Quality Advisor

Murphy, a sector-leading engineering and energy solutions company, is hiring a Quality Advisor to join its Energy team on the Great Grid partnership (GGP). The role is based full-time and on site in Ollerton (NGG 9PZ), United Kingdom. This is a hands-on position that will suit someone who wants to lead quality on major energy delivery projects and work closely with engineering and site teams to keep performance right first time.

Murphy emphasizes in-house expertise and a continuous drive to innovate within the industry, delivering design, construction and commissioning across EPC projects for regulated and private customers. The work spans conventional power and energy transition markets, with a track record of long-standing relationships with major energy providers in several countries. The successful candidate will help maintain Murphy’s quality standards across sites and yards as projects move from design through to handover.

Quality that travels from site to strategy

You’ll champion the “Quality – Right First Time” mindset and work with the Quality function to promote best practice. Collaboration with the engineering teams will be a daily habit, helping educate engineers and operators on quality requirements so projects stay aligned with policy, procedures and stated standards. You’ll mentor staff to ensure they understand the quality management systems, and you’ll conduct regular inspections and site audits to verify that work is carried out as required. When nonconformances arise, you’ll steer reporting and guide actions to closure, while developing campaigns and improvement plans that fit with the broader quality management approach. In addition, you’ll prepare and maintain quality plans and procedures, monitor compliance, and identify significant quality issues for contracts or yards, setting up the right controls from the outset. Documentation and record-keeping will be essential, and you’ll deliver reports and presentations to the business and quality leadership, while contributing to pre-qualification, tender and quality award submissions.

In short, you’ll blend hands-on site activity with strategic quality planning, ensuring the program stays on track and quality improvements are visible across contracts and yards. This is a role for someone who can translate technical needs into practical actions, and who can influence teams to adopt better practices without slowing progress.

Must-have requirements

Here’s what Murphy needs from you to consider this role:

• A background in a senior quality role or an equivalent leadership position
• Senior level Quality membership or accreditation (CQI)
• Solid familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite including Outlook, Excel, Word, Visio and MS Project
• A strong grasp of ISO 9001 requirements and how they apply to project work
• Experience in engineering or construction environments

Pay, benefits and practical details

The package includes a generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, with the option to buy an extra two days each year and holiday entitlement increasing with service. There is a discretionary annual bonus and an annual salary review, plus an above-market-rate contributory pension. You’ll also have life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay, as well as enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus. There are extra weeks of holiday for those getting married, a wedding bonus, subsidised canteen facilities in core locations, and ongoing investment in your professional development. Murphy also offers discounts and cashback through retail perks, discounted gym memberships and a cycle-to-work scheme, among other benefits.

The role is onsite in Ollerton (NGG 9PZ), United Kingdom, on a full-time basis. In line with the role requirements, successful candidates will undergo standard identity and right-to-work checks, plus a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check. Murphy cannot employ anyone who lacks the legal right to live and work in the UK.

Murphy is keen to share its value proposition with potential hires. The company highlights its Platinum Investors In People accreditation, a diverse workforce with over 60 nationalities, and an active forward order book alongside notable investments in environmentally friendly plant. For context, Murphy reports operating profit up 57% on the prior year and a forward order book of £5.4bn with £23m invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024, underscoring the scale and ambition of the business. There is #MoretoMurphy.

If you’re unable to apply through the usual process, you can call Lorna Rhodes on 07801 960 464 to discuss the role in more detail.

Advice for applicants

Lead your resume with your senior quality leadership experience and any CQI credentials, so the hiring team sees your fit for the top-level responsibilities right away.

Show concrete ways you’ve proven quality improvements on projects, especially how you’ve driven ISO 9001 compliance, managed nonconformances and closed out actions, and helped implement quality campaigns that moved the needle on delivery outcomes.

Prepare to discuss practical examples from engineering or construction settings, including how you’ve structured quality plans, audits and record-keeping across multiple contracts or yards, and how you’ve communicated findings to both site teams and senior stakeholders.

When you’re in the interview, ask about how Murphy measures quality improvements on the GGP projects, and how the Quality function collaborates with engineering and project management to embed quality into everyday routines.

How to apply

To pursue this opportunity, ensure your application demonstrates senior quality leadership experience, CQI membership, ISO 9001 knowledge, and a background in engineering or construction. If you need to discuss the process, reach out to Lorna Rhodes at 07801 960 464.