Purcell Construction has been awarded the Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employer standard in recognition of its continuing professional development strategy, it has been announced. Founded in 1988, Purcell Construction is a leading Irish building contractor with offices in Galway and Dublin.

Award-winning buildings

The organisation has successfully delivered award-winning buildings in the commercial, healthcare, life sciences, residential, restoration and conservation, education and fit-out sectors, including St Teresa’s Gardens residential redevelopment for Dublin City Council and conservation and repair works to the Quadrangle Building at NUI Galway. [caption id="attachment_51278" align="alignright" width="448"] L-R: Contracts director Nigel Tighe; project co-ordinator Alan Lawless; managing director Michael Bane; and construction director Gerry Dolan.[/caption] Caroline Spillane, director general of Engineers Ireland, said: “I wish to congratulate Purcell Construction for their dedication to professional development and achieving CPD Accredited Employer status. "The CPD Accredited Employer Standard recognises organisations which implement specific continuing professional development policies to support their engineers and technical staff. "Professional development has become the keystone for companies to stay ahead of their competitors and at the forefront of their customers’ minds.” Alan Lawless, project co-ordinator at Purcell Construction said: “We are extremely proud to have been awarded the Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employer Standard. "At Purcell we are committed to the highest standards of safety, quality and sustainability and this accreditation is an endorsement of our commitment to CPD. “The CPD Accredited Employer Standard has provided our organisation with a tried and tested framework on which our CPD programme can excel.

'A joined-up approach'

"Aligned with our overarching strategic aims, each of the requisite criterion provides a joined-up approach to assessing the CPD needs of our staff and tailoring training events to those needs. "Together with Engineers Ireland’s CPD team we have developed a sustainable programme to upskill our people and improve the agility and competitiveness of our organisation.” With more than 100 employees, Purcell Construction is currently recruiting graduate engineers, site engineers, senior engineers and project managers to work on projects from its Dublin and Galway offices. For more information on the Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Standard, visit: http://www.engineersireland.ie/cpd-training/cpd-accredited-employer-scheme.aspx