Quality Advisor or Senior Quality Advisor
| Company: | J Murphy & Sons |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £40000-70000 per annum |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Colchester, CO10 7NF |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Closing date: | 16 Sept 2026 |
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 Quality Advisor/ Senior Quality Advisor
- Be a champion for the “Quality – Right First Time” initiative.
- Establish and promote best practice in quality matters in conjunction with the Quality function.
- Collaborate with engineering to educate the engineering community on to achieve better quality.
- Mentor and develop staff to ensure that they understand the Quality management systems.
- Carry out regular inspections/audits of sites and work places to find whether work is being carried out in accordance with Company Policy, Procedures and other stated requirements.
- Promote the reporting of nonconformances and provide advice on closing out actions.
- Develop and implement Quality campaigns and improvement plans in agreement with the Quality Management..
- Produce Quality plans, procedures and associated documentation and check compliance.
- Identify significant Quality issues for contracts / yards and help set-up contracts / yards to include appropriate controls.
- Maintain records as necessary to ensure compliance with Company procedures and Contract Requirements.
- Provide reports, presentations and information as directed by the Business / Quality Management.
- Provide input and review of pre-qualification, tender and Quality award submissions.
Still interested, does this sound like you?
- Experience within a Senior Quality role or a similar role.
- Relevant Quality Membership at Senior level (CQI)
- MS package knowledge (e.g. Outlook, Excel, Word, Visio, MS Project)
- Solid understanding of the requirements of the ISO 9001 standard.
- Previous experience within a Engineering or Construction environment.
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