Emily Jones | Atkins
Emily graduated from the University of Bath with a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering.
In 2018, after a short stint at Transport for London, she joined Atkins as a graduate working on bridge engineering schemes, with the aim of progressing towards chartership with the Institution of Civil Engineers (hopefully in the next year or so!)
As part of her role in engineering, Emily undertakes work on a variety of schemes, including bridge inspections and designs of repairs, replacements and new structures, mainly for for Local Authority clients. She also lead a team of graduate and apprentice engineers and is passionate about ensuring they are given the right experience to help them develop their skills for the future. She is keen to ensure that young professionals have support to develop when they arrive at the company and during her time on the Graduate Scheme, was a member of the Early Careers Forum which aims to improve the young professional’s experience at Atkins, including focuses on well-being and career progression.
During her time at Atkins, she has also developed key project management skills and now, whilst undertaking her engineering role, also manages Atkins' West of England Combined Authority (WECA) Framework contract in Transportation, working with key clients across the south west, demonstrating Atkins’ skills as a leading consultancy and the added value they can bring to our local region. Since picking up the role in 2020, she has significantly improved performance on the Framework, which is now a multi-million pound contract across a wide range of services, including those outside of Transportation. As part of this, she sits in a team with other regional client leads and shares knowledge and best practice to enable us to have the best possible impact within the region and the rest of the UK.
Outside of work, Emily loves walking, running and being outdoors generally! Which ties in nicely with her role in helping to run a local Scout Group.
Rupali Sharma-Patel | Transport for London
I am a Chartered Architect currently working as an Engineering Manager within TfL Property Development, and I provide technical leadership to the development teams to deliver affordable homes on TFL landholdings.
I started my career in Delhi designing Metro Stations and have since designed and delivered several infrastructure projects in UK.
I am committed to championing diversity and inclusion within Build Environment and am involved in several initiatives to retain and attract people from diverse backgrounds into the industry. As the Vice-Chair for the Females in Transport Engineering Staff Network Group, I have led campaigns to spotlight issues affecting Minority or Protected Groups. I am also a Steering group member of the TFL Schools Outreach programme and I am supporting the development of the Business Case for the programme.
Amy Baker | National Highways
I am currently a Planning Manager within the Strategy and Planning Directorate at National Highways, focussing on the future of the Strategic Road Network.
Throughout my time at National Highways (~5 years) I have had the experience of forward-looking roles across multiple disciplines; from leading tri-partied governance between HS2 Ltd. and Department for Transport to leading and delivering the Digital Roads vision for National Highways and the supply chain. I was inspired to enter the industry of transport and logistics after graduating in Geography from the University of Birmingham.
I joined National Highways in September 2017 as a Graduate Project Manager; rotating placement every 6 months for an 18-month period. During my time on the programme, I completed my Project Management qualifications with the Association of Project Management (APM) whilst balancing project delivery. During these 18 months, I was fortunate to work across a range of projects and programmes; putting into practice the project management principles I had learnt. These included leading a strategic study into Environmentally Sensitive Areas, undertaking an Urban Connectivity review and Secretariat lead for all Governance meetings for HS2 Phase 2. Forming tri-partied governance with HS2 Ltd. and Department for Transport for the coordination and management of a National Infrastructure programme. During this time, I volunteered as a Communications Officer for the Graduate and Apprentice Forum; and since continued to act as an ambassador for the sector representing National Highways at Highways UK and STEM ambassador events.
In 2019 I secured a promotion to the role of Assistant Planning Manager, within the Network Strategy Team, and have since progressed within this team (promoted to Planning Manager in 2021). Throughout my work I have continued to contribute to the development and shaping of the future vision of the Strategic Road Network to inform future strategies and 5-year Road Investment Strategy cycles. I currently manage multiple workstreams and stakeholders to advance the Digital Roads programme for 2025 and beyond (working alongside the SLT, Executive and Board); building and shaping the concept ahead of transition to delivery phase. Most recently I project managed the launch of Digital Roads to both an internal and external audience, leading the stakeholder and communication campaign (September 2021). In 2020 I was awarded “Ownership Champion” for delivering at pace and engaging with stakeholders on the Digital Roads vision (including Executive, Board and Ministers).
I have continued to seek out opportunities to further my career and challenge myself (incl. APMQ Project Management Qualification and Lead Collaborate Succeed). Recent examples include presenting at the Executive and Senior Leaders Conference for National Highways, Roads Academy Senior Leaders Strategy Module, WSP Innovation Lab and taking on the role of a Panellist member for industry conversations at KPMG’s Autonomous Vehicle Panel. In January 2022, I led on the submission of a Digital Roads case study for the PIARC World Road Association; promoting the work of National Highways.
Since joining National Highways, I have continued to support the Early Talent Network. My leadership style promotes inclusivity, adaptability, openness and an agile environment as demonstrated by my role within the Strategy and Planning Improvement Team, leading charity fundraising initiatives, involvement in Graduate recruitment and Placement Coordinating and Line Management/Mentor responsibilities.
Over the last year I have sought out opportunities to contribute to the wider sector of “Highways” by being an active member in the Highways Sector Council; cross supply chain group to deliver and promote positive change across the sector. I am currently part of a taskforce group delivering a campaign to make Highways a career of choice!
I am a LGBT+ Ally and Directorate representative for the Strategy and Planning “Home, Safe and Well Group”; taking personal responsibility to encourage equality, diversity and inclusion across National Highways and wider Highways Sector.
Marny Moruzzi | Mott MacDonald/Women in Transport
Marny Moruzzi is the Vice President of Women in Transport and an Associate Project Manager in Advisory Programme Delivery at Mott Macdonald.
An accomplished and proven leader of major transport and infrastructure projects including High Speed 2 and Lower Thames Crossing, Marny has worked in a variety of roles including operational traffic control, local Government, rail, highways, transport planning, logistics, transport infrastructure construction and private consultancy. Coming from a humble background in East London with very few role models, Marny has overcome numerous challenges to become a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, as well as accredited with ILM7 and NEC 3&4 Project Manager.
Marny’s energy and enthusiasm is unbounded and her technical knowledge and expertise is combined with wider industry interests including digitising transportation, net-zero carbon, legislative processes and policy, and project financing.
Marny is a Champion for Equality Diversity and Inclusion and a founding member of Women in Transport. In 2021 Marny was elected to Vice President recognising her long standing advocacy for the progression and retention of women in transport and long term career development. Marny is a keen and active motivator for career development, career changers and early career professionals, supporting graduate schemes and transport apprenticeships, including leading High Speed 2’s first transport planning cohort. Marny established and co-chaired High Speed 2’s own Gender Balance Staff Network in 2017 and blogged for the Major Project Association’s Gender Balance Initiative between 2015-2019 alongside challenging technical roles and raising a family. Marny is a full-time working Mum of two boys and an active working parent role model.
Sabina Tayub | Balfour Beatty
After having achieved a First Class Honours for my Bachelor’s of Engineering (BEng) I continued to excel in my studies with a Merit for my Masters in Civil Engineering (MEng).
At university, I was awarded the Institute of Asphalt Technology West Midlands Golden Branch Award 2015 for my dissertation entitled ‘The impact of sediments on natural filter drainage asset performance and its effect on the lifespan of the pavement’. I was also committed to the role of ‘Senior course representative’ for three years flagging any issues that the students had to the university making sure that the University matches to the students expectations. For my commendable achievements in this role, I was awarded the title of ‘Senior course representative of the year 2016’ at the annual awards evening.
Additionally, I was elected to be a deputy faculty chair (elected position) for Civil Engineering, Architecture and Building for 2 years consecutively as well as being appointed as the chair Senior Course representative for the civil engineering department for 3 years in a row. In 2016, I participated and successfully completed the ‘Study China’ programme (funded by the University of Manchester), where I had the opportunity to go abroad and study at Nanjing University. I carried out two varied summer placements during my time of study; as a site/lab technician in a geotechnical company and as a design engineer in a highways and transport consultancy.
After graduating in 2016, I joined Balfour Beatty as a Graduate Site Engineer. At Balfour Beatty, I worked on various projects in the south and east of England as an Engineer and then decided to have a career change into the commercial sector after 3 years. I currently work as a Quantity Surveyor working on the Smart Motorway Alliance project whilst also working towards becoming Chartered in this field. In my five years of working career I have been named as a Rising Star in the Guardian UK 300, Won the Best individual new comer at the Professional Clothing Industry Worldwide Association Awards with my work with Women’s PPE and been a finalist at the Women in Construction and Engineering Award for Best Young Woman in Construction.
I am Indian by ethnicity but had my childhood in Malawi (Southeast of Africa) where my love for the construction industry was initiated. I came to England at the age of 9 years old for further education and stayed here since.
Daisy Chapman-Chamberlain | InnovateUK KTN
Daisy is Rail Knowledge Transfer Manager at Innovate UK KTN, with a passion for transport transformation, accessibility, sustainability and inclusion.
She provides innovation and funding stream support to companies within the rail sector and supply chain and promotes knowledge transfer between the science base and the industry, alongside key rail stakeholders, facilitating delivery of key regional and national strategies.
She also leads on Accessible & Inclusive Mobility (AIM) including supporting & driving business innovation in AIM across transport modes.
She is the Vice Chair of ITS UK's Inclusive Mobility Forum, a Board member for the Community Rail Network and a Northern Power Woman; Future List.
Previously, Daisy worked with Community Rail Lancashire, focussing on key community-linked rail projects, including working with young women and girls for 'Women Who Wander', young LGBT+ people in 'Stand Clear of the Closet Doors', and launching the UK's first autism-friendly railway line.
Lily Webb | Transport for London
Lily is passionate about delivering projects that transform customer experiences and deliver innovative solutions for clients in the transportation sector.
Lily studied MEng Civil Engineering and graduated with First Class Honours in 2016. Whilst at university, she received a scholarship through the Institution of Civil Engineers/University of Surrey Scholarship scheme, gaining 18 months of industry experience with a major engineering consultancy, with overseas visits in the North America, Middle East and Asia Pacific regions.
After graduating, Lily pursued her interest in the transportation sector, successfully delivering solutions for aviation clients and their local communities in and around London. This included supporting the design through to installation on site in challenging timeframes to deliver an innovative monitoring trial at a major UK airport, and achieving consistent project delivery and local authority approval of environmental schemes in the surrounding community.
In 2019 Lily joined Transport for London, leading projects supporting the modernisation of Rolling Stock to deliver improved reliability, environmental benefits and transformative customer experiences for London Underground. Whilst leading a multi-disciplinary team she identified an opportunity to pull-forward critical scope without return-to-service constraints, which received endorsement from London Underground’s Executive Committee in 2020. Alongside her project management roles, Lily has supported the roll-out of training courses for her colleagues; digitally upskilling her project team and promoting TfL’s environmental commitments and sustainability initiatives as part of an award-winning Safety Foundation Course. Lily has also been recognised with awards for her contributions to building a more inclusive workplace, supporting junior colleagues, and improving safety and security across the business.
Lily is currently working as a Project Manager for London Trams, responsible for leading the development of a portfolio of asset renewals projects across a range of infrastructure asset types. She was recently announced as the winner of a competition seeking ideas to support passenger recovery across London’s transport network, gaining the backing of senior leaders in a “Dragons’ Den” style pitch.
Outside of work, Lily is a passionate STEM ambassador and a member of the University of Surrey’s Civil Engineering Industrial Advisory Board, a role in which she contributes to taught content evaluation and informs strategic changes to undergraduate degree programmes to better suit the future needs of industry.
Holly Dimmick | Air Navigation Solutions
After spending my school years thinking that working in a lab was my future path, I sat on the apron at Heathrow airport and saw a Singapore Airlines plane out of my window.
Astounded by the size, I noted the name ‘Airbus A380’ and looked it up as soon as I got home. From there, an interest in plane spotting sparked. This curiosity grew from recognising aircraft features to wanting to understand how some of the world’s busiest runways were managed, such as Gatwick Airport. My final eureka moment was sitting in a hospital lab during work experience. The window was facing the runway at Southend Airport and an easyJet aircraft took off and soared above me; I knew instantly my passion was lifelong and that my career was meant to be in aviation.
Whilst studying Aviation Technology and Management BSc at the University of Leeds, our learning covered a broad range of topics such as pilot theory, airport operations, airline finances and aircraft engineering. During my degree, I completed an Industrial Placement at NATS as a Safety Performance Analyst. My job role was responsible for producing imperative safety reports and dashboards for a wide range of internal customers and to the regulator. I then went to the Heathrow tower as a Safety Support Specialist to expand the visibility of the unit’s safety performance and culture, in between necessary trips to the top of the tower.
After graduating into a worldwide pandemic, I began my journey as a Business Insights Analyst at Air Navigation Solutions Ltd. Within my role, I develop data-driven insights from thorough analysis and interactive reports, dashboards, and visualisations within PowerBI. The company manages the traffic at Gatwick Airport, one of the world’s busiest single runways, and Edinburgh, Scotland’s largest airport. I therefore have achieved one of my aforementioned goals in this role, and have developed many more.
Aviation is a diverse and mind-blowing industry and I look forward to the long career I have within it.
Claire Airth | Mott MacDonald
Claire is a senior project manager with Mott MacDonald whose technical knowledge and emotional intelligence have assisted her throughout her professional career and outside of work.
After gaining her BSc in Information Technology from the University of West of Scotland, Claire quickly found a graduate role in Motorola and hasn’t looked back. Working for Mott MacDonald, she could nurture her passion for developing systems and solutions that helped road users have informed and reliable journeys.
With over twenty years of experience developing and delivering Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) for the likes of National Highways, Claire used her wealth of knowledge to write a paper for the ITS European Congress in 2016, where she presented on the National Highways Collaborative Traffic Management programme. This led to authoring various articles in industry publications. Claire gained her Chartership with the British Computing Society in 2017, and although she has gradually moved away from developing software, Claire has utilised her technology and domain knowledge to engage with clients at various technical levels. As a project manager, it is her collaborative approach that ultimately cultivates trust, whilst never losing focus on delivering solutions that benefit the transportation industry and its customers.
Outside of work, Claire has volunteered at the local hospice since 2017. She mentors teenagers who are pre and post bereavement. Her empathy and compassion for these young people instil trust. Through mentoring, she helps to build their confidence, self-esteem, and resilience in what is a difficult transition in their lives.
Jessica O'Logbon | King's College London
I have always tried to be the best at what I do despite the odds that may be stacked against me.
My innate determination to positively impact the lives of others and rise to life’s challenges has led me to pursue a medical career. However, my journey has not been linear.
In 2016, I was unsuccessful my applications to medical schools, so I decided to take a gap year and reapply. I got a job as an NHS healthcare assistant and became the youngest employee to be awarded the ‘Make a Difference’ Award – a staff recognition scheme that highlights the hard work and dedication of individuals that exceed patient expectations. The patient and her family expressed that my kindness made their in-patient experience as comfortable as possible, and it made me reflect on what I could do to improve healthcare for patients within my various roles as a healthcare assistant, a medical student, and a doctor in a few years. Needless to say, working at a hospital is not easy. The NHS is undeniably understaffed and overworked – a damaging combination that is wearing away at staff morale and, in turn, affecting the patient experience. Throughout my journey, I have continued to ask myself how I can ‘make a difference’. I have tried to embody kindness in each of the lives I touch and hope to build sustainable and scalable solutions that positively transform health services so they can keep meeting the needs of patients and staff alike.
I used my earnings from that year to support my family and undertake medical school preparation courses. However, I realised that these expensive courses acted as a barrier to underprivileged students wanting to apply. Since then, I have become a champion for widening participation, supporting young people to pursue higher education, especially medicine, regardless of their socioeconomic background.
I do this by working as an ambassador for my university’s widening participation team and mentoring students through my own online platform: Progress with Jess. Sharing my experiences and achievements, whilst offering free medical school application support, has helped students from underrepresented backgrounds gain a place at medical school; inspired unsuccessful students to try again; and ensured that current medical students reach their full potential during medical school, to try and reduce the current attainment gap. I have also authored 2 e-books: ‘Relocating as a doctor abroad’ and ‘Demystified: funding your studies’ to widen access to information and opportunities for those wanting to progress in their respective careers.
Widening participation work is particularly close to my heart because I am currently a student on the King’s College London Extended Medical Degree Programme – a medical course that provides targeted additional support for those from disadvantaged backgrounds like mine to be able to train as doctors. It is with this support, especially financially, that I have been able to achieve my best academically. My dedication to widening access to higher education led to me being invited to 10 Downing Street to discuss the work that can be done to increase representation and cultural competence within the medical field. I have since been recognised as one of the top 150 outstanding students of African and/or Caribbean heritage by Future Leaders Magazine.
I have recently completed my 3rd year of medical school and I am currently intercalating in a master’s in Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge. I was awarded 3 scholarships alongside the NHS Bursary in 2021 to fully fund my studies. My research will focus on the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of young people and their parents and aims to inform future government policymaking, education, and clinical practice.