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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Instrument Commissioning Engineer - Isle of Grain, Kent

Murphy is currently recruiting for an Instrument Commissioning Engineer to join our award-winning Energy team in the Isle of Grain, Kent. Our team is known for its extensive in-house expertise and continual drive to innovate within the industry.

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 including National Grid, Cadent Gas, OPA, SGN, National Grid Ventures, on both transmission and distribution networks. Our projects include Compressor stations, Natural Gas and LNG Terminals, AGI’s, pipelines and diversions.

What you will be doing:

Compiling of pre-commissioning procedures.
Calibration and troubleshooting of site Instruments.
Oversea/Lead the pre-commissioning Instrument activities; loop checks, DCS, C&E, vendor packages.
Working as part of a multidiscipline site based team, specifically undertaking Instrument Pre-Commissioning activities to ensure demonstration of system and subsystem compliance with required project acceptance criteria.
Production and review of Testing, Pre-commissioning and Commissioning Documentation, integrating OEM and Vendor requirements into the overall plan and procedures.
Monitoring, verifying, and reporting on mechanical commissioning activities to the Commissioning Manager, ensuring compliance and adherence with Principal Contractor Programme
Perform daily inspection of site construction / commissioning activities and system walkdowns, including the capture, management and close-out of Punch list items.
Undertake fault finding on installed equipment and ensure all issues are closed out to the required technical and quality standard.
Instruct and mentor team members to deliver the mechanical testing and commissioning activities.
Continuously working to improve work processes, advising and support on compliance and quality matters.

Who are we looking for?

HNC / HND in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent related discipline and experience.
Experience of Oil & Gas equipment and processes essential.
Working knowledge of Fire & Gas systems, VMS, ESD systems and cryogenic instruments.
Ability to work in a large team of multi-discipline personnel.
Familiarity with CMS systems, ITR's and field tablets.
Able to write and compile Pre-Commissioning procedures for Instrument systems.

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