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Courtney Chapman 2021 Emerging Leader finalist
Posted by · August 18, 2021 12:39 PM
Meet 2021 Emerging Leader Award finalist, Courtney Chapman, Associate Structural Engineer at Beca.
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Glenn Jowett 2021 Emerging Leader finalist
Posted by · August 18, 2021 12:38 PM
Meet Glenn Jowett, Technical Director & Digital Engineering Advisory at Beca and 2021 Emerging Leader Award finalist.
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Ryan Orr 2021 Emerging Leader finalist
Posted by · August 18, 2021 12:37 PM
Meet Ryan Orr, Regional Leader Bay of Plenty and Waikato at GHD and 2021 Emerging Leader Award finalist.
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Problem solving and passion drive Student Award winner Sabrina Wong
Posted by · August 18, 2021 12:34 PM
Sabrina Wong is one of three winners of the ACE New Zealand Student Award for 2021. She is in her fourth year of a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce conjoint degree at the University of Auckland, majoring in civil and environmental engineering, finance and commercial law. She talks to us about what drew her to engineering and the key takeaways from her internship at Aurecon.
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From learning quadratics to surveying in Rarotonga - with Student Award winner Matt Payne
Posted by · August 18, 2021 12:33 PM
Matt Payne is one of three winners of the ACE New Zealand Student Award for 2021. He is in his final year of a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) majoring in civil and environmental engineering at the University of Auckland. He talks to us about his pathway into engineering and his internship with McConnell Dowell in Rarotonga.
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Engineering with a higher purpose - with Student Award winner Xiaowei Lin
Posted by · August 18, 2021 12:28 PM
Xiaowei (Lisa) Lin is one of three winners of the ACE New Zealand Student Award for 2021. She is in her final year of a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at the University of Auckland, majoring in civil engineering. She talks to us about her internship at Holmes Consulting and how she hopes to use her knowledge and skills to address global challenges.
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COVID-19 in 2021
Posted by · August 18, 2021 9:01 AM
How the current COVID-19 restrictions affect the engineering and consulting professional service sector in Aotearoa.
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Moving to NZ during a pandemic in four steps – with Harriet Glen
Posted by · August 11, 2021 8:27 PM
Moving from London to Auckland is not as easy as it used to be – but it is possible, says Harriet Glen. She recently landed in New Zealand to take up a programme director role with Auckland Transport, and she wants to bust some myths about navigating the visa process and MIQ.
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How design-led thinking puts communities first - with Mieszko Iwaskow
Posted by · August 11, 2021 1:32 PM
How can consulting firms ensure people and communities are the main focus throughout the whole design and construction process? We talk to Mieszko Iwaskow, Portfolio Delivery Director (Strategic Programmes) at Auckland Transport, about the benefits of design-led thinking ahead of our Design-Led Thinking workshops in Wellington and Christchurch.
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Immigration changes needed for vital infrastructure projects, says construction sector
Posted by · August 09, 2021 7:08 PM
The construction sector is urging the Government to ease immigration criteria so struggling companies can recruit overseas workers for key vacancies to complete vital New Zealand infrastructure projects.