MERCURY ENGINEERINGGraduate Development Programme 2012

Joanne O’Connor

Fiona Briggs

Who

What

Where

Graduate Programme

Project Diversity

Business Complexity

Who we are

• Founded in 1972 – Dublin Ireland.

• Privately owned.

• Employees 3,500 people Worldwide.

• Annual turnover of the order of €500m.

• Ireland’s 100 Leading Graduate Employers.

• We are an International Company that has a Head Office in Ireland.

Our Vision:“To be the most successful multidisciplinary Engineering Contractor

in every sector and geographical area in which we operate”.

Corporate Head Quarters, Ireland.

Mercury Engineering UK.

Mercury Engineering Moscow.

Mercury Engineering Polska Sp. z o.o.

Mercury Middle East W.L.L

1972

Mercury North Africa. 1978

1984

2000

2004

2005

Where we operate

CORE• Mechanical Contractors

• Electrical Contractors

• Instrumentation Contractors

• Fire Protection Contractors

• Data Technologies/ Structure Cabling

Covering the Scope Spectrums of

• Engineering, Procurement, Construction

Partnering (Outsourced but managed by Mercury)

Specialist Engineering

Civil & Structural Works

What we do

INDUSTRY SECTORS

Commercial Infrastructure Institutional

Transport Pharmaceutical Data Centres

Healthcare Manufacturing Oil & Gas

World Trade Centre Bahrain Dublin Port Tunnel Museum of Islamic Arts

LUAS Dublin Pfizer Little Island Data Centre - Croydon

Peterborough Hospital Intel Ireland Shell Corrib

Project Diversity

&Business Complexity

They want to build a 50,000 seat stadium in middle of a modern day suburb,

so we start thinking about;

Water Conservation

Logistics & Area Mgt

They want a new terminal building, there are18 Major Trades Packages.

Ours required 46 mech & elec systems pckgs working in tandem so we need to think about;

INTEGRATION

& Novel Forms of Contracts

When you move Clients from one building to another you need to really;

COMMUNICATE

When asked to turn a green-field site into the largest dedicated biopharmaceutical

development and manufacturing investment in the world you should think about;

ENVIRONMENT

& World Leading QA Systems

The Challenge • An Engineers Roles & Responsibilities in respect of

• Ethics• Project Scheduling• Project Financing• Project Contracts• Project Risk Management• Corporate Imperatives• Leadership

• Oh yeh …. Don’t forget the “engineering bit”

• In respect of Project Delivery The Engineering “bit” is often one of the more “manageable” componentsIt’s the other stuff you now must learn…..

Graduates are our future. We are committed to recruiting the best people and developing them to become the leaders of tomorrow

• Two year structured training programme• Professional mentor and coach assigned• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)• Accredited Employer Standard with Engineers Ireland• Summer work placement• 20 Graduates recruited this year

Mercury Graduate Programme

• Induction • Mentoring • Personality profiles/ Group work• Planning and Communication Skills• Junior Project Mgt Skills • MS Project • Group Research Project• Presentation Skills • CAD Skills • Graduate Seminars • Secondment

Formal training includes:

•Secondment: Depending on availability of places secondment maybe Irish or internationally based. 

Programme Contents 

Sept 2012 Oct – Dec ’12 Jan – March ’13 April – June ’13  July – Sept ’13  Oct  – Dec’13  Jan‐ Aug ‘14

Induction  X

Probation Period*  X

X X

Mentoring  X X X X X X X

Group Research Project

X X

Presentation Skills 

X

Junior Project Mgt Skills 

X

MS Project  X

CAD Skills   X

SAFE PASS  X 

Graduate Seminars  

X X X X X X X

Secondment*  X X

• Electrical Services • Mechanical Services • Building Services Engineering • Building/Construction Management • Quantity Surveying/Commercial Management • Health & Safety• Fire Protection• Business

Our opportunities for Graduates:

• Must be in their final year of study to apply

• Must maintain an honours standard

• Must be enthusiastic and results-orientated

• Must demonstrate strong technical competence and a creative approach to problem solving

Entry requirements:

• Closing date for application - August 2012• College visits• Application process• Selection process• For more information log onto our website:• http://www.mercuryeng.com/#/Careers/GraduateProgramme/

Application process

Questions & Answers