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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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Assistant Engineering Manager - Substations

Murphy is currently recruiting for an Assistant Engineering Manager to join our award-winning Energy team covering Power, Transmission & Distribution projects such as Substations. Our team is known for its extensive in-house expertise and continual drive to innovate within the industry. The Assistant Engineering Manager will aid the Engineering Manager to support all engineering activities both on and off site for the business unit, including the day to day management of all engineering activities and the appointment of suitable resource to satisfactorily complete those works.

Following the ‘One Murphy’ approach, we’re able to deliver all aspects of the projects we work on. Murphy 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.

What you will be doing:

Good understanding of subject matter within discipline(s). Acting as Assistant Engineering Manager on projects with consulting and engaging with Technical Leads/external engineering expertise as required,
Holistic management of projects design team and their deliverables in line with the project’s key milestones.
Ensure required quality checking/approval procedures are carried out,
Develop effective delivery process to improve the production of design deliverables to time/cost/quality,
Produce and manage RFI schedule and process, liaising directly with the design team,
Assisting the Engineering Manager in formulating project strategies and solutions,
Supervision and close liaison on Design Management and coordination across a portfolio of projects,
Preparation of scope of work for Engineering subcontracts,
Technical support to supply chain management,
Supporting Quality (Production of Design Quality Plans, providing VDDRs, reviewing ITP, attending key FATs, attending QA audits on designers)
Provide input to WBS, Pre-Construction programme creation and interfacing this with the construction programme, (integrating logic, sequencing, correct successors, and predecessors etc.)
Promote and participate in engineering innovation and BIM solutions to our clients,
Manage and actively pursue performance improvement of the engineering capability and function, assisting in establishing and implementing best practice policies and procedures for the function,
Support the business unit in work winning providing technical support in bids, with the application of engineering and design management,   

Who we are looking for:

Experience in HV Substations and HV Transmission, Civil Engineering or Oil and Gas
Relevant coordination experience in the civil, mechanical, electrical and process engineering industry 
Member of a professional engineering institution or working towards (IStructE / ICE)
Knowledge of project management process gained through successful experience of contract management.  

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.  

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.  

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.

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

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