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News Release from: EPCglobal
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 13 August 2003
Infrastructure project needs electrical
engineers
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
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 11 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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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.
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