Returning to work can be daunting. But a returner-friendly employer can make the world of difference.
Every week, Back To Work Connect spotlights Irish companies that offer the most support to returnees so you can find your perfect back-to-work fit.
This week we’re profiling Sisk.
If public service, having a positive impact on future generations and being able to bring your whole self to work matter to you, then Sisk may be the perfect place to restart your career.
Sisk: Company background
Sisk is an innovative, international construction and engineering business with a long-term vision, employing over 2,000 people.
The company is Ireland’s leading provider of construction services with extensive operations across Ireland, the United Kingdom and mainland Europe.
Sisk has a track record, scale and capacity to successfully undertake large, complex multidisciplinary programmes, and is recognised by global clients as a world leader in safe delivery.
Sisk delivers projects in sectors such as Data and Technology, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences, Infrastructure, Transportation, Healthcare, Commercial, Residential, Retail, Industrial, Leisure, Education and Energy.
The company’s purpose is to create places for future generations. It takes inspiration from its founder John Sisk, who was driven by a keen sense of public service through the early projects that were delivered by the business — schools, libraries, churches etc.
Throughout the company’s history, it has created legacies within the communities where we work, instilled by its core values of Care, Integrity and Excellence.
Sisk has been in existence for over 160 years and wants to continue to have a positive impact on future generations.
Why work at Sisk?
Wondering why Sisk is an attractive place for returnees?
Sisk is a family-owned business with a strong set of values that put its people first. Its teams are built around people and make you feel like you can contribute.
The company also supports and develops its managers so they have the skills to welcome new team members and help you settle in.
What to expect
What does a typical working day look like at Sisk? It will largely depend on your job role.
There is a range of roles and work environments across the business from sites to offices. Some roles involve travel and meeting people, while others are more task- and process-focused.
Sisk wants people to bring their real selves to work and to feel confident and comfortable in whatever environment they are in.
The company provides all the relevant training and inductions you will need and its IT team works hard to make ensure you are set up and ready to go from day one.
What employees love about working at Sisk
There’s lots to love about working at Sisk according to its employees. Here are just a few things they have to say about life at Sisk…
“They allow me to be who I am.”
“I always proudly say that Sisk is not just a family business but also that the people who work for Sisk are a family. What I achieved in the last two years is incredible.
“Taking a non-traditional route into design management has been really rewarding and has provided me with a greater appreciation and admiration for what a contractor does – particularly the skill and knowledge demonstrated by my colleagues in surmounting highly complex and difficult issues.”
Careers at Sisk
There are hundreds of different roles across Sisk from engineers, quantity surveyors, project managers and planners to digital technicians who map out projects in the virtual world before anything happens on site.
There are all the corporate activities you would expect in a large multinational business too, from HR, communications, finance and legal and tax to travel coordinators and facilities teams.
Sisk is always looking for people with different backgrounds and different levels of experience to bring new ideas.
Interested in a career at Sisk?
If you’d like to know more about the roles Sisk is currently hiring for, check out our returner-friendly jobs board.
For more information and supports on creating a Returner Friendly recruitment process reach out to our team at info@backtoworkconnect.ie
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