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About us
Murphy Group is a leading global, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 that improves lives by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada, we provide better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including Transportation, Water, Power, Natural Resources, and Construction & Property. Murphy Group employs around 5000 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, we work as ‘One Murphy’ by directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success.
Graduate programme
Murphy are hiring Graduate Civil Engineers to work closely with our senior engineers. This is an exciting opportunity for graduates to join an established Contractor.
Finish university and start your career for real, as you join the Murphy Graduate programme at one of our offices or sites. Plunge yourself into our world, keep your eyes open for every opportunity, and in just two years, you’ll find yourself well on your way to achieving a professional qualification with support from your dedicated Mentor. We are committed to the development of our engineers and our graduate programme is accredited by the Institution of Civil Engineers and Engineers Ireland.
Duties
- Accurate setting out of the works and dimensional control.
- Resolving technical problems at all levels
- Carry out inspections in accordance with the Inspection and Test Plan.
- The production of survey information and red – lined drawings for the completion of the As-built records
- Ensuring activities are carried out in safe manner in accordance with the Project Safety Plan
- Accurate maintenance of Quality Management System records
- Ensure equipment is calibrated, in date and suitable checked in accordance with company policies and the manufacturers’ defined requirements.
- Ensure the site diary is accurately maintained noting against each record the date, location and serial number of equipment used
- Informing senior management of any non-conformances or poor workmanship
- Ensure all site personnel have clear, accurate and appropriate information to carry out their duties.
- Close liaison with the Site Foreman and Works Managers
- Ensure that only the latest issue drawings and documents are being used.
- Ensure all materials on site are suitable, stored in line with manufacturer’s recommendations current working practice, contract specification or project requirements.
- Assist the Site Management team to update KPI’s, material reconciliation and progress reports.
- Assist QS with site quantities and measures for monthly valuations.
What do we look for?
- Construction Experience (desirable)
- Setting Out and Surveying techniques (desirable)
- Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Experience in AutoCAD
Above all, we need people who will adopt our values and strive to live them:
- One family, one team, one murphy
- Always deliver
- Integrity & respect
- Never harm
- Continually improve
Location
As a Construction and Civil Engineering company we have projects, big and small, based across the UK and Ireland. We want you to experience as much as possible when you join our graduate programme, there are a whole host of skills and competencies we want you to gain and as part of our graduate programme, there may be an opportunity for you to rotate around our projects depending on business requirements and project size so that you can maximise your learning and exposure to your field of study.
How will I learn?
In short, by grabbing every chance you get. Alongside working on some fascinating, challenging and occasionally jaw-dropping projects, you’ll also be part of our Murphy Learning programme, where everyone has ownership of their own training. You decide what skills you want to gain, with support and guidance from your manager. We call it the 70:20:10 principle, and it goes like this:
- 70% learning on the job, challenging yourself with new projects and responsibilities
- 20% learning through others, training and networking with senior managers, colleagues and industry leaders
- 10% structured learning, choosing training courses that fit your needs and your team’s aims
Requirements
- Civil Engineering Degree or equivalent
- Due to the nature of our work, we require you to have a full clean driving license.