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Construction Construction Of Buildings And Infrastructure Engineering Civil Engineering 42.22 - Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications
350 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
26 October 2020
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2021
Foreseen end date
Description
The civil engineering company Bouygues Travaux Publics has announced the recruitment of more than 350 people at Le Havre (Seine-Martime), on the construction site for the foundations of the future Fécamp offshore wind farm.
In connection with the manufacture of 71 wind turbines, the company is launching a recruitment campaign in collaboration with the public employment service, Pôle Emploi. 300 positions are for formworkers and 50 for scrap metal fitters. There are also a few vacancies for storekeepers, labourers, electro-mechanics, basket drivers and telescopic forklift drivers. Recruitment is carried out by simulation: handling exercises or table-top assignments will help to identify the skills of the candidates. Overall, around 30 test sessions are scheduled until December. Recruited candidates will then be trained and hired on '12-month contracts that can go up to 18'. The first recruits will start working at the beginning of January.
Eurofound (2020), Bouygues Travaux Publics, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 102422, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/102422.
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