Graduate Civil Engineer

Location

Based in Highlands/Alness to Wick for the duration of 2-year programme.

Start date:

September 2027.

As an international business, we also have opportunities available in Ireland.

• Site-based role
• Based in Highlands/Alness to Wick for the duration of 2-year programme

Murphy is a leading international, multi-disciplined engineering and construction company founded in 1951 that improves life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, the USA, Australia, and New Zealand, Murphy provides better-engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation, water, energy, and natural resources. We also have a number of related businesses – Ground Engineering;
Utility Connections;
Plant;
Process Engineering;
Pipeline Testing Services;
Specialist Welding Services and Electrical Services. Murphy employs more than 4,700 engineers, professional managers, and skilled operatives around the world. Together, we work as ‘One Murphy’ by directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success.

The Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) upgrade framework includes a programme of overhead lines, underground cables, and substations to redevelop the transmission network in the north of Scotland between now and 2030. The allocation of work for Murphy includes the design and construction of two new 400kv substations in Spittal and Loch Buidhe and the delivery of 85km of Overhead Line (OHL).

Additionally, the conceptual design phase of our design contract was pivotal in supporting SSEN’s Planning Consent submission to the Scottish Government. Our contributions in this framework are integral to SSEN’s broader ASTI Pathway to 2030 programme, which aims to bolster green energy production, enhance our national network resilience, and upgrade the transmission infrastructure by the end of the decade.

Now that you have finished your degree, it is time to take the first step of your career and join our two-year graduate training programme. We are offering the opportunity for you to develop knowledge, skills, and experience which will enable you to have a successful career in engineering and construction. Murphy is hiring Graduate Civil Engineers to work alongside our experienced site engineers across multi-discipline construction projects from large scale civils, rail, water, oil & gas, and electricity upgrade projects as part of the green energy transition across the UK.

The graduate scheme offers both technical and soft skills courses to help your professional development and growth as a civil engineer. When you join as a Graduate civil engineer you will be signed up to our ICE Approved Training Scheme, this is a structured training programme run by ICE approved employers. Our scheme will help you get the skills, knowledge, and experience you need to complete the initial professional development (IPD) stage of your path to becoming professionally qualified.

You will have the support of a business mentor, to help your progress in the role and support your onboarding in the company. Furthermore, you will be given a SCE (Supervising Civil Engineer) who will guide you on your professional journey to ICE membership. You will be given the opportunity to work on different projects and gain an understanding of various aspects of civil engineering, broadening your understanding and putting into practice what you have learnt during your time at university.

• You will work on-site alongside experienced engineers assisting with the setting out, supervision, and control of construction activities so they are delivered safely to programme, cost, and…