Erica Drummond
Senior Project Engineer
ADCO
Introduction
Growing up, I had always wanted to be an architect, yet I was interested in engineering. I did some research and found that construction management could combine my passion for the built environment with the more practical side of engineering. While studying at UNSW, there were some newsletters sent out by the lecturers and I saw an opportunity and decided to apply for it. The lecturers helped in structuring my resume and that’ s where I got a cadetship in my second year and that’ s how my journey began.
The Role
I am senior project engineer which is a site-based role. My role involves working with the designers, subcontractors and specialist consultants to get the design to a point that is practical to be built on site, ensuring it is of quality and very cost-efficient. As the project progresses, my role changes to one where I control the progress and monitor what is being put up to get the project successfully delivered. This means I am quite hands-on with my role. No two days are ever the same. One day, it can be working on meetings and emails and another day can be filled with trying to deal with issues that may have come up on site, some days it can be just a mix of everything.
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