We are recruiting an Environmental Technician to work within our growing Environmental team and meet the continued demand for our services. The successful candidate will be working on projects in the wind energy, renewables, manufacturing, brownfield development and remediation and infrastructure sectors. A broad range of experience on similar types of projects in [...]
We are recruiting a full-time Administrator to join our expanding Land Solutions team. The successful candidate will report to the Project Director of Land Solutions, oversee project administration, liaise with our Land Negotiation Agents to update project status and timelines and monitor project budgets and profitability. The successful candidate will have [...]
We are recruiting a full-time Land Negotiations Agent to join our Land Solutions team. The successful candidate will be responsible for engaging and liaising with landowners to successfully negotiate land access and development agreements. MKO is the market leader and at the cutting edge of Ireland's renewable energy and commercial development sectors. The [...]
The rapid advancement of drone technology (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)) is revolutionising how we survey and monitor our environment. The visual and geospatial data acquired by drone surveys are proving to be highly beneficial when combined with traditional surveying methods. Some key advantages of Drone Surveying are detailed below: Accurate High Resolution Mapping [...]
A new peer-reviewed study by scientists from the RSPB and British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) argues that we must act now to stop the long-term decline of birds that migrate between Europe and Africa. After decades of research into the causes of population declines, our understanding remains incomplete due to the complexities of [...]
Eoin O'Sullivan Project Director - Environment attended the most recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Climate Change Lecture Series on Wednesday 19th April 2023 at the Mansion House, Dublin. The EPA Climate Change Lecture series has hosted national and international experts on various climate change topics since 2007. The guest speaker for this event [...]
Temporary time-limited waiver in respect of development contributions On April 28th 2023 it was announced by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage that temporary time-limited arrangements for the waiving of the local authority “section 48” development contributions and the refunding of Uisce Eireann water and waste water connection charges in respect [...]
*The prosecution information concerning 2021 is taken from the HSA's published Annual Report 2021. The 2022 information is taken from the details in the HSA press releases for 2022, as the Annual Report 2022 is not yet published. All information is for general information and comparative review and should be checked and confirmed [...]
Design process: Construction clients have a number of legal duties under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013 (the Construction Regulations). These include: Appointing competent designers, contractors and (where required) Project Supervisors. Project Supervisors for the Design Process (PSPD) must legally be appointed at the start of the design. To [...]
Early indications from the online Safe Pass renewal are that there has been a much higher failure rate on the online renewal than from the full-day in-person course. The online course is set up with a much higher pass mark, requiring a minimum of 45 correct answers out of the 50 multiple-choice questions [...]
