b'Q&ACan you tell us about your career journeyresolve issues they may overcome in the field.I would like to experience my wifes job, shes at Kelly Group?I am always available for engineers if they needa banker working for HSBC. When she works support, and they never hesitate to reach outfromhomeitjustintriguesmewhatshes I started my journey with Kelly Group in 2003foradvice.Itendtoattendconferencecallsdealing with. asanengineerworkingontheVirginMediawith Virgin Medias planning partner to provide contract completing customer installations andinsightintothoseareasthattheymayhaveWhatadvicedoyouhavefornewKelly pulling cables. During that time, I studied forlimited information on, and we have experienceGroup engineers coming into the business?myLawdegreeintheevenings.In2007Iworking within these areas. Sometimes, I review decidedtopursueadifferentcareerwhichplans sent by our clients and provide feedback.Its a start of a long journey, if you work hard, wasoffice-basedandalsoincludedtrainingI constantly train my team encouraging them toit will give good results for you. Patience is key. engineers.Duringthistime,Ifinishedmytake on more responsibilities if their workload degreeandcompletedamastersdegreeinallows them, to learn from the experience andCan you tell us about the support channels Financial Regulation and Compliance alongsidesupporttheircareergrowthatKellyGroup. my LPC and became a qualified lawyer. The best way of building a network is to workthat are available for our engineers?with happy people who are happy working for However, I realised that becoming a lawyer wasyou - this is my motivation. I train my office staff about all possible issues not the right career path for me and decidedthat may come up for engineers. It is a new to return to Kelly Group in 2013. For the firstDoyouhaveanysetgoalsinmindfortechnology, so we constantly learn new things six months, I trained new-to-field engineers,the next 12 months? justlikeengineers.Iamalwaysavailablefor and later became a Team Manager- a fulfillingengineers, if they need support, they can call role that I enjoyed for many years. In 2017,Ivegottwogirls,whoarebothattendingameordropmeamessage-Iwillgetback duetoongoinghealthissues,Iwasntableboarding school with a scholarship. They workto them.to fulfil this role anymore. I was happy to behardespeciallymyelderdaughterassheis offered a management role, responsible for ourgetting ready for her A level exams next year. My back-office staff in Wembley. This was anothergoal for this summer is to spend a lot of timeWhat 3 words would your friends / family fantastic opportunity to gain knowledge aboutwith her, going through things she requires helpuse to describe you?operations behind the scenes. with, including reviewing universities, discussing Duetomyextensiveexperienceworkinginsubject choices, and helping her revise. We areMy kids would say Im funnythefieldandthroughvariousdepartments,IplanningtotraveltoCapeTownduringtheSiblings find me friendly was delighted to be promoted to OperationswinterasitistheperfectsunnybreaktheOverall, very Loving Manager for the Groups ERS contract untilwhole family deserves and a great opportunity 2019.Duringmycareerjourney,Irealisedto spend some time together.What is your proudest moment?that I enjoy working for a contractor companyI also set myself goals within my role. When II am very proud of my family. A very proud becauseIcaninfluencehowthenetworkisstarted this project, I was only comfortable doingmoment in my life is when my first daughter plannedandbuiltitmakesmefeelproudabout 300 homes a month this expanded towas born, she was born on Christmas Day when the process is done with precise planning2000 homes a month. The goal is to increase17 years ago. She is now doing politics, and a seamless build. In 2020 I got promotedourcapacitytocomplete20,000homeshistory of art and business for her A to PIA Regional Build Manager. duringeachquarter,buildingitinafairandlevels. She is currently writing an essay on Since my promotion, I am proud to have built ancost-effective way. environmental changes and the side effects amazing team of engineers for a unique projectof pollution. Shes so smart, I was reading for Kelly Groups PIA Virgin Media contract.What three words best describe your role? her work and her criticism is amazing, her Inmyeyes,thisisanexcellentopportunitywork sounds very advanced for her age. She forengineerstolearnsomethingnewasweFulfillingalways comes to me for advice. Shes also a arethefirstbusinesstobuildahybridPIAfantastic singer which makes me very proud. network.WestartedourprojectinAugustTangibleShe recently performed on a speech day last year in Luton and since then, completedGrowthand when she took the stage everyone went 40 areas, with 20 more areas scheduled forsilent watching her. Im also very proud of the coming months. Our team grew with theBefore working for Kelly Group, what wasmy younger daughter she is 13, currently project; it all started with me, responsible forthemostunusualorinterestingjobyoufinishing year 8, and will move onto the planning,designing,andmanagingengineers.same boarding school as her sister next Wecurrentlyhaveover30peopleworkinghave ever had? year. Shes also a fantastic singerdont within my team: a planner, coordinator, projectask me where the manager, supervisors, surveyors, civils gangs andI was working for United Nations as a researchertalent is coming a team of splicersit is truly refreshing toworkingonaprojecttoresearchthesidefrom! I spend see this growth. We currently have a capacityeffectsofcontraceptivepills.Myeldersistermy free time ofbuildinganetworkfor2000homesausedtoworkasaprojectmanagerforanattending their month however, we can upscale if the projectAmericanNon-GovernmentalOrganisationperformances further expands. thatwashelpingprovidefreecontraception- it makes me to African countries. At the time, they had ahappy and proud What does a typical week look like? lotofsideeffects.Ijustfinishedmystudiesevery time whenIstartedworkinginthisjob,soIwasI watch Istartmyweekwithateammeetingwithdelighted to travel the country visiting clinics.them.allourengineersandofficestafftoreviewI was 20 and a little uncomfortable talking to completed jobs during the previous week andwomenaboutthesideeffectsbecausesome share our experiences on what went well andof them are traumatising. I was proud of my things we can improve. I like to get engineerswork because the results and feedback provided involved in this because they will give us accurateto the manufacturer were helpful and I could feedback from the field, and they can also learnsee changes happening. For example, doctors from each other. We also put a plan togetherstarted testing blood before prescribing a pill to forthenexttwoweeks.Myresponsibilitiesensure it is the best option for the individual.include resourcing materials, negotiating withIf you could switch your job with anyone our client, and payroll. Engineers have a greatelseforoneweek,whosejobwouldyou support system. It is probably my engineeringwant to experience?side that likes to get involved in helping them 16 .The Networker Spring 2022'