Irish Engineering Recruitment back on track

March 3, 2010Leave a Comment

The ambitious DART underground rail line in Dublin moved closer to reality this week as Irish Rail issued a formal notice asking for submissions from firms interested in designing, building, and eventually operating the new €2.5bn rail system. The Dart Underground rail line will be the single most important piece of infrastructure in Ireland and is a central part of the Government’s Transport 21 ten year transport investment plan. We also understand that a planning application will be logged next month for the proposed public-private partnership project.

With work scheduled to begin in 2011, and completion due in 2016, it is estimated that more than 7,000 construction jobs will be created by DART. There are also many new ancillary jobs anticipated in related areas including supply, utilities, operations, specialist engineering and logistics.

The new twin underground tunnels will send DART trains from Docklands to Inchicore, and will have a total length of 7.6km. The current DART north-south coastal route would be split in two in the city centre, and the new system aims to link all the rail systems – DART, Commuter, Intercity, Luas and Metro – together to form an integrated and coordinated network.

DART will be the final phase in completing the planned increase in the Greater Dublin area’s rail service capacity, from the current level of 33 million passenger each year to 100 million passenger journeys.

TRS Staffing understand that two of the front-runners for the construction element of the project have strong Spanish links, and as TRS Staffing operates offices in London, Dublin, and Spain, we are perfectly positioned to work with the DART management in sourcing the skilled engineers and technicians needed for the design and construction phases of the project.

This project is funded by the Irish Government under the Transport 21 investment programme, and it is also part-funded by the European Commission. Elements of this project will be undertaken as a Public Private Partnership (PPP).

For more information about TRS’ engineering recruitment service in Ireland email: info-ie@trsstaffing.com

Author: Natasha Dowd, TRS Ireland

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