{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Engineers Ireland Amplified","title":"John Brennan, Managing Director, ORS","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1783,"description":"After 20 years in engineering, John’s career continues to climb. His firm is breaking new ground in engineering practice, they have big plans to expand and have been officially recognised as one of the Best Workplaces in Ireland.\nIn this episode, we hear how John’s experience and willingness to try new things, has built huge trust in the team and how the freedom they enjoy has delivered huge results for everybody.  We cover everything from taking over ghost estates in the 2008 property crash to finding mentors and how thinking out of the box has found success.\nTOPICS WE DISCUSSED INCLUDE\n\n01:23     Accidentally falling into engineering\n04:22     How he found his mentors and how they helped his career\n06:52     Why ORS is ‘multi-disiplinary’\n10:16     The challenges of finishing a job someone else started\n11:39     The secret to winning Best Workplace in Ireland\n13:51     Does he take constructive criticism from staff\n15:21     Why he has been a fan of remote working since 2015\n20:11     The benefits of CPD for engineers in particular\n25:45     Expansion and an exciting future for ORS\n \nGUEST DETAILS\n\nJohn Brennan is Managing Director and a part-owner at one of Ireland's leading multi-disciplinary building consultancies, ORS. John has been with the company since graduating UCD. In 2019 he led an MBO and today has plans to expand the business across the country and beyond. He is an engineer who has used networking, professional development and new technology to drive success for himself and his team.\nBased in Mullingar, ORS is one of an exclusive number of Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employers in the country. It is also one of a small number of Irish companies that are ISO certified in standards ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001. ORS are at the forefront of training and technology, where investment in the latest cutting-edge tools allows their staff to perform at their best.\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbrennanceng/\nhttps://www.ors.ie/\n \nMORE...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/yT1HKVBRO-_0Tw5LD-gGV6EOyCLdCro-cFnWSlmkksA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zMjUz/ODU1M2Y5NWViNTE3/Njc1NjAzZTgxMjY0/YjZlMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}