Infrastructure project needs electrical engineers

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Aug 13, 2003

As of early August, the Iraq reconstruction project is moving slowly due to various political and social issues: preparations continue though, particularly in the field of electrical engineering.

As of early August, the Iraq reconstruction project is moving slowly due to various political and social issues.

Preparations continue though, particularly in the field of electrical engineering.

The Capital Construction Contract is by far the largest to be handed out by US Aid as part of the planned reconstruction process; it covers the infrastructure rebuilding of a number of key civil utilities.

The repair and maintenance of the electrical grid, left in tatters by years of war and external sanctions will be among the first priorities of the prime contractor.

As conditions in Iraq begin to stabilise, the project will need to mobilise electrical engineers and designers quickly from all over the world.

EPCglobal, the staffing solutions company, is preparing to meet the upcoming demand for experienced electrical contractors and staff from the UK.

The company uses web-based technology to manage one of the largest engineering staff networks in the world, with over 1400 contractors currently on assignment and roughly 2500 electrical engineers registered as candidates.

EPCjobs.co.uk, the company's web based recruitment solution has been co-ordinating the influx of applications and enquiries resulting from the massive interest in Iraq from British electrical professionals.

$5 million was invested in the web based recruitment tool and the Iraq project represents a unique opportunity to demonstrate the value of the system and showcase its capabilities.

Tim O'Brien, UK Managing Director of EPCglobal, believes that EPCjobs will prove itself ideally placed to co-ordinate the growing interest in Iraq from professional engineers across the UK.

"With this amount of work in the pipeline, the system will be invaluable to aid in the sourcing and deployment of the hundreds of UK based contract staff potentially required by the projects", he says.

"At the moment we are focused on compiling a pool of interested candidates.

These will be instantly accessible to hiring managers when the vacancies become live.

Obviously at the moment our urgent requirements mirror those of the prime contractor: electrical engineers and also water and sewage specialists".

EPCjobs is openly available to companies and projects in the UK and abroad.

Candidates can register their details online and gain instant access to potential vacancies in Iraq and on other projects across the world.

Hiring companies can also register to gain direct access to the thousands of engineers already registered with the site.

Unlike other online recruitment tools, EPCjobs deals exclusively in engineering and construction, so whilst its reach is international it retains a very specific focus and understands the technical requirements of clients and contractors in detail.