Helen, Infrastructure Engineer

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As part of our 'Women in the Built Environment' campaign, we will be showcasing a series of successful women over a variety of posts each Monday. Today, we talked to Helen who is an Infrastructure Engineer for BWB.

" After finishing my GCSEs, I decided to study Maths, Physics and Biology A Levels. I was interested in becoming a Civil Engineer after speaking to a family friend that had chosen similar A Levels to myself and was studying Civil Engineering at university.

Upon completion of my A Levels, I decided to take a year out to do some travelling which included working in an orphanage in the Dominican Republic in 6 weeks, which I found...

For women who want to build their future

If you are a female student in sixth form or college, passionate about a career in property, construction, architecture or civil engineering then we have the perfect opportunity for you.

On Thursday 9 November, Nottingham Trent University is inviting you to 'Women in the Built Environment' event. This is an amazing chance for you to connect and network with industry professionals, ask questions and gain advice.

A number of employers attending for discussions and networking include FranklinEllis Architects; Gleeds; Innes England; DLP Planning; Countrywide Surveying Services; Roythornes Solicitors; Arcadis; Galliford Try; BWB Consulting; Interserve Construction; Turner & Townsend; Berkeley Group; Segro plus more TBC.

There will also be a chance to hear about NTU's 'Women in the Built Environment' Summer Internship that has granted previous students with study-based sponsorships and job opportunities. You can find out more about this here.

In conjunction with this event, we will be showcasing a variety of 'Women in the Built Environment' blog posts, featuring women's stories and experience of the field. This will give you an insight into their day-to-day job activities and how they tackle issues such as sexism in male-dominated areas of work. These will be posted every Monday until the end of this month - so stay tuned for that.

Please book your place at this event by emailing Esther.Triffitt@ntu.ac.uk