Sub Agent

Job description

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:

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A day in the life of a Murphy Sub Agent

• Produce Construction Phase Plans (H&S Plans), Risk Assessments, Work Package Plans (Method Statements) and Task Briefings in line with Murphy procedures. Ensure these are updated on a regular basis and their requirements are communicated and understood by all project personnel and any others who may be affected.
• Ensure workplaces under their control have effective systems, arrangements and supervision for providing a safe workplace.
• Ensure all project personnel have the necessary experience, training and knowledge to carry out the duties allocated to them.
• Organise and lead pre-construction meetings with supply chain to ensure works are fit-to-start.
• Attend and contribute to weekly meetings with site team regarding safety, progress, expenditure, costs and programme.
• Proactively identify and develop sustainability opportunities that add value to the project, delivering environmental, social, and commercial benefits.
• Lead and record subcontractor weekly progress meeting, tracking KPI’s, safety performance, deliverables, commercial actions.
• Participate in, and positively promote, the Murphy Culture Development Culture (leading to Zero Harm).
• Establish close working relationship with site supervision to ensure cost-effective use of labour and plant.
• Lead weekly construction planning sessions with project delivery team.
• Experience working on substations is preferable but not essential.
• Provide technical support project delivery team (engineering and site supervision teams). 

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• HNC/HND/ Degree Civil Engineering or equivalent
• Proven experience in civil engineering projects. Knowledge of company policy and procedures including safety and environment related issues
• Ability to produce, implement and manage safe systems of work for construction procedures. Successful experience as a section / trades foreman.
• Demonstration of knowledge and practical application of the set up and day to day running of a Construction site.
• An understanding of the commercial issues in undertaking a construction project. 
• Ability and confidence to discuss engineering issues with people across various levels and disciplines.
• Excellent knowledge of current civil engineering legislation as well as Health & Safety and Environmental legislation.
• Able to read drawings and construct to them, work to a programme and keep site records.

Reference 225723246