Sonas Technical recruits construction, engineering, medtech and energy staff for employers across Galway and the West. Permanent, executive search and contract hiring.
Galway has a small technical labour pool and two large employers of it. The medtech cluster takes a lot of the engineering talent, and construction and infrastructure employers hire against it. Add the pull of Dublin salaries and retention becomes as hard as recruitment.
We work the West as its own market.
What is driving hiring in Galway and the West
- Medtech and life sciences. A dense cluster in and around Galway city, generating continuous demand for process, validation, automation and facilities engineers.
- Roads and transport. The regional road programme and associated civils.
- Residential delivery. Sustained pressure across the city and county.
- Wind and renewables. Onshore development across Connacht, with grid connection and MEICA demand.
- Water and wastewater. Treatment and network schemes across the western counties.
- Public estate. Health and education capital programmes.
Roles we fill in Galway
Quantity surveyors, site engineers, construction project managers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, civil and structural engineers, MEICA engineers, validation and automation engineers, site managers, estimators and health and safety officers.
Current Galway vacancies are on our job board.
How we work with employers in the West
Because the local pool is small, most Galway searches need two things: a direct approach to people already in post, and a route to people who want to come back west from Dublin, the UK or further. We run both.
- Permanent recruitment. A search commencement fee, then a placement fee when your hire starts. Committed search time, a mapped market and a shortlist rather than a pile of CVs.
- Executive and senior search. Confidential, mapped and fully managed, for roles you cannot advertise.
- Contract and temporary staffing. An hourly or daily charge rate with pay, employer PRSI, holiday pay, insurance and payroll inside it.
See the fees page.
Public sector hiring
We are a CPSA approved recruitment agency and one of four Tier 1 suppliers on HSE24802 Lot 2 Maintenance and Technical. Public and semi-state clients include the HSE, the OPW, SEAI, ESB, Irish Rail and the Housing Agency. See public sector recruitment.
What you get
85% of our business comes from repeat clients and referrals. A network of more than 46,000 engineers, managers and technical professionals. Clients include Sisk, Murphy Group, Johnson & Johnson, the HSE, the OPW, SEAI, ESB and the Housing Agency.
Hiring in Galway?
Tell us the role, whether it is permanent or contract, and when you need someone. You will hear back within 24 hours.
Send us your requirement or call 01 443 3917.
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