Helen studied Graphic Design at the University of Staffordshire. In 2014, two years after graduating, she moved down south for a role at BECK and began her career in the construction and fit-out industry. Her early work focussed more on the museum side of the business but as the company has evolved, so has Helen’s role. She now works across all sectors, predominantly in interiors, with hotels and residential properties.

Helen’s work varies, from helping the Pre-contracts Team by working on bespoke presentations to working with the Brand Marketing team to create branded collateral for the company.  Part of her role is to work with the project managers to produce logistics, using Adobe programmes and Sketch Up to create 3D plans to visually aid the Pre-Contracts team when tendering for a new project. These help visualise how access can be gained through a building, to allow works to take place.

Helen says: “I work closely with the Pre-Contracts teams to ensure we get across the quality and attention-to-detail that we are proud of at BECK. The main goal of my work is to find engaging ways to show what we do as a company, because what we do is quite skilled. The projects we do are so interesting and each one is very different. They all have a different design element or something special about them. One of the best things about my role is that I get involved in lots of different stages of a project.”

Kathryn has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wolverhampton and has worked in the construction industry for just two years.  At school, she was predominately interested in science and maths and was driven to study for a practical trade at university, which will always be needed.  Her first role in the industry was as the Mechanical Estimator for an MEP firm in Dachet.

She began her role at BECK just 5 months ago and is striving for a long and successful career in the industry.  Her work includes sending out for quotations, analysing the quotations which subsequently come in and then picking out scope gaps.  As she moves upwards in her career, she will later hope to take on more responsibility for whole aspects of a project and progress in MEP estimating and preconstruction

Kathryn says: “I’m constantly working with new teams and building relationships with great people.  Industry regulations are always changing so it keeps you on your toes to make sure you’re always up-to-date.  I’m based at head office and mainly work off drawings on a screen so it’s great when I get to visit sites, walk around and see how the services are installed.”