The construction industry will require 112,000 Construction Jobs over the next three years to build the houses, hospitals, schools etc for Ireland’s rapidly growing economy and population.
If you have an interest in construction, you’re experienced in construction or even if you’re considering coming home, now is the time to consider the construction industry.
On this site, you’ll find job opportunities from the leading construction companies in Ireland. These companies are Rebuilding Ireland and eager to hear from you.
If you sign up, you’ll receive weekly updates and notifications about job postings in your area. The CIF will keep you informed of developments in Ireland and in the construction sector so visit this site regularly if you’re considering moving home.
CIF is the Irish construction industry’s representative body. All stakeholders recognise the CIF as the voice for construction because each sector and region are represented.
The CIF successfully shapes policy for its members and focuses on:
- Public capital spending programmes
- Public sector procurement contracts, policies and procedures
- Ensuring regulation is smart, targeted and effective
- Improving access to finance for SMEs
- Ensuring there are adequate skills to support growth
- Enhancing the reputation of sector
CIF is member-led organisation through its 34 member Executive Committee. All members of this committee and other policy-groups are appointed from and by the CIF’s branches and associations. The executive committee directs a team of executives, subject matter experts and support staff in pursuing the objectives of the CIF’s committees, associations and branches.
CIF supports your business directly with information and expert advice on a range of construction specific issues:
Industrial Relations problems / employment legislation.
- Contracts you have entered into with clients / main contractors / sub contractors
- Payment disputes / debt recovery
- Procurement and Pre-qualification
- Planning and development issues
- Site safety issues and safety management systems
If you have a problem, the CIF’s expert support team will be able to assist you in the vast majority of situations. Furthermore, our detailed knowledge of the economy and the investment market sectorally and regionally can support your marketing efforts through the provision of market intelligence and a range of networking opportunities. A comprehensive range of training and business development programmes are available to ensure that your firm can assess high quality training inputs in safety and environmental requirements and business development.
Regular briefings on key policy development during the year are provided free to members on a regional basis.
The CIF publishes annually a Directory of Services and Register of Members. We circulate this widely to all clients on our client database. In addition, the CIF has specialist registers of members of Safe-T-Cert, Heritage Contractors and firms on the Environmental Retrofit Register. These registers are also promoted to potential clients on behalf of members of the registers.
Many members receive substantial reductions in the cost of CIF membership by availing of a number of affinity programmes negotiated on behalf of members including:
More cost effective insurance – EL/PL and contractors all risk through Affinity Cover.
Cheaper fixed line phone calls and broadband through the CIF’s Magnet Affinity Scheme.