Best Ground Engineering Magazine Podcasts (2025)

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47: Natalie Bews from Skelair 1:14:56

13d ago1:14:56

1:14:56

In this episode of the Breaking Ground podcast, Steve Hadley and Ciaran Jennings are with Natalie Bews (Managing Director at Skelair International Ltd), discussing her journey in the geotechnical engineering sector. Natalie shares her early passion for geology, her career progression from an assistant geotechnical engineer to a business development…

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46: The Ground Forum Undergraduate Mentoring Program 47:20

2M ago47:20

47:20

In this episode, Steve Hadley and Ciaran Jennings are discussing the journey into a Geotechnics career with some recent graduates from the Ground Forum undergraduate mentoring program discussing their journeys into the field of ground engineering. They share their educational backgrounds, experiences in the industry, and insights into the challenge…

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45: Pile Optimisation and Rig Instrumentation 1:13:42

6M ago1:13:42

1:13:42

In this episode, Steve Hadley and Ciaran Jennings are discussing CFA piling, the potential of machine learning in the industry and the impact of regulations on pile design. They explore insights from a survey on AI's role in the piling industry and the future of automation in construction jobs. Our guests on this podcast are John Hopkins (Project M…

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44: The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3) 53:37

10M ago53:37

53:37

In this episode, Steve Hadley and Ciaran Jennings are discussing one of our Ground Forum members, the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining, also known as IOM3. Specifically, they focus on the Ground Engineering Subgroup (GES) of IOM3. Our guests on this podcast are David Waring Senior Geotechnical Engineer at BP, Emily Wood who is Engineering …

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43: Lime Stabilisation 1:04:27

12M ago1:04:27

1:04:27

In this episode, Steve Hadley and Ciaran Jennings chat with Dr Paul Beetham of Nottingham Trent University, a Chartered Civil Engineer specialising in geotechnical design and ground improvement. Hadley hosts the episode together with Federation of Piling Specialists (UK) and European Federation of Foundation Contractors secretary Ciaran Jennings.…

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42: Luisa Hendry - the Scottish Geologist 47:28

1y ago47:28

47:28

In this episode, Steve Hadley and Ciaran Jennings chat with Luisa Hendry, who you might know from the world of social media as the Scottish Geologist. Hadley hosts the episode together with Federation of Piling Specialists (UK) and European Federation of Foundation Contractors secretary Ciaran Jennings.…

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41: Careers and Social Mobility 56:32

1+ y ago56:32

56:32

In this episode, Steve Hadley and his guests discuss social mobility and pathways into the ground engineering industry. Hadley hosts the episode together with Federation of Piling Specialists (UK) and European Federation of Foundation Contractors secretary Ciaran Jennings. They are joined by Ramboll design engineer Palak Shukla, Atkins Réalis senio…

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40: Skevi Perdikou from Geofem 43:07

1+ y ago43:07

43:07

In this episode Steve Hadley meets Skevi Perdikou from Geofem. The company is a leader in the application of remote sensing and visualisation technology for monitoring infrastructure and geotechnical assets. This is becoming an increasingly important tool to use along with traditional and complex geotechnical models when assessing events such as da…

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39: Hock Liew and Javier Marti on the Observational Method 57:11

1+ y ago57:11

57:11

Hock Liew and Javier Marti join Steve Hadley to explore the history and current implementation of the observational method in basement construction. They explain how better instrumentation and monitoring can help inform decision making that can save time and money, as well as managing risks to workers, the public and surrounding assets.…

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38: Dinesh Patel - Part Two 1:13:53

1+ y ago1:13:53

1:13:53

Dinesh Patel is a world renowned expert in geotechnical engineering. He has produced innovative solutions for landmark building projects and written papers that continue to be referenced decades after their release. Tune in and enjoy the second of two episodes exploring his career journey.By Ground Engineering Magazine & The Ground Forum

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37: Dinesh Patel - Part One 1:20:51

2y ago1:20:51

1:20:51

Dinesh Patel is a world renowned expert in geotechnical engineering. He has produced innovative solutions for landmark building projects and written papers that continue to be referenced decades after their release. Tune in and enjoy the first of two episodes exploring his career journey.By Ground Engineering Magazine & The Ground Forum

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36: Luke Deamer, Erica Russell & Alice Berry on Sustainability 1:11:38

2y ago1:11:38

1:11:38

In this episode Steve Hadley is joined by Keller’s newly installed group sustainability manager Luke Deamer; sustainability expert and Russell and Dawson senior consultant Erica Russell; and Arup geotechnical and sustainability engineer Alice Berry, who is returning to the podcast. We explain some of the terminology being used in discussions around…

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35: Paul Nathanail, Carrie Rose & Ian Evans on Contaminated Land 1:03:23

2y ago1:03:23

1:03:23

LQM’s Paul Nathanail, Atkins' Carrie Rose, and Ian Evans from Arcadis join host Steve Hadley to discuss the topic of contaminated land. The guests review some common sources of it, as well as methods of investigation and containment. The panel also provides insights into contamination within popular culture by referencing films such as Deepwater Ho…

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34: Carla Martín Clavé on Carbon 47:06

2y ago47:06

47:06

In this episode of the podcast host Steve Hadley meets Carla Martín Clavé. Carla, who moved to an engineering geologist role at Jacobs after completion of her PhD, won the prestigious Glossop Award in 2022 and gave a presentation on the role of engineering geology in the energy transition at the Engineering Group of the Geological Society’s Glossop…

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33: Rebecca Penn, Martin Griffin & Gary Evans on Neurodiversity 50:27

2+ y ago50:27

50:27

Host Steve Hadley is joined in this episode by Rebecca Penn of Balfour Beatty, Martin Griffin of Knight Piésold and Gary Evans from Plowman Craven to discuss neurodiversity. The group explains some of the conditions, their experience of being neurodiverse and working in the construction industry, and how having a neurodiverse team can make your org…

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32: Alex Petty on Geology 47:50

2+ y ago47:50

47:50

In this episode Steve speaks to Alex Petty, a geotechnical engineer from the UK, now leading teams in Western Australia. Alex talks about some of the exciting projects and unique geology in that part of the world. He explains how good geological knowledge can help provide clients with cost-effective solutions. If you would like to be featured on th…

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31: Bold As Brass 43:55

2+ y ago43:55

43:55

Tarmac geotechnical manager Katherine Evans has set up Bold as Brass, a new network for women in construction, quarrying and mining on LinkedIn. It was created so that women could have a place to network and support each other. In addition, there is a group for allies, as all genders are responsible for culture change within the industry. “I wanted…

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30: Jim Williams on Archaeology & Construction 57:08

2+ y ago57:08

57:08

In this episode of Breaking Ground, host Steve Hadley chats to Jim Williams who works for Historic England, which advises the government on the historic environment. Williams helps to carry out Historic England’s mission to “champion heritage to improve people’s lives” by managing a team of science advisors across the country. It is their job to he…

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29: Yuli Doulala-Rigby on Geosynthetics, Product Types & Applications 1:02:07

3y ago1:02:07

1:02:07

Steve Hadley meets Yuli (Chaido) Doulala-Rigby, Chief Engineer at Tensar. They talk about Yuli’s journey into geosynthetics, product types and applications. Yuli promotes geogrids as playing a key role in sustainable temporary and permanent works geotechnical solutions. She also goes on to bust some myths about women in engineering and offers an in…

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28: George Tuckwell & Richard Pidcock on Geophysics 41:09

3y ago41:09

41:09

On this episode of Breaking Ground Steve Hadley chats to George Tuckwell, Director of Geosciences & Engineering at RSK, and Richard Pidcock, Joint Managing Director at Central Alliance, to talk about geophysics and the range of techniques available to ground engineers. Steve admits that he has been more used to more conventional ground investigatio…

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ResinTech's Marianne Metzger 17:21

3y ago17:21

17:21

Marianne Metzger is a laboratory sales executive with ResinTech and Executive Director of the Eastern Water Quality Association. In this episode of Straight from the Tap, she joins host Debbie Stadtler to discuss new developments and challenges in water testing technology, and what to do if you drop your phone down a well you’re testing. For more i…

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27: Talking Slopes with Professor Neil Dixon 59:03

3y ago59:03

59:03

On this episode Steve Hadley meets Prof. Neil Dixon from Loughborough University and explores how acoustics are being used to help identify potential landslides and reduce harm around the world. He learns more about the research work going on in the laboratory, centrifugal models, and finite element analysis techniques. Steve and Neil conclude the …

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Marquette University’s Brooke Mayer 22:04

3y ago22:04

22:04

Brooke Mayer is an Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In this episode of Straight from the Tap, she joins host Debbie Stadtler to discuss water treatment topics including how her research is “inspired by nature" and how water and electricity really do mix. For more info on water treatme…

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26: Geophysics Takes to the Skies 43:12

3y ago43:12

43:12

In this episode of the Breaking Ground podcast, Steve Hadley talks to Dr. Andi Pfaffhuber and Chris Pressdee from EMerald Geomodelling. He learns more about the use of airborne geoscanning survey technology and its use around the world. The guests explain how the data can be combined with conventional boreholes and enable machine learning to develo…

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Gavin Sequeira interviews Steven English - Process Engineer Turned Speaker, Executive Coach And Trainer 1:00:06

3y ago1:00:06

1:00:06

In this podcast, Steven shares his journey out of engineering, a field he has studied and worked so hard to excel at, and where he had moved up as far as he could on the corporate ladder. In one of his last jobs at Samsung, he experienced his darkest hours where his health took a toll fuelled with alcohol consumption. It was also during this time t…

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Gavin Sequeira interviews Daniel Phung - Dentist Turned Marketing and PR Agency Owner 1:05:06

3y ago1:05:06

1:05:06

In this podcast, Daniel shares the journey of how his parents came to Australia during the Vietnam war as refugees with absolutely no money and no possessions. In his words, they were so poor that they would run out of food. Daniel believed that to be successful in life you had to be born into wealth and therefore he had no dreams. Using Tom Cruise…

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25: Vicky Gutteridge and Jim Gelder Talk Mental Health 1:00:29

3y ago1:00:29

1:00:29

This special edition of the Breaking Ground podcast reviews the difficult topic of suicide and mental health. Joining Steve Hadley is Vicky Gutteridge of the OLLIE Foundation and Jim Gelder, Technical Director at Mott MacDonald. The OLLIE Foundation provides wellbeing, prevention and intervention events, training, talks and panel events for profess…

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Kinetico’s Toby Thomas 42:25

3y ago42:25

42:25

Toby Thomas is the current President of the Water Quality Association (WQA) as well as President and CEO of Kinetico Incorporated, a company that offers non-electric residential and commercial water treatment systems. In this interview with host Debbie Stadtler, he discusses what he accomplished as WQA president, where WQA is headed and an outlook …

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24: Steve Thorpe and Conrad Stewart on the Big Borehole Dig 37:13

3+ y ago37:13

37:13

From asking whether we should be openly sharing more information as a way of contributing to the greater good, to whether Minecraft is the key to engaging younger people with geology, this is a fascinating conversation hosted by Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) and featuring Steve …

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Pargreen's Matt Wirth 34:47

3+ y ago34:47

34:47

Matthew Wirth, General Manager of the Pargreen Sales Engineering-Water Division in Chicago, discusses resin technology, reverse osmosis, and recovery and reuse of filter backwash water. In this interview, he talks about how to get started in the water treatment industry and what makes the Midwest great. Wirth also touches on uniform particle size v…

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23: Patrick Lane-Nott on hyperTunnel 50:15

3+ y ago50:15

50:15

hyperTunnel promise "next generation tunnelling" as they aim to revolutionise the world of underground construction through AI, machine learning and swarm robotics - and in this conversation Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) talks to Patrick Lane-Nott (hyperTunnel's Director of Engi…

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WATEK Engineering’s Ben Movahed 28:03

3+ y ago28:03

28:03

Ben Mohaved, P.E., BCEE, President of WATEK Engineering Corporation in Gaithersburg, MD, talks about membrane technology, reverse osmosis, and PFAS. Mohaved brings over 35 years of expertise in water engineering and membrane technology. In this interview, he explains how he get started in the water treatment industry and why he volunteers his time …

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22: Breaking Ground: Roni Savage on Starting Out, Growth & Leadership 36:09

3+ y ago36:09

36:09

In this episode of Breaking Ground, Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) is joined by Roni Savage (Managing Director of Jomas Associates) to talk about starting her business twelve years ago, the growth it has seen since then and the schemes that she benefitted from as a business leade…

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21: Breaking Ground: Ian Webber - Expert Witness 47:33

3+ y ago47:33

47:33

In this episode of Breaking Ground, Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) is joined by Ian Webber (Coffey Geotechnics). Ian shares the story of his career so far with us, chatting about how he established himself in the industry all the way through to his experiences of being an expert …

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20: Breaking Ground: Dave Petley on Climate Change and Slope Behaviour 49:40

3+ y ago49:40

49:40

In this episode of Breaking Ground, Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) is joined by Dave Petley (Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) at the University of Sheffield). Dave is a geographer, scientist and global expert in slopes and landslides. Dave talks to us about slope sta…

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Gavin Sequeira interviews Dave Henning - Marketing Consultant and Radio Host Turned Podcaster, Author and Motivational Speaker 53:45

3+ y ago53:45

53:45

In this podcast, Dave shares his journey that started back in the day, when he worked for the Kodak factory during his time at college. His career saw him try his hand at various different jobs in broadcasting as a radio and television instructor covering all aspects of the business from lead anchor to marketing and advertising, even writing award …

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19: Breaking Ground: Dr. Dimitrios Selemetas, Alice Berry & Dr. Graham Webb on The Autumn Conferences 52:41

3+ y ago52:41

52:41

In this episode of Breaking Ground, Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) is joined by Dr. Dimitrios Selemetas (Technical Director at AKT II), Alice Berry (Associate at Arup) and Dr. Graham Webb (Associate at WSP) to discuss the Basements and Underground Structures and Instrumentation &…

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18: Breaking Ground: Richard Fielden on Groundwater & Dewatering 53:00

3+ y ago53:00

53:00

In this episode of Breaking Ground, Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) is joined by Richard Fielden (Managing Director of WJ Groundwater and Chair of the British Drilling Association) to talk about the world of ground water and dewatering. Richard started his career in the piling ind…

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Gavin Sequeira interviews Caitlin Strempel - Marketing Professional Turned Founder and CEO - Rising Ranks Digital 54:31

3+ y ago54:31

54:31

In this podcast, Caitlin shares her story of balancing a high pressured corporate marketing role at the agency where she worked and had to make a tough decision when her son was born with a heart condition. In searching for answers she turned to Google and was blown away with what she was discovering and often people would ‘fact-check’ for themselv…

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17: Breaking Ground: Derek Pennington on Geotechnics Across The Globe 53:16

4y ago53:16

53:16

In this episode of Breaking Ground, Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) is joined by Derek Pennington (Geotechnical Services Specialist for TfNSW), Breaking Ground’s first international guest who joins Steve over Zoom from his home in Australia. Derek got in touch after listening to t…

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Gavin Sequeira interviews King Raj Singh - IT/Computer Technician Turned Real Estate Investor, Lead Singer And Passive Income Artiste 1:02:27

4y ago1:02:27

1:02:27

In this podcast, Raj shares how he was able to shift his mindset by following successful people, which led him out of his corporate job as an IT/Computer Consultant towards becoming a successful Real Estate Investor that saw him featured on late night TV. This enabled him to quit his full time job. However, when the housing market crashed, he had t…

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Gavin Sequeira interviews Ray Homsany - School Teacher Turned Entrepreneur And Online Educator And Facilitator 56:40

4y ago56:40

56:40

In this podcast, Ray Homsany shares his journey from being a teacher who loved what he did, to finding himself stuck in the red tape and administrative bureaucracy within the education industry. Ray loves teaching Maths, English and Science to his students, however was finding that because of the breakages in the system, he was not able to offer th…

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Gavin Sequeira interviews Kay Suthar - Police Officer Turned Business Strategist, Author Speaker & CEO at Uncensored Society 1:02:58

4y ago1:02:58

1:02:58

In this podcast, Kay shares her journey that started as a youth worker for deaf kids, then saw her become an MMA fighter and then a police officer for several years. Whilst she loved her job, Kay noticed she was so badly affected by stress that her skin gave way and her throat almost closed up! In an effort to address this, she knew she needed a ch…

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Gavin Sequeira interviews Tara Solberg - Graphic Designer Turned Furniture & Homewares Business Owner 59:34

4y ago59:34

59:34

In this podcast, Tara shares how she left her job as a graphic designer working in the surf industry on the South coast of New South Wales, Australia. Tara loved what she did and her work took her around the world to capture images to promote their brand. It was during this period she met her husband who also worked at the surf brand as a graphic d…

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Gavin Sequeira interviews Tracy Tully - Teacher and Principal Turned Author, Speaker and Mentor At Motivation & Resilience for Wealth 57:45

4y ago57:45

57:45

In this podcast, Tracy shares her journey growing up in Northern Queensland, Australia with her dad being a Flying doctor and having to travel and change schools constantly. This taught her resilience as a kid growing up. Her 30+ year career as a teacher and principal in remote parts of Queensland made her witness a lot of troublesome issues like b…

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Gavin Sequeira interviews Gail Swift - Sales Manager Turned Youth Advocate and Founder of Plans To Prosper Coaching 1:05:39

4y ago1:05:39

1:05:39

In this podcast, Gail shares her journey of trying to find out what her passion was. Starting from her early days she completed speech and theatre degree and wanting to be a stage manager and work in theatre and with her interest in sales, she ended up in Television in Chicago area working as a sales manager. Whilst she loved the fast paced life, h…

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Gavin Sequeira interviews Johann Nogueira - Sales Consultant Turned Serial Entrepreneur, Mentor and Founder at Business Authorities 57:50

4y ago57:50

57:50

In this podcast, Johann shares his amazing journey which started when he was 15 working for McDonalds and then Hugo Boss where he was top sales consultant. When he found out that he wasn’t being rewarded well enough and these were his early experiences working for others. He graduated with honours in genetically modified canola, only to find out sh…

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Gavin Sequeira interviews Zahrina Robertson - Marketing Professional Turned Photographer, Videographer & Personal Brand Visibility Expert 49:52

4y ago49:52

49:52

In this podcast, Zahrina shares her journey from the corporate world where she was in Marketing for fashion powerhouse Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH) and was doing really well. She was achieving great results professionally, however unfortunately became the subject of bullying from one of her colleagues. This ended up affecting her skin and was…

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Gavin Sequeira interviews Angel Ribo - Sales Manager & Trainer Turned The CEO Confidant and Pre-eminent Advisor to CEOs 1:07:28

4y ago1:07:28

1:07:28

In this podcast, Angel shares his journey that started in Spain where he worked for several hi-tech companies helping CEO’s and C-level executives to accelerate the growth of their business, as a business development expert, training sales teams and uncovering hidden gems within the company. This took him to the Americas and Latin America. He reall…

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16: Breaking Ground: Julia Hill, Emily Riley & Nick Koor on Recruitment, Education & Development within Geoscience 57:21

4y ago57:21

57:21

In this episode of Breaking Ground, Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) is joined by Julia Hill (Geotechnical Engineer at Roger Bullivant and Chair of the FPS Early Careers Group), Emily Riley (Senior Chartered Engineer at CGL and Chair of the Early Careers Group for the BGA in London…

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