What did you study and where? ?

I studied a Bachelor of Construction and Project Management at the University of Technology Sydney.

What do you get up to in your day-to-day role??

I work as a digital engineer supporting the delivery of major infrastructure projects in Australia helping shape how people move in cities and regional areas. I am lucky to have flexibility and autonomy to balance the time I dedicate to project delivery and personal activities. The people at Arup are the best thing about coming to work every day. My team is passionate, supportive, and fun – I could not have asked for a better group of people to learn from and work beside. Arup is a social place to work, and I really enjoy getting to know people from across the office and having genuine and fun conversations.

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What first stood out to me was Arup’s reputation for excellence and delivering iconic projects across the world. I was excited for the opportunity to be part of and learn from the teams designing these projects. ”

Why did you choose the Arup graduate programme?

What first stood out to me was Arup’s reputation for excellence and delivering iconic projects across the world. I was excited for the opportunity to be part of and learn from the teams designing these projects. After meeting some of Arup’s people at university and industry events I was impressed by how genuinely they talked about the firm and its social values. I’ve had a strong interest in pursuing a career in digital engineering since university. When I was researching firms Arup’s digital engineering team was the most experienced and well-established – not all firms have the same calibre of digital capability.

What has been your most enjoyable moment/project so far?

Working as the Project Manager to support Arup’s relationship with Engineering Aid Australia (EAA) is one of the most enjoyable roles I’ve worked in during my time in the graduate programme. EAA is a not-for-profit organisation inspiring and supporting Indigenous high school students to become professional engineers. I have hosted and organised multiple design challenges for the Indigenous Australian Engineering School – a weeklong programme run by EAA. Students from across New South Wales and our people worked collaboratively and creatively to solve the challenge. Managing this relationship gives me the opportunity to show students what working in engineering can offer in a professional, personal, and societal capacity. It also shakes up my day-to-day by working on something different from digital engineering.

Another project I have really enjoyed is Sydney Metro – Australia’s biggest public transport project. The size of the project is enormous and has provided some interesting opportunities to think about the best way to integrate digital engineering initiatives on such a scale. I have also had the opportunity to work alongside and learn from incredible engineers with many years of experience in the process. It’s exciting to use my digital engineering skills on a city-shaping project, transforming connectivity and benefitting the lives of people across Greater Sydney.

What are your future aspirations?

From where I stand now, I can see so many opportunities to come in a career at Arup. I would like to work overseas and take advantage of Arup’s long term assignment programme, experience of working in a different country, meeting people from around the world and developing my understanding of different cultures. If in the future I could continue working alongside people who are as supportive, passionate, and generous with their time as my current team, and on interesting projects, then I would be happy with my career.