On completion of my master’s in mechanical engineering I joined bp where I had the opportunity to work in a diverse variety of roles within projects.
I started on the graduate scheme in Project Controls, learning the skills needed to help keep a project on schedule and within budget.
However, I had a desire to apply my engineering experience and jumped at the opportunity to work offshore on a construction vessel. This showed me my passion for subsea construction, and it allowed me the opportunity to learn from a diverse team and experience firsthand the challenges of working on site.
From there I managed the regional construction vessel program and contract for bp North Sea, which allowed me to influence safe and efficient offshore execution for the business. After which I moved to awarding and managing the services contract for subsea hardware in Mauritania and Senegal including new region entry for the contractor.
Following 8 years at bp I wanted to use the skills I had learnt to support the UKs transition to Net Zero. I moved to SSE Transmissions to help stand up the Marine function in the business and provide technical input into the network upgrades needed to support the UK’s ambitious targets set out in the government’s British Energy Security Strategy. Working with the head of development I am working on initiatives to streamline our procurement and front-end design to allow us to meet the 2030 targets.