‘We wanted to return to their roots’

An engineering company is to hire 100 people over the next three years as part a major expansion of its Irish operations.

It comes as Waterman Tecsar Engineering Alliance yesterday announced that it has opened a new office in Cork.

The positions will be in a range of engineering fields including process piping, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and civil structural engineering. The hiring process has already begun with 25 engineers working at the new Cork office which is located just off the Bandon Road Roundabout.

Waterman Tecsar Engineering Alliance was established after two engineering companies, one based in Canada and another in Ireland, formed a plan to expand into Europe.

Tecsar Engineering Inc. has been operating in Canada for more than 45 years and already employs more than 100 people. Waterman Consulting Engineers was established in 1996 with an office on Union Quay in Cork city.

Conor MacSweeney of Tecsar Engineering approached Eric Waterman of Waterman Consulting and the two businesses officially aligned at the end of 2023.

Business Lead at Waterman Tecsar Engineering Conor MacSweeney said: “My parents were both born and raised in Cork, moved to Canada and started Tecsar Engineering 45 years ago. We wanted to return to their roots and were really excited when an opportunity for this alliance arose with Waterman Consulting Engineering. Both companies shared the same principles of client first with preparation being key to the success of every project we undertake. I am really looking forward to expanding our services both in Canada, USA, and Ireland but also in Europe which I believe will be a strong possibility thanks to this union.”

Mr MacSweeney added: “The alliance formally cements a good working relationship that has developed over the past number of years, whereby each company has provided services to the other. The Irish industrial market needs additional quality engineering options, and we are prepared to service it.”