The senior quantity surveyor at Burmor Construction on mentoring young professionals and finding a winning career.
Why did you choose construction as a career? What else might you have done?
Construction wasn’t my chosen career – my goal had always been to join the Royal Marines – but with family in construction it opened doors for me. Having researched careers in construction I found that the skills of a quantity surveyor aligned with my strengths, and my journey started from there with Burmor Construction.
Your involvement with CIOB activities has been immense: Tomorrow’s Leaders rep for CIOB Cambridge, joining the CIOB Cambridge Committee and representing at the Members’ Forum for the second time. Why so involved with CIOB?
I feel that encouraging and mentoring younger professionals into the industry is extremely important, and starting in the role of CIOB Tomorrow’s Leaders representative for the Cambridge Hub has given me a platform to provide opportunities and knowledge to the future leaders of the construction industry.
My drive for personal and professional development led me to successfully achieving MCIOB status in 2022, and now I am proud to be a representative of the committee at a regional and global level.
CIOB has given me access to a network, experiences and people that I would otherwise not have been able to reach and has been an invaluable tool. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity.
What are your career ambitions?
Having been taught by my parents to strive for more, my ambition is this: to leave the industry in a better place than I found it. If I can reflect on my input, and map a notable change, I have had a winning career.
What do you do in your spare time?
Even in my spare time I like to keep my mind active: I listen to podcasts and am completing an MBA in Construction and Real Estate. Away from the industry, I train in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and spend a lot of time exploring the outdoors.
