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Utilities Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply 35.11 - Production Of Electricity
4,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
12 September 2024
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2025
Foreseen end date
1 January 2035
Description
ČEZ, the largest Czech energy company, has announced plans to gradually recruit some 4,000 highly skilled professionals over the next ten years due to investments in nuclear energy.
It is related to the construction of new units at the Dukovany nuclear power plant, the development of small modular reactors and the modernisation of existing power plants. ČEZ will also be recruiting specialists in distribution, energy-saving technologies and digitalisation of operations. 261 positions are currently open on ČEZ's website.
The company currently employs about 25,000 people. ČEZ has a focus on students and it cooperates with a hundred secondary vocational schools and a number of university faculties and universities. It organizes excursions, lectures, internships and scholarship programs. About 450 applicants complete its programs annually.
12 September 2024: https://zpravy.kurzy.cz (zpravy.kurzy.cz)
12 September 2024: https://www.idnes.cz (www.idnes.cz)
25 September 2024: Hospodářské noviny (archiv.hn.cz)
Citation
Eurofound (2024), ČEZ, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 201630, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201630.
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