Job Description
Job Title:  Site Engineer
Job Location:  Lower Thames Crossing
Country/Region:  United Kingdom

Murphy is recruiting for a Site Engineer to join our team at BMJV (Bouygues Murphy Joint Venture) to work on delivering the UK’s longest road tunnel beneath the River Thames, the exciting Lower Thames Crossing project.

 

A day in the life of a Murphy Site Engineer:

  • Ensuring activities are carried out in safe manner in accordance with the Project Safety Plan
  • Accurate maintenance of Quality Management System records
  • Ensure construction operations are carried out in accordance with the Contract requirements using the appropriate agreed procedures
  • Makes sure that only competent personnel are used to carry out the Works. Policies the outputs to confirm that the required level of quality is maintained.
  • Co-ordination and supervision of Sub-contractors in the performance of the Works. 
  • 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. 
  • Minimises environmental disturbance during construction works. 
  • Supervises the outputs and confirms that the project environmental requirements are met. 
  • Close liaison with the Site Foreman and Package 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
  • Maintain a working knowledge of all subcontractors’ scopes of works within area of responsibility. Identify and record any changes to scope, including delays. Provide appropriate records to line management and commercial teams.
  • Assist in monitoring site productivity and reporting progress to site team
  • Monitoring programme progress and identifying potential issues, providing timely resolutions where required
  • Conduct surveys and inspections to verify compliance with design specifications
  • Within area of responsibility, ensure that all permits, inductions, task briefs and other documentation required to undertake works in accordance with legal, company and project requirements are in place, approved and briefed to all required persons, including subcontractors, prior to work commencing
  • Produce any required Non-Conformance Reports, including details of proposed remedial works, for approval by others. Ensure agreed works are completed and appropriate records are provided to allow close out by others.
  • Ensure that approved temporary works solutions are in place and used as required during all works within the area of responsibility. Contribute to the development of temporary works solutions. 
  • Ensure all required documented outputs and records are correctly uploaded to the project document control systems 
  • Maintain appropriate and accurate records of works progress, changes, resources and issues, including works by subcontractors

 

Still interested, does this sound like you?

  • Good knowledge of construction industry and standards construction techniques 
  • Basic knowledge of commercial and contractual requirements. 
  • Working knowledge of subcontractor scopes of work 
  • Experience in managing or assisting with management, monitoring and dealing with subcontractors and finding solutions to problems
  • Strong organisational and communication skills. 
  • HNC/HND/degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering or related discipline


You don’t need to meet every requirement to apply. If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you. Diverse voices help us think bigger and do better. We particularly encourage application from underrepresented groups including women, ethnic minorities and individuals with disabilities.

 

 

What’s in it for you?

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

 

What happens next

  • We aim to review your application within 1–2 weeks, depending on volumes of applicants
  • If you are shortlisted, we’ll invite you to a short chat to learn more about you and give you a chance to ask questions
  • This is followed by 1 to 2 rounds of interviews, which may include a task, depending on the role. For more senior positions, you might also meet additional members of the team but we’ll let you know in advance if that’s the case
  • We aim to make final decisions within 3-4 weeks.

 

About Murphy 

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Platinum Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.8bn and £23m Invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #MoretoMurphy

 

If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call James Hing on 07353 134946 to discuss in more detail.  

 

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