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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’ - directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. 

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A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Engineer

Supervise all Assistant and Site Engineers 
Assist with temporary works design schemes 
Take a personal interest in identifying, coaching and developing key staff. 
Monitor the work under their control to ensure that any unsafe work conditions and non-compliance with Company policies and procedures are promptly remedied. 
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?

Proven experience in large civil engineering projects and PTS     
Ability to produce, implement and manage safe systems of work for construction procedures.     
Proven experience/training with all the latest surveying/CAD techniques 
Ability and confidence to communicate and present to Top Level Management, Senior level clients and public.      
An understanding of the commercial issues in undertaking a large scale construction project.      
Ability and confidence to discuss engineering issues with people across various levels and disciplines.       
Excellent knowledge of current civil engineering legislation as well as Health & Safety and Environmental legislation

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