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 Case Studies
The Highways and Transportation industry offers great opportunities for graduates. Here are some success stories to inspire you.
Click on the links below to get the complete picture of where and what these graduates studied; how they started their career and the level they are at now.
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| Anja Hofmann |
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Name : Anja Hofmann
Age: 25
College: Nottingham Trent University/University of Applied Sciences, Dresden
Course: BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering Studies
Started with Ringway: January 2004
Occupation: Graduate Trainee
Synopsis of Training so Far:
I decided very early in my academic career that I wanted to work with a contracting company and, after having completed a double degree at the Universities of Nottingham Trent and Dresden, I applied to Ringway having been attracted by the company’s Graduate Development Programme.
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| Duncan Cole |
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Occupation: Senior Technician
I returned to Norfolk County Council to become a Senior Technician. I am currently working on a (SHJtS) Safer and Healthier Journeys to School travel scheme in Pulham Market (South Norfolk) and an Accident Cluster Site junction improvement Scheme in Stibbard (North Norfolk), and my role on both is as lead designer.
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| Ben Raynes |
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Age: 24
Occupation: Graduate Structura Engineer
Current Projects: TinsleyViaduct, Sheffield
BAe Systems Marin Barrow-in-Furness
The £81m Tinsley Viaduct strengthening project involves the strengthening of a 1-kilometre twin deck steel/concrete composite structure carrying the M1 and the A631 across the Don Valley in Sheffield. Owen Williams has the commission to supervise the works to their completion in November 2004. Ben was responsible for the supervision of the internal strengthening works over the entire structure, including the critical stengthening of 72No. main bearing diaphragms.
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| Georgina Hammond |
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Age: 24
Occupation: Graduate Environmental Engineer
Current Projects: A24 Improvements
A22 Maintenance Contract
A2 Pepperhill to Cobham widening
Georgina is involved in developing the environmental capability of Owen Williams and acts as the Environmental Co-ordinator for a number of major highways improvement schemes, including the A24 in Sussex and assistant co-ordinator for the Highways Agency’s A2 Pepperhill to Cobham widening scheme. As part of her role she liases with specialist subcontractors, and statutory environmental bodies including English Nature, the Environment Agency, and English Heritage.
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John Kinnear |
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Civil Engineer |
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Environmental and Civil Engineering |
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East Grinstead |
Why did you choose Capita Symonds?
I was impressed with the openness and general feel of the company when I visited for the day. It was all about what you can bring to us, and how the company can develop people. I liked that.
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Nadeem Mohammed |
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Age: 25
Occupation: Graduate Consultant (Traffic Engineering)
Job Experience: 2 years+
After graduating with a BSc. (Hons) in Motor Vehicle & Transport Studies Nadeem was keen to enter a career involved with Accident Investigation and Traffic Engineering. Like many new graduates he kept his options open whilst on the job market. After attending many interviews the decision became difficult, until he visited the FaberMaunsell offices in Greater Manchester.
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| Emma Barton-Freel |
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Age: 25
Occupation: Transportation Consultant
Current Projects: Manchester City Council Framework – various schemes
JETTS Quality Bus Corridor (QBC)
Emma studied at the University of Leeds and achieved her Masters in Civil Engineering (Honours) Class 1. Like most other graduates, Emma attended a number of interviews, but was particularly attracted to the opportunities that FaberMaunsell offered. She felt that the interview had been friendly and relaxed, but very informative and recognised that the company offered a wide range of prospects and early opportunities for responsibility that appealed to her.
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| Adrian Khan
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Occupation: Graduate Trainee (Highways & Engineering)
Job Experience: 1 year+
Before joining the Graduate Trainee Scheme at Cambridgeshire County Council, I spent three years studying Civil Engineering at the University of Nottingham, where I graduated with a 2:1 BEng(Hons).
I have now been working for just over a year and in the first 6 months I managed and put into action traffic management projects in the South Cambridgeshire region. Then in the following 6 months I helped to implement schemes to make more efficient, the movement of traffic in the city of Cambridge. Some of my work included revising the bus station area in the centre of the city using traffic management, the initiation of partnerships and an emissions plan.
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