Serena Gough
Arcadis
senior engineer
Serena Gough
Serena is a Senior Engineer working in the Urban Highways team at Arcadis in Birmingham. She has worked in the highways transportation sector since graduation and prior to this was an ICE QUEST Undergraduate Scholar. Serena has experience in the design and delivery management of active travel, bus rapid transit, park and ride design and corridor and junction improvement schemes. She has worked on projects across the United Kingdom, particularly in the West Midlands and has also worked internationally in Dublin.
In 2021/22, Serena was Chair of the ICE International Early Careers Network and also Chair of the West Midlands equivalent group, having first held an Early Careers Network committee position in 2016, whilst studying at university. She is a MEng graduate with a First Class (Hons) in Civil Engineering from the University of Nottingham. In her third year, she studied abroad at the University of Arizona, where she gained a new and different perspective on civil engineering design. In her spare time, Serena enjoys countryside walks, photography and travel. She is also an active STEM Ambassador and mentor. She is passionate about promoting civil engineering to young people, especially to those groups who are underrepresented in the industry.
