Selangor Journal

ECRL developer launching major recruitment drive for local workers

SHAH ALAM, Nov 21 — The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) developer is set to kick-off a major recruitment drive for local workers in December, Malaysia Rail Link (MRL) Sdn Bhd and China Communications Construction (ECRL) Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL) said today.

In a joint statement issued, MRL and CCC-ECRL will launch a roadshow across the peninsula, seeking some 16,100 Malaysian employees.

The roadshow would start at the East Coast Mall in Kuantan, Pahang from December 5 to 8, and will continue to other destinations along the ECRL route in the East Coast states and the Klang Valley throughout 2020.

The vacancies are open to professionals, skilled workers, and general workers from various disciplines including engineering and construction, quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC), health, safety, and environment (HSE), commercial, public relations, and administration.

“We will use various platforms including social media channels to reach out to professionals, skilled workers, and general workers in Malaysia to join the ECRL project that would enable them to embrace the most efficient construction methods and the latest rail technology from China.

“Malaysians, in particular, those with interest in the construction or railway industry could leverage on the recruitment roadshow to develop a career with ECRL project,” MRL chief executive officer Datuk Darwis Abdul Razak said in the statement.

Darwis said the recruitment roadshow will be held in cities and towns and that the ECRL project is optimistic to employ majority number of Malaysians to help facilitate the completion of the rail network by the end of 2026.

The hiring would also be opened to fresh graduates, unemployed graduates and certificate holders.

“We take this opportunity to highlight to Malaysians that there are ample job offers via the ECRL project which prioritises a local workforce. We also encourage Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) and Sijil Kompetensi Kemahiran (SKK) certificate holders in the construction field to apply,” the statement read.

“The ECRL project is set to create more jobs for the local community during the project construction phase, and an additional 4,000 jobs during its operation and maintenance phase.”

The RM44 billion ECRL rail network connecting Kelantan to the Klang Valley covers a 640-km route with an expected travel time of four hours.

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