“When I visited UNSW Built Environment open day, I realised this is when I wanted to be.” -Sarah

“I was a chef for 15 years but was slowly losing my drive. I needed a career change and needed something just as hands on.” -Mel

“Construction isn’t just about getting your hands dirty. It’s about working as a team, you can be on your feet as well as warm in an office sending emails. Every day is different and you’re forever learning new things. It really does have a position for everyone.” -Breonie

“The BIM/Digital Lead is like the superhero architect who uses computer magic to plan and organise the entire building process.” -Selina

“One of my favourite projects was Quay Quarter Tower in Circular Quay -to see and be a part of all the engineering involved in the project and learning/being mentored from some amazing people on the project.” -Evelyn

“I entered junior robot wars in high school with a robot called ‘Retiarii’, which is Latin for ‘net fighter’, because we had this huge net on a robot that would capture our opponents. They would tend to get stuck on the net and burn out their motors trying to escape.” -Sarah

“One of my all-time favourite projects was doing evacuation modeling for the Sydney Opera House precinct.” -Becca

“It’s not all blokes. My current team is a 50/50 split and it’s awesome. All the women I’ve come across in my career so far have been hugely supportive and really foster a culture of building each other up.” - Sophie

“It’s like crafting real-life dream homes for people to live, work, and play in!” -Elahe

“We are literally changing the way people live, work and play. Everybody bounces off each other and works a bit harder to innovate - suddenly the impossible feels possible -it’s a real buzz that makes you jump out of bed to get to work each day.” -Lucy

“You already know deep down what you’re meant to be doing. Make the right choice NOW not later.” -Prishny

“It is fantastic to see your design to come reality.” -Maika

“At the moment I’m working on a huge pavilion for all of the best food in Western Sydney - so I get to go to my favourite restaurants and see if the owner wants to expand into the city we’re building.” -Emma

“I am always learning, and developing management skills. It provides me the opportunity to run projects and project teams.” -Heidi

“Design & architecture had always been an interest of mine, but I always passed it off as a hobby. After a few weeks of research about the degree, attending an open day and speaking to people within the industry, I decided to give it a go.” -Dom

“As a child I used to play with Sims on the computer after school, and enjoyed building the houses more than playing the actual game.” -Jessica

“I come from a family where most of the women are either teachers or nurses. They think I am brave and intelligent working in a filed which is still considered to be mostly male dominant.” -Monica

“Last year, the 9Springs team project managed the construction delivery of two crsis accomodation homes for women and children escaping domestic violence on behalf of St Vincent de Paul Society NSW. It was” -Belinda

“I like using the power tools. This could be he nail gun during framing or circular saw when laying architraves.” -Marlee

“My friends and family didn’t realise what construction really encompassed. They thought it was just guys on a construction site with tools and highvis.” -Timnit