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Professional Services Scientific, Architectural And Engineering Technical Activities Architectural And Engineering Activities; Technical Testing And Analysis 71.12 - Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
2 September 2013
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2013
Description
On 2 September 2013, the Irish-based company PM Group announced its intention to create 250 jobs worldwide. Out of these, 100 positions are being created in Ireland, where the company currently employs over 1,000 staff. During recent months, 50 positions have already been filled in the company’s Dublin and Cork offices and the rest 50 ones are going to be filled by the end of 2013.
The remaining 150 positions will be created in the UK, Asia, Europe and the US. The engineering and project management firm plans to fill these posts partly by the end of 2013. Information on where the job expansion will take place exactly has yet to be published. According to media reports, the company is seeking to hire engineers, architects, project managers, construction managers and consultants as well as graduates.
PM Group currently employs around 2,000 staff worldwide based in 20 locations.
Sources
2 September 2013: PM Group (press release)
2 September 2013: Irish Examiner
2 September 2013: RTE news
2 September 2013: siliconrepublic
Citation
Eurofound (2013), PM, Business expansion in World, factsheet number 75806, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75806.
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