Ward Personnel aim to help tackle shortage of construction professionals

LEADING construction recruitment firm, Ward Personnel, is expanding its service offerings with the launch of a dedicated Management and Technical Division, to tackle the ongoing shortages of construction professionals in Ireland, as the wider construction sector is estimated to need up to 50,000 additional workers in the next five years.

With offices across Ireland and Poland, the expansion of Ward Personnel’s white-collar service offerings will complement the existing core Labour and Trade and International Sourcing Divisions, enabling Ward Personnel to further strengthen its commitment to providing tailored recruitment solutions for its clients.

This new dedicated division will recruit construction professionals for a broad range of positions across the construction industry, including roles in project and site management, quantity surveying, engineering, design and planning, health and safety, and administration.

Having opened a Polish office in Lublin in 2021 and successfully recruited more than 800 specialist tradespeople in the EU to relocate to Ireland, Ward Personnel is now expanding its European sourcing infrastructure to support construction professionals with their move to Ireland, and has also partnered with visa and work permit specialists, Future Direct, to support non-EU candidates with their move to Ireland.

Speaking on the announcement of the new Management and Technical Division, Managing Director of Ward Personnel, David Ward said: “We feel this expansion is a natural progression for us and enables us to be very well placed as a ‘one-stop shop’ for our clients, to support them with all of their construction recruitment needs.

“As recently as last week, the Government published their interim report on the ‘Careers in Construction Action Plan’, which clearly demonstrates the shortage of construction professionals that currently exists in Ireland.”

It will be headed up by Anthony Hurley, who said: “I am very excited to take up this new role and look forward to working with the wider Ward Personnel team to develop and grow our management and technical desk.”

For more information on Ward Personnel, please visit: www.wardpersonnel.com