Assistant Engineer

Assistant Engineer

Would you like to join the UK's Best Big Company as awarded by Best Companies? If so, J Murphy and Sons Ltd are currently recruiting for a Assistant Engineer to join our award-winning Energy team. Our team is known for its extensive in-house expertise and continual drive to innovate within the industry. The Assistant Engineer will provide the Project with accurate, informed interpretation of the specified Project Technical Requirements. Providing support to the Project management and site team on all matters technical whilst providing some management support to the site manager.

Following the ‘One Murphy’ approach, we’re able to deliver all aspects of the projects we work on. J. Murphy & Sons has designed, constructed, and commissioned projects for clients such as National Grid, SSE and Ørsted, on both transmission and distribution networks within the Energy sector.

If you think you fit the bill and want to work as an Assistant Engineer within a team that rewards performance, drives personal development and offers a great place to work delivering exciting projects, get In touch.

What you will be doing?

• Establish and promote best practice in health, safety and environmental matters in conjunction with the SHQE department.
• Assist senior engineers in the production of civil engineering designs calculations and report documentation.
• Undertake designer risk assessments.
• Attend tender site visits and prepare site visit reports.
• Undertake site visits to inspect works.
• Assist CAD technicians with the production of drawings.
• Attend design and hazard review meetings when/where required.
• Collaborate with other design disciplines to ensure civil engineering designs are well coordinated.
• Support senior engineers with tracking design programme progress
• Assist the internal design engineering function in Continuous Improvement initiatives and activities.
• Supervise and mentor student and summer placement engineers.

Who we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s Degree/HNC in Civil Engineering
• Experience on Construction or Civil Engineering projects.
• Experienced in surveying and setting out techniques
• Sound understanding of Quality, Safety, Health, Environmental and Sustainability project requirements.

About Murphy

• Charity is at the heart of Murphy values; you will receive 2 days leave per year to donate your time to a charity of your choosing. Many teams choose to support a charity together to positively impact our communities.
• Access to Murphy Wellbeing: you will have access to a host of online tools, mental health trained colleagues, and if needs be external professional support because we understand that work and life offers challenges that sometimes need a little extra support.
• Murphy is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture, making Murphy a great place to work where we can all thrive. You can get involved in numerous events and even join our committee dedicated to continuously nurturing Murphy’s inclusive culture.
  

What you’ll get in return

• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development.
• 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
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc
  

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.

As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer we are proud to have signed up to #BantheBoxUK and reduce barriers to employment for people with criminal records.

If you think Murphy is the place to help you thrive in a great team dedicated to delivery and engineering excellence and want to work in an inclusive team culture that rewards performance and drives personal development, apply today.