Senior Engineer

MURPHY GROUP; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Engineer to join their Energy Team for the National Grid, Uxbridge Moor Project. This role involves promoting safety practices, designing temporary works, and maintaining relations with clients and the project team. The ideal candidate has experience in construction or civil engineering and is knowledgeable about relevant legislation. Competitive benefits include 27 days holiday, a discretionary bonus, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

27 days holiday

Discretionary annual bonus

Above market rate contributory pension scheme

Life assurance and health screening

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Subsidised canteen facilities

Investment in professional development

Qualifications

• Experience within ITPs, RAMs & Temporary Works.
• Excellent knowledge of current civil engineering legislation.
• Ability and confidence to discuss engineering issues with people across various levels.

Responsibilities

• Establish and promote best practice in health, safety and environmental matters.
• Assist with temporary works design schemes.
• Advise engineers on setting out methods and techniques.
• Ensure sufficient, accurate information for construction of the works.
• Communicate with foremen and supervisors.
• Oversee selection and requisition of materials.
• Prepare written risk assessments and method statements.
• Keep an accurate daily site diary.
• Ensure completion of inspection and test plans.

Skills

Experience in Construction or Civil Engineering projects

Knowledge of civil engineering legislation

Ability to discuss engineering issues

Ability to implement safe systems of work

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Engineer

Job Location: Iver (SL0 0ED)

Country/Region: United Kingdom

Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Engineer to work with the Energy Team on the National Grid, Uxbridge Moor Project.

Our business is well‑known for its extensive in‑house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have striven to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever‑changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries – ensuring their energy security for decades to come.

We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long‑standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.

A day in the life of a Murphy Senior 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 statements 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.

What’s in it for you?

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

About Murphy

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Gold Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.4bn and £23m Invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #MoretoMurphy

If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call Jack Roberts on 07514 313533 to discuss in more detail.

Due to the requirements of the role, in addition to our standard identity and right to work checks, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK