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Leeds #INWED19 Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day

Leeds celebrated International Women in Engineering Day.

It took place on 23 June 2019.

Here we present some of the city's female engineers helping to #TransformTheFuture #INWED19.

Like Stephanie, a Senior Engineer in the Flood Risk Department. Stephanie started her career as an apprentice, studying part time to become a Structural Engineer.

I love the variation – no two days are the same.

Marie-Claire works in our Flood Risk Management Team, using her maths and engineering skills on major flood alleviation schemes.

I love that I get to help protect people in Leeds from flooding.

Marie-Claire.

Kiran is an apprentice Civil Engineer and is currently on her first year of a degree apprenticeship with Leeds Beckett University.

Kiran.

Kiran works in Transport Development Services, helping to assess planning applications.

My interest in engineering stems from the fact I love maths!

Meet Abbey, an apprentice Civil Engineer.

Abbey is currently studying her degree part-time, as well as supporting the teams on AUTOCAD and surveying.

Josie.

Josie is a Group Engineer and has supervised a range of transport projects on-site, including Temple Green Park and Ride scheme.

Working in engineering is incredibly rewarding-you’re part of projects that make a real difference to the community.

Hollie, meanwhile, is a Geotechnical Engineer.

I investigate the physical and chemical properties of the soil and rock beneath a proposed development to understand the impact the geology may have.

Trishna started her career working in the design team and now works in Highway Asset Management.

My team inspect the roads for safety issues and arrange for them to be repaired. We also develop longer term maintenance schemes such as complete resurfacing.
Claire.
This photo was taken at the opening of Manston Lane Link Road! Working in engineering means I can make an important contribution to major schemes like this – Claire, Senior Engineer.

Sarai became an engineer through progression and work experience, rather than the typical Trainee Engineer Scheme whilst studying Civil Engineering at university.

In this sector, every day is different. Design and CAD work, working on construction sites, collaborating with people from all backgrounds – I love it all!

Vicki started in Road Safety education 18 years ago.

Vicki.

She worked her way through to transport planning and sustainable travel promotion as a school travel adviser, before becoming a transport planner advising on infrastructure for non-motorised users.

Hannah is a Principal Engineer in the Highway Schemes section. She manages a team of people working on schemes ranging from £500 to £5m!

My 13 years as an engineer has been so fulfilling – I really couldn’t imagine doing anything else.

Rachael works within the Highways and Transportation as a Directorate Support Officer, providing support to the Heads of Service and Chief Officer.

Rachael.
There’s so much opportunity in this sector – every day I’m learning something new!

For more on #INWED19 in Leeds see @Leeds_Highways on Twitter.

To celebrate #INWED19 our engineers have been busy around Leeds schools.

Leeds #INWED19 – via bit.ly/leedsinwed19 – was produced for weekly bulletin leedsbestcity.org. It features in edition 34, published 27 June 2019.