Plant Technician at J. Murphy & Sons Ltd, Harrow

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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What your day will look like:

• Facilitate maintenance activities, breakdown response and resource allocation.
• Carry out diagnosis, repair and commissioning of piling rigs and cranes.
• Support mobilisation, de-mobilisation, rigging and major overhauls.
• Promote fleet reliability, technical standards and engineering best practice.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are completed safely and compliantly.
• Develop team members through coaching, mentoring and technical support.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and defect reporting.

What we need from you:

• NVQ Level 3 in Plant Maintenance, Construction Plant Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience maintaining specialist piling rigs and/or crawler cranes.
• Hydraulic, electrical and CANBUS fault-finding capability.
• Knowledge of LOLER, PUWER, and statutory inspection requirements.
• Understanding of safety systems and statutory inspections.
• Experience leading teams.