Section Engineer

Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (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 and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power 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 3,600 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’
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Section Engineer
J. Murphy & Sons are recruiting a Section Engineer to join us in delivering clean and wastewater projects on the Thames Water Framework. You will be adept at managing and mentoring junior engineers and able to assists Construction / Site Manager in all aspects of construction.
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What you will be doing
- Reporting to Senior / Project Engineers
- Establish and promote best practice in health, safety and environmental matters in conjunction with the SHQE department.
- Monitor the work under their control to ensure that any unsafe work conditions and non-compliance with Company policies and procedures are promptly remedied.
- Liaise with senior engineers and designer to ensure that the drawings and specification documents contain sufficient, accurate information for construction of the works and have no impact to the programme, raising RFIs and TQs.
- Maintain good working relations with client, designer, team and supply chain
- Supervise assistant and site engineers
- Support with temporary works (TW) design schemes, acting as TW Supervisor or Coordinator
- Take a personal interest in identifying, coaching and developing key staff.
- Advise and train other engineers on setting out methods and techniques
- Communicate with the site team including workforce to ensure full understanding of information provided.
- Support with the selection of materials and plant for the use in the construction processes.
- Prepare written risk assessments and method statements for the control of the works.
- Prepare Inspection and Test Plans for their implementation, ensuring all relevant records are kept
- Keep a full and accurate daily site diary, including any changes/variations, subcontractor’s attendance, and records of work related discussions with client / designer / project team.
Who we’re looking for
- Engineering qualification from a reputable institution
- Previous experience in clean water or wastewater civil engineering projects is desirable
- Highly competent in surveying and setting out techniques and able to teach others.
- Experience managing and mentoring junior engineers
- Quality-oriented, with experience developing and implementing Quality Systems (i.e. ITPs, NCRs)
About the Project
- Thames Water AMP7 is a 4-year long framework plus 5 year extension into AMP8.
- Murphy is a Primary Contractor in Lot 5 North London Infrastructure, value £200m (Inside the M25 – North of the River Thames)
- The framework will consist of the delivery of ECI, detailed design, build, commissioning and handover of water and wastewater infrastructure schemes
- Include individual projects up to £30m with a focus on works working within the public domain and on road carriageways.
- Design Partner in place
- Featuring repairs and build of new assets with a bias towards Clean Water networks with a few waste projects also on the books.
- Sizable Temporary works and working closely with Stake holders are part of day to day activites