Murphy is a leading global, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 that improves life 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 employs around 3,500 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.
Murphy Goes Green
- 36% reduction in carbon emission intensity to date
- 98% of waste diverted from landfill
- Introduced cleaner burning Gas-to-Liquid fuel (first construction company in the UK)
- Installed electric and hybrid car charging points
- Working towards being Net Zero by 2030
The role
We have an exciting opportunity to join our leading-edge Graduate programme for Environmental Sustainability Graduate – this role is for a person with passion for environmental sustainability and the built environment.
This Environmental Sustainability Graduate will play an important role in supporting the Safety, Health and Sustainability team in delivering exciting projects across the UK.
The role is suitable for somebody who has an interest in the environment and engineering. The role will involve engaging with the construction teams on environmental matters to help deliver complex projects whilst driving best practice and reducing environmental risk.
This will involve using a range of industry wide programmes and some bespoke applications; therefore, the candidate will need to be IT proficient as well as being eager to learn new systems and tasks. It is important they are organised, have excellent teamwork and communication skills.
Key responsibilities
- Understand the Company Health & Safety and Environmental Policies, Processes and Procedures and statutory requirements as they affect the company’s operations and ensure that the requirements are implemented
- Assist in providing advice of the practical implementation of the company’s Environmental policies, processes, and procedures
- Assist the Environmental Manager and Project Management in the understanding and management of priorities, risks, and opportunities with regards to environmental aspects
- Assist with the development of Environmental Management Plans (including Site Waste Management Plans, Biodiversity Management Plans) and coordination of their review
- Assist in providing operational and functional management with advice on the prevention of accidents and incidents
- Provide advice and guidance for obtaining legal consents, licences, and exemptions such as discharge consents, protected species and sites consents, ensuring that those which are required are obtained and conditions are met
- Support site SHES teams to ensure compliance with all requirements stipulated in the Construction SHES Plans
- Assist the SHES team in carrying out regular inspections of sites and workplaces to determine whether work is being carried out in accordance with Company Policy, Procedures, and the relevant Statutory Provisions
- Data collection and management associated with environmental Key Performance Indicators and assisting with monthly environmental reporting
- Provide reports, presentations, and information of data analysis
- Develop and implement environmental sustainability awareness/educational campaigns and improvements in agreement with the Environmental Manager
- Promote and capture environmental sustainability best practice and ensure it is fed-back into the business
- Assist in ensuring that the projects monitor and reduces Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions
- Liaise with the other members of the SHES team and the wider organisation with regards to SHES matters
- Carry out site inductions and other training as required
- Maintain own level of knowledge and competency in relation to Environmental Management and responsibilities including appropriate qualifications and professional membership
- Mirror the Murphy Values of Never Harm, 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.
Graduate Programme
The programme will focus on helping you to grow your personal and leadership skills, alongside business and of course, the technical skills you will learn day-to-day on the job.
The programme is delivered in a variety of formats throughout the 2 years and will allow you to establish a network of contacts that will help and support you through your first 2 years and beyond. We expect some of our graduates to rotate after a period of 6-12 months, to another transportation project to fully understand the depth and breadth of the services offered by the company.
Our line managers are fully supportive of the Graduate Development Programme and will be involved in helping you along the way.
In addition to the programme, we offer mentoring and support in every area of work, as well as a structured training programme to enable graduates to work towards achieving Chartership.
Graduates may have the opportunity to work on several exciting and progressive projects around the UK during the 2-year period.
About you
- Have a passion for Murphy’s Carbon Net Zero Targets
- Ability to work accurately and professionally
- Willingness to learn with appropriate instruction
- Ability to empathise and communicate with all people, regardless of their background or circumstance
- Excellent organisation, communication, and time management skills
- Mobility to work on various projects over the 2-year programme throughout the UK
- Driven and motivated looking to progress their career in environmental sustainability
- Some experience in the construction/civil engineering industry would be advantageous but not necessary
- Excellent data analysis skills and interrogation of data
Location
As a Construction and Civil Engineering company we have projects, big and small, based across the UK and Ireland. There is the opportunity for you to rotate around our projects, which depends on business requirements and project sizes.
Rotating to different projects will enable you to 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
Entry requirements
- Environmental Management degree (or equivalent)
Additional requirements
- Due to the nature of our work, we require you to have a full clean driving licence.
- Eligible to work in the UK with a valid work permit if applicable. Please note, that we do not provide sponsorship