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Utilities Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply 35 - Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 August 2023
Employment effect (start)
28 August 2023
Foreseen end date
31 August 2028
Description
Irish energy supplier Bord Gáis Energy is to create 300 new jobs over the next five years. This will represent a tripling of its service workforce.
The majority of the new roles, 230 jobs, are in its home services division and will include plumbers, electricians, gas service engineers, quality assessor’s, surveyors, project managers and a variety of field and customer support positions.
The remaining 70 roles are new plumbing apprenticeship jobs with a combination of on-the-job training and college-based learning. Hiring is to begin immediately with 20 of the apprentice positions to be filled by the end of 2023.
Eurofound (2023), Bord Gais Energy, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 200264, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200264.
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