Graduate Civil Engineer at Arup Australia
Bachelor of Civil Engineering at QUT (Queensland University of Technology)
7.45 AM
My day starts with my morning commute to work. I carpool with my sister who works not far from the Arup office.
8.30 AM
I get to the office and pick a desk. I grab a free coffee from the closest barista in to our office....in our kitchen upstairs
9.00 AM
After coffee I jump straight into project work This morning, I am working on some modelling to help make Brisbane’s road infrastructure flood resilient.
11.00 AM
I’m on our office’s health and wellbeing committee and today we have organised for a visit from a group of therapy puppies. Did you know that dogs can improve wellbeing and help us destress?
1.00 PM
Lunch time! I grab a donut and wrap up an email before I head our lunch space with a few colleagues for lunch over a spontaneous watching session.
1.30 PM
I get stuck into modelling again, this time to help with modelling for a structure being constructed. (It’s always exciting to see our things being built) and then I jump into a team meeting to catchup with everyone and listen to updates.
3.00 PM
Time for a break! I head to the wellness room with a couple of grads to play a quick game of FIFA on our PS5.
5.00 PM
I finish up the day by completing a few project deliverables and then meet up with my sister for a ride home.