Tag: career development

A spotlight on: Ben Hodges talks about his career journey

Today we’re turning a spotlight on our Financial Controller, Ben Hodges. Ben joined Project Centre right after his graduation, and quickly progressed his career within our company.   He took on new responsibilities, showing great attitude while training and managing new team members. Recently, Ben passed his Chartered Accountancy qualification, learning new skills and demonstratingRead more

A spotlight on: Principal Engineer Eduardo Moral talks about his career

Eduardo is a talented Chartered Engineer, who continuously supports our people to develop and build relationships with clients and stakeholders. He is a real asset to our north region, helping to carry out schemes from start to completion with great project management.  Eduardo recently won the Mentor of the Year award at our People ofRead more

Celebrating our Mental Health First Aiders

The recent statistics on mental health speak for themselves; one in four people experience mental health issues each year and one in five take a day off due to stress. At Project Centre, we’re committed to supporting employees who may be struggling and reduce the stigma around mental health illnesses.  Our 2020 staff survey, carriedRead more

Engineering through the eyes of an apprentice – Jon-Claude Edser

Jon-Claude is an Apprentice in our highways engineering team. He began working at Project Centre in January and has already been involved in a wide variety of projects. We caught up with him to find out how his first six months have been.  Can you tell us a bit more about your apprenticeship? What areRead more

A spotlight on: Elena Golita talks about her career

Today we’re turning a spotlight on our Parking Consultant, Elena Golita. Elena started her career working for our sister company, NSL, eight years ago. She immediately felt passionate about the parking industry and demonstrated a great willingness to learn and widen her skills. In 2021, Elena enrolled for a level 3 apprenticeship in “Leadership andRead more

A spotlight on: Diana Mercado talks about her career journey

Diana Mercado is a driven and passionate Senior Traffic Engineer at Project Centre, with several years of experience in civil engineering. She recently achieved a First in her civil engineering degree; while working, studying and running a busy family home. Obviously, we wanted to find out more about her career journey. How and why didRead more

Our graduate scheme: a step towards a successful career

We have so many success stories to share at Project Centre, but the ones we’re most proud of revolve around our graduates’ career progressions. Our scheme sees freshly graduated individuals join our company and work through a series of rotations across our multi-discipline teams. This allows young professionals to receive the opportunities and the supportRead more

Conversations with apprentices

This week celebrates National Apprenticeship Week. The theme this year is “Skills for life”, which reflects the idea of how apprenticeships can shape the entire career of individuals. As a company, we support apprentices with their training and development. We also benefit from the fresh ideas that young professionals can bring to the table. ProjectRead more

A spotlight on: Bharati Ghodke talks about her career

Chartered Landscape Architect, Bharati Ghodke, started working at Project Centre four years ago. She immediately showed her worth and was very quickly promoted from Principal Landscape Architect to Technical Director. She has had an incredible, sometimes difficult, career journey, which shaped the way she approaches work to this day. In 2001, her career journey wasRead more

A recap of Project Centre’s Graduate Day

Early last month we held a networking day, which brought together all our graduates and apprentices from around the country to network and learn more about the opportunities available at Project Centre. Ice breakers At the start of the day graduates and apprentices had to build a tower of spaghetti. The winning group utilised mathsRead more