In depth

There is never a dull moment at work for Paola Caporaletti, who was recently promoted to geotechnical discipline leader at consultant Robert Bird Group.

Ground engineer Nirmal Tiwari is passing on 50 years of experience to the industry’s new recruits through the Ground Forum undergraduate mentoring programme.

Geotechnical design engineer Monica Sechi is finishing her master’s degree at Sapienza University, Rome but remains involved in UK industry early careers groups.

Ground & Project Consultants senior engineering geologist Gabriella Manning is working on a number of projects while also assisting with professional development.

Mott MacDonald assistant civil engineer Vanessa Burton wants to broaden the appeal of the geotechnical sector for people of all backgrounds.

Card Geotechnics senior geotechnical engineer Emily Riley is the newly elected chair of the British Geotechnical Association Early Career Group (BGA ECG).

Chaido (Yuli) Doulala-Rigby, chief civil engineer and in charge of business development at Tensar International, is a passionate STEM ambassador and heavily involved with industry organisations and committees.

Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions principal engineer John O’Donovan encourages the industry to speak more freely about mistakes made and lessons learned.

Geofirma Consultants director and geotechnical engineer Ebenezer Adenmosun would like people to be problem-solvers and the sector to be carbon-conscious.

Tensar stabilisation application manager and geotechnical engineer Katarzyna (Kasia) Zamara wants to address the retention of women within STEM fields.