International construction specialist John Paul Construction has been awarded the much sought after CPD Accredited Employer Standard by Engineers Ireland in recognition of its continuing professional development (CPD) strategy.

Headquartered in Dublin, and with offices in the UK, the Netherlands, Bahrain, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, John Paul Construction employs more than 490 staff members who work across a wide variety of sectors including life sciences, healthcare, mission critical, commercial and retail, residential, civil engineering, and more.

Dee Kehoe, CPD director, Engineers Ireland and Paraic Keogh, construction director at John Paul Construction

Empowering employees

John Paul Construction places its people at the heart of its organisation and achieve success by empowering employees to make a real difference. The organisation believes in collaboration and all-party alignment as the best way of achieving maximum results for clients. This approach to project delivery is built around its core values of excellence, respect and teamwork.

Paraic Keogh, construction director at John Paul Construction, said: “We are delighted to have received the Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employer standard. At John Paul Construction we are committed to providing a supportive environment where our people can nurture their skills and provide meaningful opportunities for growth.

L-R: Paraic Keogh; Niamh Ronan, learning and development lead; Roy Wolfe, contracts manager; and Emily Conroy, HR manager

“As a growing organisation, we are dedicated to developing the capabilities of our employees through Continuous Professional Development. We develop annual CPD objectives for our teams which are supported by our CPD Team and a dedicated engineering support group. We have also implemented a number of tailored programmes including a Performance Development Programme, Graduate Development Programme and Leadership Development.  Achieving CPD accreditation is a fantastic endorsement of our efforts.” 

Dee Kehoe, CPD director at Engineers Ireland, said: “Engineers Ireland is delighted to award John Paul Construction with the CPD Accredited Employer Standard.  John Paul Construction has positioned itself as a dynamic, innovative employer, ensuring that people development is at the core of its impressive strategic growth.  We congratulate the team at John Paul Construction on the achievement of this prestigious standard.”

L-R: Niamh Ronan; Damien Owens, interim director general at Engineers Ireland; Dee Kehoe; Paraic Keogh; Roy Wolfe; and Emily Conroy

The Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employer Standard is a strategic framework which enables engineers and engineering employers to raise competency levels and deliver tangible business benefits by investing in engineers through continuing professional development. 

For more information, visit:  https://www.engineersireland.ie/Businesses/Training-development/CPD-accredited-employer-standard