DSI open day recruitment drive lures top talent

DSI, a leading UAE-based end-to-end service provider of MEP contracting, infrastructure, water and power (IWP) and civil contracting services, is currently working on 35 projects worth in excess of Dhs5bn across the UAE in addition to newly contracted projects in KSA and Sudan.

The majority of individuals interviewed were electrical or civil engineers with a large number of secretaries and document controllers also applying during the open day. Other positions applied for by candidates ranged from senior mechanical engineers and projects control managers to senior quantity surveyors and safety engineers.

Zeina Tabari, DSI Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, says the initiative is part of DSI's ongoing strategy to identify promising talent and skills, and to further develop them with a long-term view to retaining these handpicked candidates.

"There is an abundance of highly qualified and experienced individuals in the job market at the moment and we are grateful that the strong financial and market position of DSI allow us the advantageous opportunity to select and hire the very best for our projects," Tabari says.

Of those who applied, 100 candidates have been shortlisted and will be contacted by DSI shortly. Subject to the necessary documentation, including NOC letters from previous employers, being provided, DSI hopes the new recruits can begin work immediately.

"We need these new recruits to start now so we ensure that not only all our current projects are fully manned, but that our upcoming projects will be too. DSI has plans for large scale growth and expansion over the coming year so it is essential we have the right people," says Tabari.

"The open-day was a great success. There was an enormous turn-out which exemplifies the leadership of DSI in the market," she added.

The company intends expanding its existing MEP, IWP and civil contracting services in response to growth in existing markets.