At the ESB Graduate Induction Day 2023 in the ESB head office were (back from left) Darragh O’Brien (Tullamore), Shane O’Rourke (Tullamore), Martin Thomas O’Neill (Carrigeen, Kilkenny), Sean Howard (Slieverue, Kilkenny) and Ciaran Nolan (Mullingar); (front) Charlie Dermody (Portlaoise), Eva Rapkauskaite (Cloondara), Sarah Hutchinson (Portarlington) and Callum Bergin (Tullamore).

Westmeath graduate commences ESB Development Programme

Published: Thu 14 Sep 2023, 4:44 PM

Last updated: Thu 14 Sep 2023, 4:45 PM

One graduate from Westmeath has commenced the ESB prestigious Graduate Development programme, and joins 79 other graduates from Irish and international third-level institutions, in the fields of engineering, IT, HR, commercial and finance.

The graduates, including Ciaran Nolan from Mullingar, attended an induction at ESB‘s head office, Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2 with Paddy Hayes, ESB chief executive,

This year’s graduates will be placed in five business units: ESB Networks, Generation and Trading, Engineering and Major Projects, Customer Solutions and Enterprise Services.

The programme offers each graduate the opportunity to gain experience by working on assignments and major projects that offer exposure to the varied businesses of the organisation.

It aims to recruit talent to drive innovation and support the delivery of ESB’s Net Zero by 2040 strategy.

Each graduate will receive a range of supports including being partnered with individual mentors from within their business units, IT equipment and access to allow hybrid working as part of ESB’s smart working offering.

Sinéad Kilkelly, ESB executive director, People and Organisation Development, said: “We are delighted to welcome the largest cohort of graduates to ESB in more than five years. Nurturing professional and personal development is at the heart of our programme, and we see great potential for what our graduates, individually and together, can achieve during their time with ESB.

"We wish each graduate every success and are confident that they will make a difference to the achievement of our Net Zero by 2040 strategy.”

The ESB also announced that recruitment for our 2024 Graduate Development Programme opens on Monday, September 18, and they invite applications from all final-year students.

Applications can be made via the ESB website: www.esb.ie/careers.