Approved Electrician
| Posting date: | 11 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £18-20 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 September 2025 |
| Location: | Kentish Town Office, NW5 1TN |
| Company: | J Murphy & Sons |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 23093-43582404 |
Summary
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 www.murphygroup.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X: #MoretoMurphy
What you will be doing
- 11kv Substation inspections and maintenance for over 340 Murphy HV assets. This will include inspecting the physical substation, checking the transformer and associated HV/LV equipment, completing a report, with images back to MUA and overseeing any arising actions.
- Supporting the installation of power cable joints and terminations when needed.
- Recognising and promoting best practices and innovation.
- Maintaining and ensuring the safety of all issued company property, including PAT and calibration testing.
- Travelling across various sites midlands – southern regions
- Murphy will authorise the person and provide them substation entry qualification.
Who we’re looking for:
- Experience in cable jointing on LV/HV/EHV networks.
- 2391 testing and inspection
- Authorised Person
- Advantageous
- Basic operational knowledge of electrical or mechanical systems.
- A willingness to potentially progress into a HV and LV SAP in the future.
- Manual Handling certification
- Advantageous
- DNO Authorisation
- Willing to travel / Lodge
- A full UK Driving Licence.
- HV/LV switching experience.
- directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. Visit www.murphygroup.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X: #MoretoMurphy
What you will be doing
- 11kv Substation inspections and maintenance for over 340 Murphy HV assets. This will include inspecting the physical substation, checking the transformer and associated HV/LV equipment, completing a report, with images back to MUA and overseeing any arising actions.
- Supporting the installation of power cable joints and terminations when needed.
- Recognising and promoting best practices and innovation.
- Maintaining and ensuring the safety of all issued company property, including PAT and calibration testing.
- Travelling across various sites midlands – southern regions
- Murphy will authorise the person and provide them substation entry qualification.
Who we’re looking for:
- Experience in cable jointing on LV/HV/EHV networks.
- 2391 testing and inspection
- Authorised Person
- Advantageous
- Basic operational knowledge of electrical or mechanical systems.
- A willingness to potentially progress into a HV and LV SAP in the future.
- Manual Handling certification
- Advantageous
- DNO Authorisation
- Willing to travel / Lodge
- A full UK Driving Licence.
- HV/LV switching experience.