It is rare to come across a business leader as sincerely enthusiastic about the nuts and bolts of what he does as Stephen O’Malley.  

Most, certainly, are proud of their work; many can speak persuasively about its importance. But for a chief executive to gleefully expound upon the geeky details of his firm’s work or earnestly set forth on its capability to remake the world is less common. 

Such is the Dubliner’s zeal for the day-to-day work and social mission of Civic Engineers, the green solutions-oriented engineering business he co-founded around a decade ago, that it takes a couple of attempts for Building to get him to talk about the firm’s growth plan – and an ambitious vision it is.