engineer

project manager

civil engineer

consultant

associate director

Jacobs

Within the security environment you could never predict a typical day as you never knew what was going to happen and how your priorities would change.  Typically the job involved ensuring the safety of our staff across all UK and European offices in terms of office accommodation and staff travelling to 'hostile' environments on a global basis where I would be responsible for analysing the travel risk as to whether the person could travel.  I was also responsible for analysing/generating/evidencing computer forensic logs in terms of alleged computer misuse by employees and whether there was 'a case to answer'.  I also provided security consultancy services in terms of reports/audits of assets owned by the M25 and Thames Water Utilities.  As part of the major emergency response team I was involved in emergency excercise/training with the UK management team and assisted the Region in the production of Business Continuity plans.

As there were only two of us within the European team I had a excellent working relationship with my direct manager as well as the other International Regional Security Managers.

 The hardest part of the job was to remain calm and in control in terms of crisis/emergency situations i.e. dealing with our staff during the London bombings etc

I enjoyed the variety in the job mixing with all levels of staff and solving challenges that were frequently presented.

Unfortunately, due to restructuring, this post was made redundant in May 2013.

I am part of a enthusiastic team who strive for excellence in the finished products that we issue to the client. Our team is very protective of each member but can be critical to ensure that productivity and work rate is good.

Each week we will have meetings and updates to understand the next stages of the design and discuss workload for the week and we will be tasked with actions and then it is the responsibility of the team member to execute this efficiently.

The company I work for invests time and money into developing younger members of staff by putting them through training courses as well as courses at college and university. 

Although there is a lot of investment into training it's staff, over the past few months, the company has had some management changes which has had a negative effect for it's employees in buildings and infrastructure. It has led to members of staff not getting a rise in wages when they have shown they deserve it from the previous years experience and work.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The opportunity to blow the whistle 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Mismatch between human rights policy of the “company” and actions 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Horrific. I was told no one wants to work with me in the team and the leadership has lost trust in me because I stood up for the human rights policy. Furthermore I was accused of mingling personal beliefs with work when it is the company’s own human rights policy that I merely followed. 

Rather, due to personal issues others are not standing up for the policy, such as car loans, mortgages, credit card debt. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Worry about unjust acquisition of tribal land and the company ignoring its human rights policy so they can turn a blind eye to it. Specifically, the commitment in that policy to perform due diligence prior to involvement in projects. Such due diligence was supposed to stop them from providing momentum to end endorsement of marginalization of vulnerable groups and reducing quality of communities.

Very forunate to have a job which is very specialized at such an early point in my career. 

However internal progression seems few and far between for a recent graduate within the contract i am working in.

i am contracted to 38 hours per week, although i work over 40 most weeks and log the excess as flexi-time which i can take off when i chose, which is a real bonus in balancing a good work/life balance

I have learned a vast amount of knowledge into all aspects of highway engineering  in the year i have worked at the country.

My work colleagues are very friendly and helpful and we all strive to deliver projects on time and under budget which makes the work place very enjoyable for me, and the team.

The hardest part of the job is that some schemes can be repetetive, but this is mainly down to the needs of the client at that time and the allocated work load towards the end of the financial year.

The most enjoyable part of the job is having the opportunity to visit the site and to see the projects you design  come to life.

A typical day at CH2MHILL would consist of the development of a product, or the people involved in it.As a company they were very keen to develop their staff and their client and a part of my role would be to write procedural and process documents.
I learned the best way to communicate with my staff, my peers, my line management and my client. Good communication will, quite often, prove to be the success of a project.
Management of a motivated team who are kept informed can be a very rewarding job, as I found with CH2MHILL.
My co-workers stayed loyal to the company for many years, as I did, but alas the project had to come to an end.
The hardest part of the job was trying to understand the requirements of the MoD and then, after numerous meetings with them, get them to agree to a revised, more practical schedule.
The most enjoyable part of the job was success we earned from becoming the number one design contractor on the DII(F) project for the MoD.

Professional Summary

Highly reliable and experienced Project Control Specialist with a superb record of construction projects (offshore, onshore and chemicals). Considerable breadth and depth of experience in project assistance for a variety of higher education institutions. Strongly adept at handling multiple projects simultaneously and bringing them to completion in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Core Qualifications

    Strong experience in project control management
    Extensive familiarity with educational corporate development
    Excellent abilities in Microsoft Office applications such as Excel and Word
    Superior skills in mentoring subordinates
    Outstanding professionalism and courtesy
    High oral and written communication skills
    Sound independent decision-making abilities

Education
2008 Darmstadt university, engineer Degree in process,
master in projects Management,
PMP certificat,

After going through the gruelling interview stage, I joined the graduate scheme as a mechanical engineer in 2012. They promise you all sorts of training but it never happened. HR do nothing for your career. Your manager owns your career! You formally progress through the organisation almost entirely at his/her will. Yearly performance appraisals are not worth the paper they are written on. I have had to fight for every single job opportunity and my salary hasn't been increased from the graduate salary in 4 years. It's a horrible company to start your career in. I regret joining Jacobs so early. If you have already attained a height in your career, then you can consider joining. There are a lot of middle managers who have held their positions for far too long and don't believe in anyone succeeding them. All they truly care about is safety. Not people.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Salary is good but management is unsupportive and entitled you won't sustain a career unless your face fits and you are willing to work above and beyond your limitations - awful management 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Putting up with bullying and demeaning treatment from senior managers

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Like trying to be the top school prefect - totally unfair treatment and constant demands to "add value" with no clear expectations or guidelines as to what. If anything goes wrong expect for the lowest rank to get the blame. Management is outdated and unprofessional. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Trying to make time to do the extra SQEP requirements is a total drain on your time and resources with no apparent benefits for doing so.

During my work experience in Jacobs I worked in a few departments which were: Geology, Highway and Architecture. In the first couple of days I had to learn information and answer some questions in a small booklet for the geology department to give me some ideas about what geology was. After a couple of days, I was told to go to the architecture department. In that department, my aim was to complete some real-life tasks such as designing buildings. The highway department however was quite similar to the architecture department. I also had to do real life design; but on the computers this time. In the highway department, I had to create roads and tracks in the motorways and solve the problems by for example; adding traffic lights or roundabouts to prevent the transports from crashing.

Involved in a number of projects including leading a few of my own. I joined as a graduate with no experience and now feel that I have excelled massively in both my technical skill and professionalism. I have gained a lot of experience in highway design and project management. I have a good relationship with my co-workers and I believe I'm a valuable asset to the team. Being the longest serving graduate in the office, I often provide guidance and share my skills with fellow graduates. the most difficult part of my job is the tight deadlines, however I also see this as a positive as I believe i work better and more efficient under pressure. I enjoy the joyful atmosphere and the fact that everyone is approachable and friendly regardless of grade or seniority.

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