Even though many of our graduates will have progressed in their careers since completing a case study, they are still of interest to students who wish to gain an understanding of the world of work.

My role involves project management in multi-million projects. I am also a Highways Agency nominated health and safety officer on large projects.

Monitoring cost, time quality as well as health and safety in large projects. Management of tenders and contracts. Planning, scheduling and resourcing. Managing teams and contractors.

Working with a variety of professionals of different backgrounds and cultures. Managing successfully challenging public projects.

Effectively managing a large group of stakeholders in complex public projects. Managing and collaborating with contractors and handling contractual issues and negotiations.

Project management is a demanding environment which requires leadership attributes, creative thinking and problem solving skills.

Leadership skills, problem solving, creative thinking, ability to perform and deliver a quality outcome under pressure.

Management and leadership training as well as health and safety.

This was my first job since I graduated from my MSc course at Sheffield.

APMP Certificate, IOSH CDM and IOSH Managing Safely Certificate, Management of Risk Foundation and Practitioner

In a senior management role either in the Public Sector or in the Industry. Undertake an MBA in the near future. Progress to APM Practitioner and Registered Professional qualifications.

Focus in an area of interest. Make targeted and well prepared applications instead of multiple of less quality. Job seeking is a job by itself. Do not comprimise. Have a vision and follow it.