What is your job?

My company are a huge global electrical automation company and we provide products and solutions that make buildings more efficient and eco-friendly through automation and digitisation.

My job as part of this is very technical most of the time. It's very similar to an electrician as we are on sites all across the UK, commissioning our electrical products and maintaining the automation system of a building.

Most of my day-to-day tasks involve terminating (wiring) our products and connecting them to the building management system through our smart 'internet-of-things' solution that is in most of our products.

What skills do you use in your job?

Many skills are used in my job, mainly problem solving and communication. I am constantly learning from experts all across the business as I am quite new. Communication and teamwork are definitely the most important. When some products aren't working properly, we have to problem solve, fault find and come up with a solution to fix it.

What subjects did you study at school?

I studied Chemistry, Physics, and Maths at A-level. The main subject that comes into play with electrical engineering is Physics. There is Maths in there too, because there are spreadsheets involved. I am now doing a degree apprenticeship, so I work full-time and study part-time. I am doing a degree in Integrated Engineering at the University of Lincoln.