Site Engineer

MURPHY GROUP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK infrastructure company is seeking a Site Engineer in Kentish Town. You will manage water and non-infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance, quality control, and safety on-site. Candidates should have an engineering qualification, civil project experience, and relevant safety training. This company values diversity and offers competitive benefits including 27 days of holiday and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discretionary annual bonus

Above market rate contributory pension

Life assurance and health screening

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Dedicated professional development investment

Retail discounts and cashback

Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication skills for engineering concepts.
• Experience as an engineer on a civil engineering project required.
• Expected to promote and support Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI).

Responsibilities

• Check Inspection Test Plans and specifications.
• Assist Design Team with identifying setting out requirements.
• Ensure quality control and safety measures are adhered to.

Skills

Engineering qualification

IT Skills: Microsoft Office

Articulating engineering concepts

Previous experience in civil engineering

Driver's licence

Safety training IOSSH/SSSTS/SMSTS

Relevant tickets for site-based work

Education

Engineering qualification from a reputable firm

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Site Engineer

Job Location: Kentish Town (NW5 1TN)

Country/Region: United Kingdom

Murphy is recruiting for a Site Engineer to join our growing Infrastructure team, delivering water infrastructure and non‑infrastructure projects in partnership with Thames Water, as part of the AMP8 framework.

Murphy is a long‑standing delivery partner to leading water clients across the UK and Ireland, including Thames Water, Severn Trent, Northern Ireland Water, Yorkshire Water, SES Water, Bristol Water, South East Water, and Uisce Éireann, where we operate over 25 facilities under full DBOM contracts.

A day in the life of a Murphy Site 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.
• Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

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 licence
• Safety training IOSSH and/or SSSTS or SMSTS
• It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
• 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

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 £5.8bn 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 James Hing on 07353 134946 to discuss in more detail.

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