Murphy is recruiting for a SWS / PTS Quality Advisor to work with Energy at the Leeds facility supporting the day-to-day fabrication and site welding activities as required.   

Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries - ensuring their energy security for decades to come.

We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.

The SWS/ PTS Quality Advisor provides quality assurance and compliance support to SWS/PTS (Specialist Welding Services/ Pipeline testing services) operations, ensuring welding and pressure testing activities are planned, executed, and recorded in line with approved procedures, client requirements, and industry standards.The role focuses on maintaining robust inspection regimes, documentation control, and continuous improvement processes to deliver safe, traceable, and high-quality outcomes across fabrication and site-based works.

A day in the life of a Murphy SWSS/ PTS Quality Advisor

• Lead the planning and scheduling of Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) for welding and pressure testing activities, ensuring alignment with project programmes and client requirements.
• Ensure all quality documentation (ITPs, WPS/PQRs, test packs, certification) is compliant with project and client requirements.
• Maintain forward audit schedules, focusing on key SWS/PTS quality risks including welding qualifications, NDT, and pressure testing readiness.
• Support implementation of quality assurance processes across SWS/PTS activities, ensuring compliance with Murphy systems and industry standards.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Planning teams to ensure quality requirements are embedded into project execution
• Monitor and communicate updates to codes, standards, and client specifications
• Manage and report Quality Non-Conformances, ensuring appropriate root cause analysis and escalation where required.
• Plan and undertake internal and supply chain audits, ensuring findings are tracked and closed out
• Ensure effective use of digital quality systems to maintain full traceability of welding and pressure testing activities.
• Produce regular quality reports, including weekly, monthly, and KPI submissions.
• Capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement.
• Support project start-up activities, ensuring quality requirements are established early (e.g. ITPs, calibration registers, systems setup).
• Ensure quality documentation is complete and compliant for project handover
• Support the identification, assessment, and management of quality risks associated with welding, pressure testing, and Fabrication activities 
• Work closely with Engineering, QC and Operational personnel to support the delivery of compliant welding and pressure testing activities.
• Collaborate with Quality, Planning, and Commercial teams to ensure alignment of quality requirements with project scope, programme, and delivery objectives.
• Engage with clients and third-party representatives (e.g. inspectors, auditors), supporting quality-related communication, documentation, and compliance activities.
• Support and guide operational teams and supervisors on quality requirements, promoting a right-first-time culture across welding and pressure testing activities.
• Work collaboratively with Group Quality and external auditors to support audits, assurance activities, and close-out of findings.

Still interested , does this sound like you?

• Knowledge of relevant industry standards (e.g. ISO 9001, ISO 3834, Specifications such as Oil and Gas sector or similar).
• A relevant engineering or technical qualification advantageous  
• Experience working within a quality, fabrication, welding, or pressure testing environment, preferably within pipeline or energy infrastructure projects advantageous.
• Working knowledge of welding processes, welding procedures (WPS/PQR), and inspection requirements 
• Understanding of non-destructive testing techniques (NDE) and pressure systems.
• Familiarity with pressure testing processes, test packs, and system assurance requirements is advantageous.