SURGE IN DEMAND FOR ENERGY WORKERS IN BRISTOL

Hays Energy, a specialist recruitment consultancy, continues its expansion as it opens a new office in Bristol. The Bristol office on Baldwin Street joins existing operations in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Manchester and London. As a regional centre for most of the energy sector’s key employers, Bristol is the natural choice for the launch of Hays Energy’s next office.

‘’Opening an office in Bristol will allow us to attract professionals from the local area to work on some of the largest and most challenging energy projects within the UK’’, says Richard Westbrook, Manager at Hays Energy. Just one of these projects is the Severn Tidal Barrage, a £14bn project spanning the River Severn between Cardiff and Weston-super-Mare. It is estimated that the tidal barrage could provide 5% to 7% of the UK’s energy needs by 2020 and will generate thousands of jobs both in the planning, design and construction phase. The £2.5bn refurbishment work of the UK’s National Grid electricity and substation network, with a regional office near Bristol, will also create jobs for civil, structural, electrical and mechanical engineers and project managers.

Richard Westbrook, Manager at Hays Energy, comments: ‘’The energy industry is on the verge of huge growth. Bristol is proving to be a rapidly expanding marketplace for energy related work because of the many energy and engineering companies which are located in the region.  Having an office close to the action will ensure that we are able to meet the increased demand for energy workers and find good people jobs on these local projects.’’

For further information contact Richard Westbrook, manager at Hays Energy in, on 0117 927 6799 or visit www.hays.com/energy 

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Note to Editor:  Hays Energy is a leading national and international recruitment consultancy, specialising in energy jobs in engineering, commercial, quality control, and health and safety. We offer five specialist divisions to help you secure your next job: Utilities (water and power networks), Power Generation (Renewables, Nuclear and Fossil Fuels), Oil & Gas, Power Distribution and Petrochemical.

Hays Energy is a subdivision of Hays Plc, the FTSE 250 Company which employs 7,753 staff operating from 376 offices in 25 countries across 17 specialisms. Hays Plc placed circa 68,000 candidates into permanent jobs and paid circa 46,000 temporary workers weekly during the year ending 30 June 07.

For more information please contact:

Katy Tapp, Marketing Communications Assistant
Hays
T. 020 7222 6543
E. katy.tapp@hays.com