Every October, our industry focuses in on safety, and for two weeks this year, our teams will go “Back to Basics” as part of the CIF Safety Campaign. In this #PeopleFirst, we interview Luka Putrić, Senior EHS Advisor on our high-profile data centre project in London. He tells us what it means to lead in […]
We asked Ella and Sarah to share their experience of our graduate and apprenticeship programmes, as young people across Ireland and the UK commit to the next steps in their education or training. Here, they share their stories, advice, and tips for those looking to following in their footsteps. Ella Peare is a Graduate Electrical
She’s the person who most embodies our People value, according to our teams. Michelle Byrne has been at the beating heart of our Dublin office for the last 22 years. She brings a smile and a cheery disposition, and more importantly, keeps the building running like clockwork. She joined Kirby as a QS Administrator and
Michael’s life has been shaped by energy and infrastructure. Growing up in the shadow of the peat-fired power station in Lanesboro, County Longford, from those very early years, his working life and education have been dedicated to advancing technologies in the engineering, power and renewables industry. A trained civil engineer, Michael Murray now has overall
Planning a complex military operation is second nature to Kirby’s Head of Learning and Development John Boylan. Having spent 12 years as an Officer in the Irish Defence Forces, he is used to creating, training and mobilising high-performing teams at home and abroad. It’s a skill set he has developed further through roles in the
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In this #PeopleFirst, we speak to a woman working at the forefront of the renewable energy sector. Based in our Inverurie office, Brishay Stalker works across multiple projects to connect sustainable energy sources to the grid for SSE. She leads an agile team of six who design, construct, and upgrade new and existing substations across
When Eileen Faherty started her apprenticeship in 1998, she was the only female on her course, and one of the few on site. “Things were different in the 90s. The sites were not set up with the facilities and work environments we have now,” explains Eileen, who now leads a team of eight quantity surveyors
As Kirby Group Engineering welcomes four new board members, we explore the career of Ruairí Ryan, Group Director of Operations. With nearly three decades of service at Kirby, Ruairí’s rise through the ranks is a testament to the company’s commitment to apprenticeships and its people-first culture. In our People First series of interviews, we explore
Over 30 years ago, Mark Flanagan joined Kirby as an electrician, unaware of the remarkable journey that lay ahead. Reflecting on that time, he remarked, “When I joined Kirby over 30 years ago, I couldn’t have imagined the journey ahead. At the time, I was focused on learning and doing the best job I could.
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