People & Careers
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Engineering talent: bracing for the gathering storm
Hay Group’s Paul Lambert suggests five steps that will help business find a way through the skills crisis as industry goes digital and an aging workforce looks to retire. -
Kings Cross designer quits McAslan for Gensler
Hiro Aso to lead Gensler’s railway and infrastructure projects. -
My working life – Catherine Whitehead, senior engineer, Tony Gee and Partners
Work experience as a sponsored student helped Catherine Whitehead confirm that she was making the right career choice. -
Industry has to rethink attitudes now the onus is on it to close the skills gap
The Budget announcements on replacing student grants with loans and the apprenticeship levy could be as industry defining as any major project says Atkins’ Nick Roberts. -
Engineering faces up to £9.5bn retention gap over next decade
Cost of lost productivity when staff leave and have to be replaced can be £5128 per engineer analysis by ACE and EngTechNow has found. -
New inititatives set to boost women in major project leadership
Two new initiatives aimed at improving gender balance on major projects were revealed at the Women in Major Project Leadership conference at Ashridge Business School this week. A 12 month programme of action research on... -
How to have an adaptable career
ACE Excellence award winner Matt Browell-Hook says engineers can use their skills to broaden their work horizons. -
Apprenticeship levy won’t deliver high level skilled people in demand says industry
Nearly three quarters of construction firms report strong demand for high skills, but over half of all firms say those skills are hard to find. -
Work experience shouldn’t just be for friends and family
Widen the reach of your work experience programmes urges Paul Jackson and target minorities and different social groups to broaden the talent pool. -
Bridges to Prosperity charity launches UK branch
Charity Bridges to Prosperity which builds footbridges in remote communities around the world celebrated its official launch in the UK on Tuesday. Its development director Abbie Noriega explains more.