{"id":6400,"date":"2023-07-27T12:46:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T11:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/workingfordevon\/?post_type=dcc_docs_document&#038;p=6400"},"modified":"2025-01-13T15:53:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T15:53:33","slug":"staff-stories-katherine","status":"publish","type":"dcc_docs_document","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/workingfordevon\/document\/staff-stories-katherine\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Stories &#8211; Katherine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#career-timeline\">Career Timeline<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#katherines-highlight-of-her-time-in-edg-so-far\">Katherine&#8217;s highlight of her time in EDG so far:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"dcc-documents-cpt-fixed dccdocs-sticky dccdocs-hidden\">\r\n    <div class=\"grid-container\">\r\n        <div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\">\r\n            <div class=\"cell medium-12\">\r\n                <a class=\"back-to-top hide-for-print\" href=\"#content\"><svg class=\"app-c-back-to-top__icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"13\" height=\"17\" viewBox=\"0 0 13 17\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M6.5 0L0 6.5 1.4 8l4-4v12.7h2V4l4.3 4L13 6.4z\"><\/path><\/svg> Contents<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:41.333%\"><div class=\"document-meta-acf-block clearfix \" id=\"block_5581429f3506c878608dfae2f7b6e385\"><div class=\" dcc-documents-meta\"><div class=\"dcc-documents-widget dcc-documents-widget-block\"><div class=\"dcc-documents-widget-box2\"><p class=\"dcc-documents-published\"><span>Published<\/span> <time datetime=\"2023-07-27T12:46:02+00:00\">27\/07\/2023 12:46pm<\/time><\/p><p class=\"dcc-documents-updated\"><span>Last Updated<\/span> <time datetime=\"2025-01-13T15:53:33+00:00\">13\/01\/2025 3:53pm<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:58.666%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"career-timeline\">Career Timeline <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/workingfordevon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2023\/07\/3-career-timeline.png\" alt=\"Career Progression Timeline for Katherine: 2010 Graduated. 2010 Graduate Engineer. 2013 Assistant Engineer. 2017 Engineer. 2020 Chartership.\" class=\"wp-image-6398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/workingfordevon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2023\/07\/3-career-timeline.png 556w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/workingfordevon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2023\/07\/3-career-timeline-300x289.png 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/workingfordevon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2023\/07\/3-career-timeline-467x450.png 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"katherines-highlight-of-her-time-in-edg-so-far\">Katherine&#8217;s highlight of her time in EDG so far:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bridge Road Swing Bridge Realignment, Exeter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI had the great opportunity to both lead the design, and project manage this scheme including an element of site supervision. We needed to alter the alignment of Bridge Road at the Swing Bridge to allow two lanes of traffic over the structure. This formed part of a much larger scheme to increase capacity along Bridge Road and unlock developments in the south west of Exeter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Permanently rotating the bridge was a complicated and welcome challenge. I applied my engineering skills to solve problems, extend and alter structures, and move bearings etc to accommodate the new bridge position. My designs were drawn up and my structure specific specification elements contributed to the tender package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once a Contractor was appointed under an NEC3 Option A contract I formed part of the site team overseeing the construction works and dealing with the contract management. The experience I gained from this scheme was invaluable and I thoroughly enjoyed working on it right from the planning stages to successful completion.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Career Timeline Katherine&#8217;s highlight of her time in EDG so far: Bridge Road Swing Bridge Realignment, Exeter \u201cI had the great opportunity to both lead the design, and project manage this scheme including an element of site supervision. 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