.
• Assist the Site Management team to update KPI's, material reconciliation and progress reports Engineering Duties
• Mirror the Murphy Values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect in all behaviours

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Engineering qualification from a reputable firm
• IT Skills: Microsoft Office, Excel and Word proficiency
• Able to articulate engineering concepts verbally to stakeholders and in written communication
• Previous experience as an engineer on a civil engineering project
• Driver’s license
• Safety training IOSSH and/or SSSTS or SMSTS
• The post-holder will be expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the Murphy values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect.
• Relevant tickets for site-based work

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