Foundations by EnGen

Why it matters - In this season of Foundations by EnGen we talk to the volunteers within not-for-profit and association organisations in the engineering industry. We find out what drives them to volunteer their time toward creating the change they want to see. Why do they show up? And why does it matter? Let's find out.

In this episode, Patrick Fogg leads a conversation about why it matters with fellow Engineers Without Borders (EWB) executives Gavin Blakey OAM, Madison Wright, Chloe Lahiff and Sofie Thielemans (titles below). This is a fascinating conversation about humanitarian engineering, encouraging high school students to succeed in STEM, the importance of diversity, human centred engineering, empathy as a technology and much much more.

Titles:

Patrick Fogg, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering student at UQ as well as Executive within UQ EWB chapter

Gavin Blakey OAM, Principal Engineer as well as Chair of the Board of Directors at EWB Australia

Madison Wright, Consultant Engineer at Energetics as well as past President at UQ EWB chapter and current Secretary within QLD Region EWB chapter

Chloe Lahiff, undergraduate Chemical and Biological Engineer as well as Vice President within UQ EWB chapter

Sofie Thielemans, Flooding and Drainage Engineer at Aurecon as well as past Regioneering Executive within UQ EWB chapter

Find out more at www.ewb.org.au

Episode 9 is a special episode of Foundations by EnGen - joining us is Joseph Thiang who, as well perusing a dedicated career as a structural engineer is also a touring musician from the band MTNS. Their music is featured throughout the episode.

Today Joseph shares a few key lessons he's picked up in his 7 years in the industry as well as his passion for the positive impact structural engineers have on society. He also talks about balance and the hard work he puts in to achieve it as well as a few encouraging hints on being successful in many different areas of life.

Check out more of MTNS music on Spotify:

open.spotify.com/artist/7eBDae8nEzoq5GThrBTpRP

Last episode Genevieve De Michele took over the podcast for a frank and fearless conversation around women and gender diversity in engineering for International Women's Day. In this episode shes back to share her foundational story. Genevieve is a civil construction engineer working as a consultant transport adviser at TMR as well as developing leadership programs at QUT.

Today she speaks about how she navigated high school influences to decide on engineering, some of her early career adventures including working on a fly in fly out roster as well as her passion for encouraging strong mental health initiatives in this industry.

Genevieve is taking over Foundations for International Women's Day to have a frank and fearless conversation about women in engineering.

Joining her is Isabel Duffy, a structural engineer at Northrop as well as the Chair of Young Engineers Australia National, and Peter McIntyre, the CEO of Engineers Australia as well as a Male Champion of Change.

Links from today's show include:

Engineers Australia Diversity and Inclusion resources www.engineersaustralia.org.au/Diversity-Strategy

Unconscious Bias Survey implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/austr...takeatest.html

Organisations you can take part in

www.engineersaustralia.org.au/Communitie...Queensland

www.nawic.com.au/

widac.com.au/

www.consultaustralia.com.au/

www.propertycouncil.com.au/

malechampionsofchange.com/groups/welco...s-of-change/

#morepowerfultogether

EnGen is a community of professionals within the engineering industry on a mission to encourage the future generation as they navigate and start their careers.

Today's episode is brought to you the book titled Works of Bek, by Becky Paroz. It's a supportive guide to mentoring yourself through tough times, big career choices and ill health from someone who has been working in construction for 30 years and is now mentoring clients in the private sector. You can find out more about Becky and grab a copy of her book here: https://wordsofbek.com.au/in-print/

Becky is also today's guest, and she shares a piece of her story about how she became determined to succeed in the construction industry and how her passion for mentoring and encouraging others came about.

EnGen is a community of professionals within the engineering industry on a mission to encourage the future generation as they navigate and start their careers.

This episode was sponsored by Frontier from Engineers Australia, the young engineers guide to getting ahead. Are you ready to take the next step in your career? You can benchmark your skills and experience against the Chartered competencies, visit https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/Chartered/Self-Assessment and take the free Chartered self-assessment. https://frontier.engineersaustralia.org.au/

In episode 5 we hear from Ben Smith, who has spent the last 6 years as a structural engineer at AECOM. Last year Ben decided to pursue chartership, and obtained CPEng and RPEQ status. Here on Foundations he shares that journey as well a day in the life of a structural engineer and some key professional hacks he's picked up along the way.

EnGen is a community of professionals within the engineering industry on a mission to encourage the future generation as they navigate and start their careers.

In episode 4, we hear from Nick Ayres, a project manager on civil infrastructure and marine projects. Nick's story demonstrates the values of empowered career design as well as a passion to get the best out of and care for the people he works with. His career started on a barge in England on the river Thames and I first met him on a barge on the Brisbane river, 22 years later.

EnGen is a community of professionals within the engineering industry on a mission to encourage the future generation as they navigate and start their careers.

In episode 3, we hear from Mark Salisbury, A design engineer at Jacobs. He shares his story of an expansive career starting as a diesel fitter before becoming an engineer doing hydraulic modelling as well as managing designs, teams and projects - including aid project overseas.

EnGen is a community of professionals within the engineering industry on a mission to encourage the future generation as they navigate and start their careers.

In episode 2 of Foundations, we hear from Clinton Parker who is a Senior Project Engineer on the client side at the Brisbane Airport Corporation's New Parallel Runway Project. He shares his story of how he got into engineering, the projects and countries he's ventured to as well as a few interview tips he's picked up on his travels between companies. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/engen-queensland/

EnGen is a community of professionals within the engineering industry on a mission to encourage the future generation as they navigate and start their careers.

In episode 1 of Foundations, we hear from Alana McDonald, who is a graduate engineer on a project here in Brisbane. She speaks about why she became an engineer, what it's like to be a graduate in the construction industry and shares her hopes and plans for the future. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/engen-queensland/