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Name: Christina Harrhy
Age: 36
Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering, University of Glamorgan
Chartered Civil Engineer (CEng)
Fellow, Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE) (2006)
Fellow, Institution of Highways and Transportation (FIHT) (2004)
What is your job?
As Head of Technical Services and Performance within Torfaen County Borough Council, I am responsible for the effective and efficient operation of a number of front line services, including Highways Maintenance, Waste management including refuse and recycling, Leisure, cemetery and grounds maintenance. These services are delivered with 250 staff and an annual budget of £28 million.
What is a typical day for you?
There is no such thing as a typical day within local government! I have a diverse and pretty varied portfolio which can extend from being in the refuse vehicles in the morning, to meeting local members lunchtime to meeting with the Minister in the Welsh Assembly Government discussing national policy in the afternoon.
What role does the ICE play for you?
I work closely with ICE Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government particularly in the development of national policy through my day role within Local Government and also as a branch committee member.
What is the benefit of being a Fellow?
Being the only Fellow of ICE in the Council is certainly an advantage in that the Council has the confidence in me to represent it and the profession at the highest level.
How has your perception of Fellows changed since you became one?
Oh yes, the fact that they can be young and female certainly confirms that Fellows come in all shapes and sizes!!
What are your future aspirations?
To continue and progress my career within local government at a senior level.
Name: Mark Sweeney
Age: 40
Qualifications:
BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering, University of Glasgow (1988)
Fellow, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (FCIWEM) (2003)
Chartered Civil Engineer (CEng) (1993)
Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) (2003)
MBA Henley Management College (2005)
Fellow, Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE) (2007)
What is your job? What is a typical day for you?
I am the Learning and Development Manager for MWH - Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEAI Region). There is no typical day for me especially when serving 1,600 colleagues. This means care in setting expectations with what I can achieve and when.
The most challenging part of my day is three-fold:
- To deliver a consistent model of learning across our business, be it at our MWH University in Brussels which runs a number of tailored Leadership or Technical excellence classes (duration 3 to 12 days) or at local office locations with upwards of 50 Technical and Management type 1 and 2 classes.
- Embedding the new Professional Development Programme for graduates and technicians that sets an MWH standard referenced to the competences set out in our corporate performance review system. This envelops and at times broadens the requirements of the 17 institutions/institutes with which MWH is accredited/associated.
- Reponding to colleagues in person, on the telephone or by email with support and advice on further self-directed learning and training in order of preference and effectiveness.
What role does the ICE play for you?
Irrespective of the scale of the impact of climate change, the ICE plays an essential role in promoting the guiding principle of making sustainable development an everyday best practice in all that we do personally and professionally.
What is the benefit of being a Fellow?
The benefit of being a Fellow is in me serving as a role model as I saw this award as showing my ultimate commitment to the profession.
What are your future aspirations?
My future aspirations are to develop an integrated approach to learning and development with our clients and local communities, set against our company purpose of building a better world. | 
