Engineering firm builds on drive to promote engineering degrees among female students. Kirby Group Engineering, as part of its ongoing commitment to and investment in diversity and inclusion, has announced the five winners of its third-level bursary programme for the 2024/25 academic year. This marks the third year of the initiative, which aims to provide […]
Exploration, adventure, and personal growth led Gowri to join Kirby in 2019. Based in Sweden with a six-person team, he is working closely with the Kirby project teams to deliver data centres for a key customer in Sweden. For Gowri, planning was a natural fit for his skills. As a trained engineer, he is an
Speaking from our office in Cape Town, South Africa, he tells the story of the evolution of the global digital construction team, with specialists working on projects across Europe and the UK. Paul has hand-selected more than 20 BIM (Building Information Modelling) specialists from varied and diverse backgrounds – ship building, architecture, steelwork, shop fabrication,
As young people across Ireland open their Leaving Cert results, we explore the early careers routes available to the next generation of engineering talent. In this #PeopleFirst interview we ask third-year Electrical Apprentice, Lennan Doyle, and Graduate Mechanical Engineer, Aisha Maida, the questions we are asked most by people exploring their early careers options. They
Site Manager Noel Norton is on the fast track to the next step in his career. We catch up with him in this #PeopleFirst as he explores his journey with Kirby so far. Noel joined Kirby as an Electrician nine years ago. Now a Site Manager, he has benefitted from more than 400 hours in
Engineering firm builds on drive to promote the sector among female students Kirby Group Engineering has announced five winners of its third level bursary programme. This is the second year of the initiative, which provides exciting opportunities for women to gain experience in the wider engineering industry. Kirby is a leading mechanical and engineering contractor
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We spoke to EHS Regional Manager Yvonne McCawley about the importance of the CIF’s Construction Safety Month and her role in ensuring a safety-first culture at Kirby. “This is the first year that the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) is running its safety campaign over a full month. Four weeks gives us the chance to explore
In this #PeopleFirst we speak to Aidan McAuliffe, our Procurement Manager for Europe. Having worked in procurement for over 15 years, he’s worked with Kirby for the last six years to develop supply chains and material supplier arrangements across the continent. His background at Kerry Group, Nestle and Bord Gáis has supported Kirby’s expansion, as
Kirby is proud of its people-first approach, which has seen many of its top team grow their careers with the company. It’s this approach that has seen us invest heavily in growing the next generation of engineering talent, with more than 200 apprentices currently employed. Cathal Hanley joined Kirby in 2019 as an Electrical Apprentice
Fergus Barry, Kirby HR Director spoke to the Business Post on how Kirby provides great opportunities for people to build their career path. Providing full mechanical and electrical contracting services, as well as specialist high voltage (HV) and medium voltage (MV) design and construction services to clients across a number of different sectors including data
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