ESB International, the global engineering consultancy owned by ESB, plans to recruit 80 new engineering and technical professionals over the next five years in response to growing demand for engineering services from the international energy sector.

Ollie Brogan, Managing Director ESB International said: "There is massive investment in energy infrastructure across all of our key markets and we have recently secured new contracts in the Middle East, Turkey and South Africa. We are on track to double turnover from our international operations over the next five years and will need skilled people from all of the main engineering disciplines to support that growth."

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Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte said: "I welcome the continued expansion of ESB’s international consultancy business. These are eighty high quality, export-orientated jobs which will showcase the best of Irish engineering expertise in over twenty key international markets."

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