People & Careers
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Career story: Chris Montgomery, Network Rail Birmingham New St project director
The overhaul of Birmingham New Street is already a huge success with the public. Chris Montgomery can enjoy the accolades after years of hard work rebuilding the station while that same public walked through his site. -
Chinese and UK engineering companies agree skills exchange deal
Mott MacDonald first to take up arrangement as consultant also signs its own memorandum of understanding with China Rail Construction Company. -
Career path: Patricia Moore, Turner & Townsend
Patricia Moore is the managing director of infrastructure for Turner & Townsend in the UK. She gained her first degree as an apprentice. -
Career story: Raja Narwari on designing Birmingham New Street
Raja Narwari, practice manager for Atkins rail solutions explains how the firm’s global design centre stepped up to help design the station. -
HS2 wants you: rail builder launches Birmingham recruitment drive
HS2 Ltd is holding a two day recruitment fair in Birmingham to find more than 100 staff to fill roles to be based in the city. -
Embracing a new world of flexible working
New flexible working patterns are critical to ensuring that businesses across infrastructure and the built environment retain the best and most diverse workforce. Sara Harraway explains the challenge of getting it right. -
Back to school and perceptions of engineering careers are looking up
The skills challenge may be improving but it isn’t going away. This is not a moment for firms to sit quietly at the back of the class, says Antony Oliver. -
Career Path: Lavinia Melilla of Bechtel
Lavinia Melilla is a port and marine technical expert with Bechtel, and has recently been awarded a fellowship by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). Aged 35, she is the ICE’s youngest Fellow. -
Who decides the future of design?
Young designers from across the built environment will meet to discuss the profession’s place in society’s biggest decisions at the IABSE conference on the 10th September. David Knight explains. -
Closing the gender pay gap: Construction must have its say!
The deadline for submissions to the government’s consultation into tackling the UK gender pay gap closes on 6 September. Dorte Rich Jørgensen says industry must engage with views to help tackle this longstanding problem.