Assistant Welding Engineer
| Posting date: | 25 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35000-70000 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 October 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS9 0NY |
| Company: | J Murphy & Sons |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 23255-43675597 |
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
A day in the life of a Murphy Assistant Welding Engineer
- 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
- Ensuring 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 trouble shoot 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
Still interested, does this sound like you?
- 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.
- 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
A day in the life of a Murphy Assistant Welding Engineer
- 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
- Ensuring 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 trouble shoot 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
Still interested, does this sound like you?
- 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.