AtkinsRéalis to expand in Republic of Ireland

Canadian AtkinsRéalis has revealed plans to aggressively expand staff recruitment in the Republic of Ireland

The consulting engineering company currently hires 370 staff in the Republic of Ireland.

The company has offices located in Dublin, Cork, Galway, and Dundalk, and has had a presence in the country for 25 years.

They plan to increase this to over 1,000 employees over the course of the next five years with a huge recruitment drive.

AtkinsRéalis has won several contracts in the Republic of Ireland

The company has won contracts for several infrastructure projects, including for the National Development Finance Agency’s Project Liffey Schools bundle, Irish Water’s water supply project, the Dart+ MDC rail scheme, and a contract for EirGrid.

The company has stated that it intends to further expand into the transportation, buildings, energy and water sectors, and that the mass-recruitment over the next few years will help to establish this.

“Enabling social and economic opportunities”

Martina Finn, managing director at AtkinsRéalis, said: “AtkinsRéalis is increasingly playing a central role in the delivery of transformative infrastructure and transportation projects in Ireland and we believe there are real opportunities to build on that over the next five years.

“Through our teams based across Ireland and our range of multi-disciplinary skills and services, we are well placed to deliver the sustainable infrastructure that this country needs.

“This means enabling social and economic opportunities for people through better connectivity in transport, the delivery of clean, resilient energy and water supplies, and the decarbonisation of our built environment to ensure a net zero future.

“The success of the last 25 years has provided a solid platform for this growth plan and it coincides with a hugely exciting time in our industry where our people can make a real difference in shaping the future of the country’s infrastructure, and tackle some of the biggest challenges we face in terms of a growing population and climate change.”