By background I am a civil engineer. I was sponsored by Vinci construction throughout my degree and one of five Santander mobility scholars selected to study in Calgary, Canada.

I joined National Grid after graduating and completed 12 months in construction along with 6 months in corporate strategy, after which I joined the £1.03bn London Power Tunnels project in a permanent role where I have been working ever since. I really enjoy working on large construction projects and would like to work in infrastructure for my entire career.

Since joining london power tunnels I was a key part of the investment case to secure the project funding and also the community outreach fund of £1.8m which was a huge achievement. I then acted as client representative mobilising the largest project site before becoming project manager for three sites after just 12 months. I now look after a team of 5 people working round the clock to represent national grid and take great pride in doing so. During this time I have created a solution to power the project tunnel boring machines that saved 2 months delay and £2m pounds in liabilities. I have also taken a keen interest in developing young people. I have taken 4 trainees through graduate placements and three work experience students into finding follow on employment.

I have been a key figure in media campaigns to external news outlets such as the BBC, the outputs of which have reached 70,000 people and been shortlisted for awards. I was also a judge and panel speaker at the 2021 tunnelling awards. I am chair of the ET shadow executive forum which creates a platform for colleagues to share views. I also established the civil engineers working group at national grid which allows civil engineers access support to become chartered despite the business not having an accredited training scheme, as a result three people have accessed mentors and 1 has successfully gained chartered status, membership has tripled in 3 years.