Congratulations to Structures Engineer, Paula McMahon, who was recently crowned Regional Apprentice Champion for the North East and Highly Commended Apprentice Champion at the National Apprenticeship Awards.
That role gave her the opportunity to explore a large selection of works and visit many departments, including construction, within the council. She then went on to get a 1st Class degree in Civil Engineering from Teesside University.
She joined Sir Robert McAlpine nearly six years ago and is currently working on the maintenance of the strategic road network as part of the A19 DBFO (design, build, finance and operate) scheme.
Paula is passionate about inspiring young people into engineering and construction careers.
Since I’ve enjoyed such a varied and interesting career in engineering, I like to shout about it and I like to allow young people to think about it as a career because it may well suit them.
Paula McMahon Structures Engineer
She undertakes many activities to promote her profession, such as helping with the North East Apprentice Ambassador Network and regularly giving talks to schools.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, she has been involved in remote discussions with young students to explain career routes, share her own experience as an apprentice, and mentor them. These sessions explore the diverse options that exist within engineering and construction, and how different people can find their own roles within the sector.
Watch Paula talk about her wins for the National Apprenticeship Service.
Sir Robert McAlpine CEO Paul Hamer today shares his thoughts with Construction News on the enormous potential flexible working has to “boost both professional and personal enrichment whilst enabling people to strike a much-needed healthier work-life balance.”
Congratulations to James Campbell, Student Engineer, who was named “Further Education Student of the Year” at the G4C (Generation4Change) Awards during a virtual ceremony on Friday 23rd October.
