What attracted you to apply for a role with us?
When I finished my master’s degree, I was looking for a well-respected consulting firm, where I could be surrounded by a strong team of in-house experts, and exposed to a wide-range of projects across the world. Mott MacDonald ticked all those boxes.
How did you find the recruitment process?
The interviewers were friendly, and the questions seemed structured and relevant to the role.
What are the three things that make you look forward to working each day?
Our assignments are so varied that each day is so different. I enjoy the challenge of dealing with new challenges. I also enjoy learning new things, and getting to do so with new people.
What’s your team like?
People in our team come from so many different professional and cultural backgrounds. It’s great to work with them because they can share different perspectives from different experiences.
What’s the best thing about your job?
We get to work across the company, collaborating with water engineers, transport experts, and climate change specialists, to solve health problems. I can’t think of many health companies where you can work across so many parts of society that impact on health.
How has your career progressed since joining?
I originally joined in a technical advisory role in South Africa. After a couple of years, I moved into a business development role, before moving to Bangkok to lead a project team. I’m now in the UK as an account leader for global health security, one of our streams of health work.
What is it about our visions and values that you relate to the most?
Mott MacDonald puts people, communities and social outcomes at the centre of its projects. As a public health professional, this is important to me, whether we are working on a health programme, managing a large infrastructure project, or designing new cities.
What is your favourite past time?
I enjoy exploring new places and experiencing new things. I'm fortunate that I have been able to travel a fair amount with work, so it has never been too hard to find something new to see or do.
If you could only eat one food for a whole a day, what would it be?
It would have to be Thai food. It’s full of flavour, as long as there aren’t too many chillies!
