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Krishma Kapoor
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WICE People

Krishma Kapoor

My day begins early, reviewing project plans and schedules to ensure everything is on track. I then head to site, where I oversee construction activities, and coordinate with contractors and engineers to address any issues that come up. Safety is a top priority, so I conduct inspections and ensur...

Date
04 December 2024
Agata Otto
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WICE People

Agata Otto

As an apprentice, I work four days a week and attend university once a week. I often use 3D models and sketches to present technical designs. Our team meets frequently to ensure we communicate effectively. We discuss deadlines, job progress, and workload. After work and on weekends, I focus on as...

Date
27 November 2024
Romilly Bobby
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WICE People

Romilly Bobby

I’m the temporary works design manager for 20km of High Speed 2.   I manage temporary works for over 50 assets, including viaducts, overbridges, cuttings, and highways.    A typical day for me is filled with developing and managing the delivery of temporary works design solutions which are crucia...

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26 November 2024
Samson Bagonza
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WICE People

Samson Bagonza

I wake up at 6am, take breakfast at 8am and leave for work at 8.30am. On reaching the office at 9am, I spend the first 30 minutes reading newspapers. Then, I start office work. I may attend to visitors and often hold short meetings in the office till 1pm. I then break for lunch and restart work a...

Date
20 November 2024
Muhammad Talha
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WICE People

Muhammad Talha

This is a description of my day when I worked for Riyadh Metro as a design manager. My day starts at 8am and finishes around 6.30pm. I start with checking my workflows on a data portal which is used by the contractor. This is where all design submissions are shared with all stakeholders. I check...

Date
18 November 2024
Andy Mitchell
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WICE People

Andy Mitchell CBE

It was a civil engineer from over the road who was working on the Devonport Dockyard in the 1970s (I guess I was 16 or so) who was kind enough to show me around. I was just fascinated by the scale of what was going on and even at that age I could imagine the challenges of designing and building s...

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14 November 2024
Andrew Ross
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WICE People

Andrew Ross

Following a short night’s sleep after arriving in Hong Kong yesterday from Amsterdam, today and tomorrow I’ve got a number of meetings planned with the project client. I meet with our Japanese partners over breakfast in the hotel where we discuss expectations for the coming meetings, then it’s ti...

Date
14 November 2024
Sir Alexander Siemens
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WICE People

Sir Alexander Siemens

Sir Alexander Siemens was the 46th President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, in 1910. He was the cousin of Werner Von Siemens, who founded the German engineering company Siemens. Werner’s younger brother, Carl Wilhelm Siemens, later Sir Charles William Siemens, founded the British branch o...

Date
14 November 2024
Dorothy Buchanan
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WICE People

Dorothy Donaldson Buchanan

Dorothy Buchanan was the first female member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. She helped design the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle, UK, which was known as the George V Bridge when it opened in 1928.

Date
14 November 2024
Tara Fraser
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WICE People

Tara Fraser

Working in a small practice, we never know what’s going to come into the business next. I love the fact that I can be working on a secondary school’s collapsed ceiling or on a professional witness report for a client in distress. A large part of the time is spent explaining engineering in non-eng...

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14 November 2024
Blessing Danha
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WICE People

Blessing Danha

No day is the same. I work for KPMG in Major Projects Advisory, where we provide project, programme and portfolio management services to infrastructure clients. A typical day starts at 9am. During a week when we have a board meeting, I’ll spend my time engaging with the client and partner organis...

Date
14 November 2024
Major Rob Ridley
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WICE People

Major Rob Ridley

… is never the same. In design offices one day, on remote construction sites the next. I’ve led teams in over 20 countries, providing engineering in conflict and natural disaster zones, from Northern Europe to the Pilbara in Western Australia.

Date
14 November 2024

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