EXHIBIT 23.2

                         CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Consent of Independent Public Accountants:

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to The IT Corporation Retirement Plan of our
report dated February 14, 2001, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of The IT Group, Inc. included in its Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 29, 2000, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

                               /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

May 30, 2001