Overview

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’.

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Responsibilities

• Control of documentation associated with weld procedure specifications, qualifications, records and welder qualifications
• Review welding specifications at bid stages
• Run weld procedures at Leeds and on-site
• Raise test house instructions for WPQR’s and WQT’s & review results
• Compile WPQR’s and WQT packages
• Ensure company management procedures are carried out
• Continual reviews of welding techniques/procedures and the introduction of improvements to operations
• Manage Project welding procedure qualification activities and maintain weld procedure and welder qualification registers
• Monitor production welding activities and troubleshoot any potential issues
• Evaluate causes of welding failures and implement corrective actions
• Attend regular operations and safety meetings as required
• Ensure that the appropriate Risk Assessments are carried out for the preparation of specific Welding Processes/Method Statements for welding operations
• Prepare fabrication inspection and test plans tailored to the specific requirements of each project
• Support the facility in maintaining compliance with BS EN ISO 3834-2 Certification

Qualifications / Requirements

• Professional welding qualifications are highly beneficial (e.g. International Institute of Welding (IIW) / European Welding Federation (EWF) Welding Technologist or Specialist status)
• Professionally Qualified Engineer (e.g. UK minimum HND/foundation degree or other national equivalent) in an engineering discipline
• Knowledge of Automatic and/or Manual welding of pipeline/pipe work, welding engineering or metallurgical experience/background
• Welding experience in a fabrication environment is required
• Working knowledge of various NDE techniques
• An ability to understand and assess technical problems, enabling you to generate solutions through application of process knowledge, experimental trials and process development, along with a hands-on approach