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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Contractor’s Responsible Engineer (CRE) Civils Construction – Leeds/York Area – Transpennine Route Upgrade East

On a large multidisciplinary electrification project Murphy is recruiting for an experienced CRE-Construction Civils to deliver Bridge Replacement within Blockades, Footbridge Construction, Lineside Ancillary Civils Infrastructure and Culvert remedial works. To be successful in this role you will be confident in managing multiple stakeholders and relish implementing engineering strategies.

Overall responsibility for all engineering activities both on and off site for the business unit, including the day-to-day management of all engineering activities and the appointment of suitable resource to satisfactorily complete those works.

What you will be doing

Regular liaison with designers to ensure designs are efficient and safe to build
Regular contact with the client to progressively assure designs, including participation in IDC/IDRs
Review submissions for quality, sufficiency and adherence to relevant standards.
Approval of detailed construction methodologies produced by the project teams e.g. WPP / TBS / RA’s
Approval of inspection and test plans produced by the project teams
Assist team members CEM / QS / PM as required with engineering input
Attend site as required to liaise with Site Managers and Engineers
Act as the temporary works coordinator
Excellent interpersonal skills and assertive when required to ensure timeous delivery
Ensure Quality benchmarks are maintained at a high standard
Who we are looking for

Civils Construction CRE experience of Bridge Replacement in a railway environment
BEng or MEng
Civil Engineer with membership of professional institute (Desirable)
Strong experience working on rail projects.
Knowledge of NR/L2/RSE/02009 and NR/L2/CIV/003
Experience managing design development
Knowledge of BS5975:2019
Computer literate with strong skills in Microsoft Excel and other design based software such as AutoCad