Welcome full-time to our MEP BIM Technician Mitchell

Welcome aboard to our MEP BIM Technician Mitchell!

 

Mitchell joined the team in June 2023 for a 3 month Summer placement from his HNC / HND Electrical Engineering course at the South Eastern Regional College in Bangor. Upon finishing his placement, Mitchell stayed on part-time until qualifying in June 2024 and joining the Digital Construction team full time.

 

What made you choose your current HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering as your course? 

I originally never had any interest in Engineering and studied in IT for 4 years before deciding that it wasn’t the career path for me. What led me to making a change over to Electrical Engineering is that I really enjoyed the physical components aspect of IT with managing the motherboards and overall power supply. Another factor is that my dad works as an estimator and I helped him out with his work for some time, during which I would work on building schematics, electrical layouts and more. After working with my father for 2 years I decided to go back into education and decided to make the jump over to Engineering and enrolled into the HNC/HND.

 

What made you choose NUGENT for your Summer placement?

As mentioned, my dad works as an estimator and while helping him with work, I’ve become acquainted with many different engineering companies. I decided that I wanted to get out and try working in an engineering field to see how I would like it. The field I chose was MEP design so I identified the companies that I’d encountered through work and researching to find which one’s I’d like to work for. This is how I found NUGENT and discovered they had a great reputation, were quite close and would allow me to get real life experience and see if MEP was a field that I would be interested in.

 

Tell us a bit about your typical duties in a day and what you have learned?

A typical day for me would be working on many different projects from nursing homes to film studios. I usually work on RCPs, electrical service schematics, building ventilation and plumbing. Despite studying and being electrically inclined I have really enjoyed doing the mechanical jobs as well which has allowed me to learn more in a short time than I had originally anticipated. A main aspect that I enjoy of this work is that while it would seem repetitive in practice it never felt it due to how different each of the jobs I’ve worked on have been.

 

Where do you see yourself in 5 years’ time?

Having completed my HND I wish to fully dedicate myself to my work and improve upon my skills with the opportunities provided to me. I see myself working with NUGENTS for the foreseeable future as I enjoy the work, however I could be open to pursuing further studies that can help advance my career in a few years.

 

What do you enjoy about working for NUGENT?

I really enjoy the challenge provided by the work as I feel it gives me great chances to learn and grow my skillset. The overall atmosphere of the company and my co-workers is also very friendly which has really helped me settle into my role.

 

Digital Construction Team Lead, Camila Molina said, “Mitchell is a very intelligent individual, he is eager to learn and work within a fast paced environment. The combination of his M&E background and interest, combined with his enthusiasm for the digital world makes him very skilled for our MEP installations. Mitchell is a great addition to our Digital Construction team. It has been great to teach Mitchell throughout his placement and we are delighted he has joined the team full time”.

Mitchell received a voucher as a token of appreciation for all his hard work and joining the team full-time.

One of our six core values is our People. At NUGENT we put our people at the heart of everything we do. We always strive to attract, develop & retain the best people with shared core values to deliver sustainable growth. Mitchell perusing his career with the team is a testament to the company as we are passionate about employing & developing people that are committed to personal growth.

 

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