I initially applied to Tony Gee during my master’s at Imperial College, Tarryn Chalmers, who is an Associate Specialist Director in Geotechnics at Tony Gee, came to our university to give us a presentation about a project Tony Gee worked on. Based on the project, I was really interested in Tony Gee, so after the presentation I applied for a graduate position.
The day after the interview I received a job offer and was invited to come to the office to meet the geotechnical team and see how they operate here in Esher. It was brilliant because I actually saw people solving problems by hand, doing engineering. Now, whenever my friends tell me they’re going through the process of interviewing for different jobs I always tell them if they get a chance to visit the office, take it. It’s a great way to see what the people are like and what the culture is like.
The interesting thing about geotechnics is that you’re working with different sectors (rail, marine etc). So, because you’re working with different site conditions and with different soils, you will not encounter the same properties everywhere. You need to have a different interpretation. I like that geotechnical engineering is not monotonous, it’s different every time.
I have gained a lot of experience in just one year because the projects are very interesting. We don’t go just for anything; we go for interesting projects that will make a difference.
Everyone is very helpful, what I like about the geotechnical team is that everyone is willing to help you and everyone has something special in their skill set.
When I first joined, I was directly assigned to a delegated engineer, so I can develop myself towards chartership, which is an important bit to starting early. Even in terms of getting chartered, everyone is willing to help, and everyone is there whenever you need them. Tony Gee is a place to grow on a personal and professional level.
I really like that they are always organising social events. The company always has something going on, even if it’s not a big social event, just bringing cake to the meeting room, you’ll go there and meet a lot of people.
Another thing that is really nice about working at Tony Gee is the interest in volunteering and giving back to the community. I participated in one of the volunteering activities, which was gardening work back in January. It was just after I started, so it was a good opportunity to just spend a day giving back to the community and at the same time meet people from around the office.
