Jobs
My ads
My job alerts
Sign in
Find a job Career Tips Companies
Find

Project engineer

Oxford
Permanent
J. Murphy & Sons Ltd
Project engineer
Posted: 8h ago
The role
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, Canada and America, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; energy 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 4,000 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. Visit (url removed) or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X:

#MoretoMurphy

A day in the life of a Murphy Project Engineer

Be accountable for ensuring all engineering shifts are adequately resourced. Organize and allocate engineering resources to fulfil various roles, ensuring holidays and sick leave are covered
Manage engineering resources falling short of expectations with constructive improvement plans and acknowledge those exceeding expectations promoting growth and development.
Technical Support: Coordinate and provide site engineering technical input to works for the operational and engineering team. Support project managers and senior engineers with planning of the works.
Maintain a high standard of progressive quality assurance across the project(s), including creating and reviewing Inspection Test Plans (ITPs) and Inspection Test Check sheets (ITCs).
Champion the use of Dalux and Aconex in delivery of the project.
Ensure apprentice and graduate engineers in the team gain relevant experience and achieve their university and operational site goals, maintain the mentorship programme and make adjustments where required
Ensure teams manage materials on site and any specific requirements for testing. Educating teams on their individual areas of focus.
Ensure PDRs are carried out effectively, for all site engineering staff.
Competent in the use of Surveying equipment such as Total Stations, GPS, level’s etc for setting out and as-built information and able to provide guidance to junior engineers on their usage. 
Act as the Lead Temporary Work’s Co-Ordinator for the project, ensuring design briefs are undertaken, undertaking constructability reviews of TW designs and ensuring TWS’ are undertaking inspections as required
Ensuring the engineering deliverables for on site works are completed in good time to allow works to progress in line with the programme
Review / Undertake material take off’s from drawings, ensure all materials ordered to site are suitable, stored in line with manufacturer’s recommendations and meet contract specification or project requirements. 
Draft Scope for ITTs for engagement with the market and for subcontractor works. Still interested, does this sound like you?

Experience in Construction or Civil Engineering projects.
Experience with ITPs, RAMs & Temporary Works.
Ability and confidence to communicate and present to Internal Management, Delivery Partners and Senior level clients.
Excellent knowledge of current civil engineering legislation as well as Health & Safety and Environmental legislation.
Ability and confidence to discuss engineering issues with people across various levels and disciplines.
Ability to produce, implement and manage safe systems of work for construction procedures.
CSCS Card
Apply
Create E-mail Alert
Job alert activated
Saved
Save
Similar job
Senior projects engineer
Aylesbury
XACT PLACEMENTS LIMITED
Project engineer
£45,000 a year
Similar job
Senior projects engineer
Aylesbury
XACT PLACEMENTS LIMITED
Project engineer
Similar job
Lev project engineer
Aylesbury
TalentTech Recruitment Ltd
Project engineer
€50,000 a year
See more jobs
Similar jobs
Engineering jobs in Oxford
jobs Oxford
jobs Oxfordshire
jobs England
Home > Jobs > Engineering jobs > Project engineer jobs > Project engineer jobs in Oxford > Project Engineer

About Jobijoba

  • Career Advice
  • Company Reviews

Search for jobs

  • Jobs by Job Title
  • Jobs by Industry
  • Jobs by Company
  • Jobs by Location
  • Jobs by Keywords

Contact / Partnership

  • Contact
  • Publish your job offers on Jobijoba

Legal notice - Terms of Service - Privacy Policy - Manage my cookies - Accessibility: Not compliant

© 2026 Jobijoba - All Rights Reserved

Apply
Create E-mail Alert
Job alert activated
Saved
Save