About Murphy
Murphy is a leading global, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 that improves life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in Ireland, the United Kingdom and North America, we provide better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including Transportation, Water, Power, Natural Resources, and Construction & Property. Murphy employs around 4,000 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.
Murphy Water is the Water & Wastewater process engineering division which delivers municipal water treatment solutions for Water Authorities in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom.
The Project
The successful candidate will work on Murphy Water projects in the Midlands and North Leinster.
The Role
Murphy Water are hiring an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician to work on the commissioning and maintenance of Water and Wastewater projects across the country. This is an exciting opportunity to join an established Contractor. The successful candidate will join the Murphy Water engineering business within the Automation & Operations Department reporting to the Operations & Maintenance Manager. Murphy focus on recruiting and retaining our employees so that the company can continue to develop and succeed within the industry. Murphy are committed to developing our staff and our CPD Programme is accredited by Engineers Ireland.
Qualifications required
Candidate must be qualified with an Electrical or Electrical Instrumentation National Craft Certificate or equivalent.
Skills/ Experience
Full, clean driving licence
Motivated, self-starter with excellent communications skill
Minimum 5 years electrical experience in an electrical & instrumentation role.
Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
Experience within the Water / Wastewater industry a distinct advantage
Duties
Reporting to the Operations Manager
Onsite inspection & maintenance of PLC based electrical control systems and instrumentation.
Maintain and diagnose faults; mains power connections, power generators MCC’s, transformers, motor starters VSDs & DOLs, electric actuators, instrumentation (Level Pressure, Flow & analytical).
Electrical equipment onsite commissioning
Coordinate with operations personnel to achieve compliance
Fault diagnostics and modification to existing electrical control and automation systems.
Monitoring and optimisation of instrumentation, PLC’s, and electrical control systems.
Preparation of technical specifications and supervision of sub-contractors.
Checking electrical and instrumentation control panel wiring schematics.
Responsible for ensuring all electrical and instrumentation installations on projects assigned are installed in accordance with relevant standards.
Ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with the company procedures observing proper health and safety.
Be a punctual, motivated, and organised self-starter who is enthusiastic and conscientious about completing work on time and to a high standard.
Full, clean driving licence
Benefits
Murphy Ireland pride themselves in creating opportunities to work with a great team on some of Irelands largest and most exciting construction projects.
Along with great opportunities/career progression, Murphy Ireland also offer:
Competitive Rates and benefits
Opportunities for growth within the company
Pension Contribution
Health Insurance
Company Vehicle
Immediate start
Large pipeline of work
Hours associated with role:
09:00-17:30