WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Sundt, an Arizona construction company, is looking to hire approximately 500 contract workers over the course the next three years starting in October 2015.
The Four Corners Power Plant will be installing new environmental equipment onto their two larger units and the contract workers will be utilized in the installation of this equipment over the next three-year timeframe.
Sundt is looking to identify Navajo veterans who would be interested in working on this retrofit project. Jamescita Peshlakai, Veterans Liaison for the Navajo Office of the President and Vice-President will be working with Sundt to facilitate the employment of Navajo veterans for the project.
A Job Fair will be held Nov. 18 at the Navajo Nation Museum. Details on this job fair will be provided to the media and will be discussed in a two-hour radio forum scheduled to be broadcast on KTNN, Radio 660, on November 10th.
Those entities and organizations partnering in this initiative include; Sundt, Four Corners Power Plant, NM Workforce Development, Job Corps, San Juan College, Navajo Veterans Department, Navajo Workforce Development, Navajo Office of Labor Relations, and the Navajo Office of the President and Vice-President, Veterans Liaison.
President Russell Begaye reinforced the fact that both veterans and job creation are critical pillars of the Begaye-Nez administration.
He encourages hard working veterans that are seeking employment to secure one of these positions.
“I commend Ms. Peshlakai, who is a veteran herself, for her strong advocacy on behalf of both veterans and employment opportunities. This opportunity is significant as it will provide for veterans to pay their bills and support their families,” he said.
Begaye extends his gratitude to the companies involved for being proactive in seeking to hire Navajo veterans.
For more information, the project and employment opportunity contacts are Jamescita Peshlakai This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it NNOPVP or Mike Yeager This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Sundt or Terry Dayish, APS-FCPP This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
