Section Engineer

J. Murphy & Sons Ltd; Thurso; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Murphy is seeking a Section Engineer to lead civil construction activities in Scotland. You will promote best practices in health, safety and environmental matters, work with clients, designers and the supply chain, and guide setting-out methods.

The role requires experience in construction or civil engineering, RAMs and temporary works, and the ability to communicate across disciplines. You will prepare risk assessments and manage safe working procedures on site.

Qualifications

• Experience in Construction or Civil Engineering projects.
• Experience within ITPs, RAMs & Temporary Works.
• Excellent knowledge of current civil engineering legislation and HSE.
• Ability to discuss engineering issues across levels and disciplines.
• Ability to produce and manage safe systems of work.

Responsibilities

• Establish and promote best practice in health, safety and environmental matters.
• Assist with temporary works design schemes.
• Maintain good working relations with client/designer/team and supply chain.
• Advise engineers on setting out methods and techniques.
• Ensure drawings and specifications contain sufficient information for construction; request missing information in time.
• Communicate with foremen and supervisors to ensure full understanding of information provided.
• Overseeing the selection and requisition of materials and plant for the construction process.
• Prepare written risk assessments and method statements for control of works.
• Keep a full daily site diary with changes, variations and site records.
• Ensure inspection and test plans are completed as required.

Skills

Construction experience

Civil engineering

RAMs & Temporary Works

Communication skills

Safe systems design

Job description

Murphyis 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 solutionsto infrastructure sectors includingtransportation;natural resources; energy and water.

Headquartered in London, Murphy hasa 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 around4,000engineers, 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 onLinkedIn,Facebook, InstagramandX:

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A day in the life of a Murphy Section Engineer:

• Establish and promote best practice in health, safety and environmental matters in conjunction with the SHQE department.
• Assist with temporary works design schemes
• Maintain good working relations with client / designer / Team, together with our supply chain.
• Advise engineers on setting out methods and techniques.
• Ensure that the drawings and specification documents contain sufficient, accurate information for construction of the works. Formally request any missing information in sufficient time to allow the programme to proceed without delay.
• Communicate with foremen and supervisors to ensure full understanding of information provided.
• Overseeing the selection and requisition of materials and plant for the use in the construction process.
• Prepare written risk assessments and method for the control of the works.
• Keep a full and accurate daily site diary, including any changes/variations, subcontractors’ attendance, and records of work related discussions with client / designer / project team.
• Ensure that inspection and test plans are completed as required by the PMP / Specification, including a check of dimension accuracy and quality

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Experience in Construction or Civil Engineering projects.
• Experience within ITPs, RAMs & Temporary Works.
• Excellent knowledge of current civil engineering legislation as well as Health & Safety and Environmental legislation.
• Ability and confidence to discuss engineering issues with people across various levels and disciplines.
• Ability to produce, implement and manage safe systems of work for construction procedures