Engineers Ireland's CPD Employer of the Year Award celebrates a new approach to supporting career development and building future capability.
How do you cultivate talent and retain your best people? Murphy has developed an innovative answer, earning recognition through Engineers Ireland's prestigious 2026 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Employer of the Year Award.
The award celebrates Murphy’s Talent Development Pathway initiative which develops talent, strengthens retention and builds capability from within.
Presented at a ceremony at Engineers Ireland's headquarters in Dublin, the award recognises employers who demonstrate an exceptional commitment to investing in their people and fostering a culture of continuous learning.
Developing engineers for the future
Murphy’s Talent Development Pathway initiative builds capability ahead of demand, supports internal progression and succession, and has resulted in a notably higher than national average employee retention rate in a competitive market.
For engineers, from apprentices to those leading high performing teams, it offers professional recognition, providing clear progression routes, structured development expectations and targeted support at each career stage.
The results demonstrate how a strong CPD framework can build a sustainable pipeline of engineering professionals.
Pictured (L - R): Susanne Mueller, Talent & Development Business Partner; Gavin McKeown, Senior Contract Manager; Kevin Buckley, Managing Director (Energy & Industry) & Engineering Director (Ireland), Murphy, with Engineers Ireland’s Director General, Áine Myler
Congratulating Murphy on its achievement, Engineers Ireland’s Director General, Áine Myler, said: "Behind every successful engineering project are people whose skills and judgement make it possible. Helping those people continue to learn and develop is one of the most important investments an employer can make.
What stands out about Murphy’s approach is how it connects the development of individual engineers with long-term business growth. At a time when Ireland needs to grow and strengthen its engineering talent, initiatives like this demonstrate what innovative employers can achieve when they put people and professional development at the heart of their business. I warmly congratulate the Murphy team on this well-deserved recognition."
Kevin Buckley, Managing Director (Energy & Industry) & Engineering Director (Ireland), Murphy, expressed the company’s pride in receiving the award:
“Winning the Engineers Ireland CPD Employer of the Year Award is tremendous recognition of our people and of the culture we have built over 75 years. It recognises the work of our People team in building the Murphy Talent Development Pathway, the teams who deliver our programmes, and the mentors and coaches who generously share their experience. Most importantly, it recognises the employees who commit their time and energy to their own development and bring that learning back into the business.
It makes us very proud, and it also encourages us to keep listening to our people, investing in their careers and improving the pathway for the next generation.”
Murphy is one of the leading private and public sector organisations that holds the Engineers Ireland CPD Employer Standard, which recognises employers committed to excellence in learning, professional development and innovation. Through its CPD Employer of the Year Award, Engineers Ireland celebrates organisations that are setting high standards in developing engineering talent and demonstrating the value of lifelong learning to the profession.