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I live in Havant, Hampshire, with my wife in a house we bought around 5 years ago. We have been decorating and improving it since we moved in and have finally finished. I am a big sports fan, and love watching live football, rugby and cricket (and many more). I used to play rugby for the juniors at Havant rugby club and still go back to watch the first team play. I love music and try to get to some local gigs each year, especially in smaller venues.

I work as an Assistant Site Manager for Osborne, a Civil Engineering company based in southern England. I joined as a Graduate Engineer in 2014 after completing my degree and have since worked on a number of highways projects. My role is very varied, and has developed over time as my knowledge, experience and confidence have increased. As a Civil Engineering contractor we build, maintain and demolish structures and roads based on the designs of other engineers. We manage a number of contractors to make sure the work they do is safe, built to the correct standards and in line with our programme.

I do not have a typical day, as my work is very varied and I sometimes work on a site, in an office or sometimes from home. I usually start at 7.30am and work until 5.30pm, but sometimes I work overnight when the roads are quieter for us to complete our work.

If I am on site, my day starts by talking to all the people working on site that day, to make sure they know what they are doing, where they are working, and that they have all the tools, materials and equipment they need. Once they are working I then walk around the site to make sure they are working safely and to solve any problems they have with the work.

In the office, I will plan the work for the next few weeks or months and check if we are making as much progress as planned. I record all of this on a big plan so everyone can follow it and book in the next contractors for the right time. I also speak to new contractors for the next pieces of work to see how much it will cost and how long it will take, as well as how they will safely carry out the works.

I also have to check we are not impacting the environment, whether that be with noise, dust, pollution, water or chemicals. I have to put measures in place to make sure we don’t damage the environment on and around the site.

Sometimes I design things to help us carry out the works, and these designs are checked by my colleagues before being built on site.