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Senior Site Engineer
Senior Site Engineer – National Grid, Uxbridge Moor Project
About the Opportunity Murphy are recruiting for a Senior Site Engineer to support Energy Team on the National Grid, Uxbridge Moor Project.
About Murphy
Murphy delivers leadership in the transmission and distribution industry, with expertise spanning design, construction, and commissioning. Leveraging in-house innovation and a commitment to sustainability, we empower national energy security across four countries.
Specialist services include:
- Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects
- Technical and engineering solutions in conventional and energy transition markets
Our long-term partnerships with major energy providers and continuous investment in environmentally friendly plant (including £23m spent in 2024) underscore our industry-driving ambition.
Murphy is Platinum Investors in People accredited, operating with a growing order book of £5.4bn—backed by a workforce of over 60 nationalities, fostering diversity, inclusion, and professional growth.
A Day in the Role
You’ll play a key role in:
- Establishing and reinforcing best practice in Health, Safety & Environment (HS&QE), collaborating with the HS&QE team.
- Designing temporary works schemes to maintain contractual and safety standards.
- Actively engaging with the client, designers, team, and the supply chain to ensure alignment.
- Advising engineers on efficient setting-out methods and techniques.
- Ensuring construction drawings and specifications are complete, accurate, and timely—requesting missing information in sufficient lead time to avoid programme delays.
- Clarifying technical details with foremen/supervisors for full workflow understanding.
- Overseeing the selection and procurement of materials and plant for construction.
- Preparing written risk assessments and method statements for holding safe work.
- Maintaining a detailed daily site diary, documenting variations, subcontractor logs, and client/team discussions.
- Supervising the implementation of inspection and test plans, verifying dimensional accuracy and quality against Project Management Plan (PMP) and specifications.
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Key Responsibilities
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Health & Safety (HS&E) Leadership:
- Champion health, safety, and environmental (HS&E) protocols.
- Conduct ITP reviews (Irregular Temporary Work Permissions) and develop RAMs (Risk Assessment Tools) for complex construction activities.
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Technical Expertise:
- Apply expertise in civil engineering legislation, including HS&E and Environmental compliance.
- Validate site execution against design documents and client requirements.
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Collaboration & Communication:
- Foster open dialogue with project managers, engineers, contractors, and third-party stakeholders.
- Produktably identify and escalate timeline delays or technical challenges.
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Management Obligations:
- Lead daily site execution, ensuring safe systems are managed effectively.
- Advise on specialist issues involving onsite personnel, tools, and plant.
Requirements & Experience
To thrive in this role, you’ll need:
- Proven track record in construction or civil engineering projects, aligned with transmission/distribution or energy transition markets.
- Execution and procurement experience—preferably within ITPs (Irregular Temporary Work Permissions), Risk Assessment Methods (RAMs), and Temporary Works Design.
- Advanced competencies in civil engineering legislation, HS&E standards, and environmental compliance.
- Strong ability to liaise confidently across technical and non-technical disciplines.
- Project management skills, including risk planning and documentation to maintain programmes.
- Forensic attention to detailing compliance and ensuring specification resolution.
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Benefits
We pride ourselves on offering industry-leading benefits to support your career and personal well-being:
- 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays—with the option to buy an extra 2 days per year (incremental with length of service).
- Annual salary reviews and discretionary bonus structure.
- Above-market contributory pension scheme.
- Life assurance, health screening, and enhanced sick pay.
- Enhanced maternity & paternity pay, including a £2,000 maternity returners bonus.
- Marriage holiday (2 weeks) and wedding bonus.
- Subsidised onsite canteens in core locations.
- A well-funded investment in professional development, including access to industry-leading training resources.
- Subsidies & bonus schemes: retail discounts, gym memberships, cycle-to-work savings, and contract-led healthcare assistance.
Our Culture
About Murphy:
- Through fostering an inclusive, forward-looking culture, we empower a diverse workforce of 60+ nationalities, enabling 23.8% of our leadership to belong to underrepresented groups.
- Operators are rising with a £5.4bn order book and 57% increase in prior-year profit.
For more details on Murphy’s commitment, visit [Murphy – Values & Progress].
Apply Now or Contact Us If you’d like to apply or discuss this role further, please visit [Murphy Careers Portal].
For alternative application routes, contact: Lorna Rhodes on 07801 960 464.
Security Notice:
As a live sales environment, Murphy adheres to ukwide security checks: Rights to Work, enhanced ID verification, and an optional DBS background check may be required pre-employment.
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