Business
In this episode I talk to Aiden O'Dwyer, Head of Operations Ireland & UK with DPS Engineering based in Cork, Ireland. DPS is a global consulting, engineering and construction management firm serving hihg-tech industries around the world. Aiden has a long track record working internationally in the engineering services space in the energy and manufacturing sectors with firms such as Jones Engineering and the iconic Clonmel, Co. Tipperary firm Kentz Engineering. Aiden's current role focuses on manufacturing clients in the life sciences sector in Ireland and UK.In this conversation we chat about Aiden's career progression and international experience over the last four decades. We explore how the concepts of "Lean" and "Last Planner" find application in the world of engineering services and discuss how COVID has been affecting the business over the last year and a half and accelerating changes in ways of working. We also discuss how climate change and the decarbonization of the economy is now becoming an ever-present agenda item in large engineering projects. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.