Light Rail - Engineering Vacancies

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Member since 07 August 2017

Natasha09Member07 August 2017 06:39:53

Hi Everyone,

I am new to the forum and this is my first post.

My husband and I are thinking of relocating to Mauritius. He is British and I have dual nationality (Mauritian and British) and therefore I am assuming that a work permit should not be an issue once we have sorted out his citizenship.

He is a Mechanical Engineer with over 15 years experience working for Transport for London on the Trams which is similar to the new Light Rail that will be coming to Mauritius.

If anyone could help with the following questions, we would be most grateful!

Who will be in charge of Recruitment?
Will they be hiring locally for Mechanical Engineers?
Any ideas on when Recruitment/training will begin?
What might the hours and shift patterns be like?
Any ideas on salary expectations?

Thank you for reading and look forward to any advice you can offer!

Natasha

WinstonH VIP Member

Member since 26 March 2016

WinstonHVIP Member07 August 2017 11:34:14

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Hi,

The 'Metro Express' is a government-to-government agreement between Mauritius and India with an agency from Singapore taking care of project consultancy.

The whole of the engineering and construction works will be undertaken by an Indian company therefore I don't think there will be recruitment of mechanical engineers locally or from elsewhere.
Moreover given that construction is scheduled to start in a month, the recruitment procedures must have already being completed by now.

Of course, things might change but given the nature and terms of the contract, the probability of additional recruitment is very low.

Natasha09 Member

Member since 07 August 2017

Natasha09Member07 August 2017 11:56:15

Thank you WintonH for taking the time to reply.

That's a shame, we were hoping that the light rail project would be our opportunity to move!

Back to the drawing board...

docindie Active member

Member since 04 February 2015

docindieActive member08 August 2017 06:02:57

Natasha09 wrote:
Thank you WintonH for taking the time to reply.

That's a shame, we were hoping that the light rail project would be our opportunity to move!

Back to the drawing board...

From what we understand, the Indian construction company 'Larsen & Tubro' has been awarded the contract (under terms of finances that are being used to build this project).

Why don't you guys use LinkedIn and get in touch with people working on this and they may be able to guide you?

Good luck!

Natasha09 Member

Member since 07 August 2017

Natasha09Member08 August 2017 10:21:06

Thanks for the suggestion - That's a great idea!

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