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In the very first episode of Industry Insights, we’ll be exploring Engineering Consulting. We interview Rebecca Fitzgerald, an ex-sustainability consultant, ex-accountant at KPMG and a current mechanical team lead in the Property’s and Buildings Team at WSP, a global engineering design consultancy!

If you have any further questions for Rebecca, feel free to reach out to her on LinkedIn at   / rebecca-fitzgerald-aba9925a  .

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Intro: (0:00)
Would you like to briefly introduce yourself?: (0:54)
What does a typical day look like in your profession? Do you meet a lot of people, go on site often, or is it more paperwork and office-based?: (2:05)
As a current engineering team lead, how is your commerce background relevant to your work nowadays?: (3:36)
What qualifications and skills do you need to work in an engineering consulting firm?: (5:26)
What kind of technical skills and soft skills are important for a career in engineering consulting?: (7:05)
What activities should undergraduate students partake in to boost their knowledge and be more prepared for the future and workforce ready?: (9:08)
In terms of being an engineering consultant, what kind of personality traits/ qualities/ characteristics lend themselves well to the job?: (12:00)
What do you enjoy most about consulting as an engineer for buildings?: (16:21)
What does it mean to be a “chartered engineer”?: (18:14)
If you could go back in time, what piece(s) of advice would you tell your younger self? (21:14)
What challenges have you faced in the workforce? (23:49)
Outro: (29:52)

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