GRAHAM’s digital transformation journey is in safe hands,
with top talent from Ulster University attracted to graduate roles in the
Digital Information Team.
All graduating from the Architectural Technology and
Management (ATM) course with first class honours
and an impressive number of awards, they have each chosen to pursue a career in
Digital Information at GRAHAM.
At an early age, Jack Buckley’s talent for design was
recognised by a technology teacher in
secondary school, who encouraged him to
pursue it from GCSE to A-level and finally
for his degree. Having completed a placement year in a design role, he became
interested in the opportunities at GRAHAM through a fellow student, Rachel
Herron, and was convinced in the interview that it was the path he wished to
take.
Speaking about his time in
GRAHAM, Jack said:
“What I love most is the energy of the team, the
travel to sites across the UK and exposure to the latest technologies.”
Jack has won several awards during his final year, including the ‘Outstanding
Graduating Student Award’ for the highest
mark on the ATM course.
Rachel Herron, first started in
GRAHAM on
placement, and has continued to work
with us part-time whilst
completing her final year. Thankfully all
the hard work paid off, with Rachel receiving a prize from Ulster University for achieving the second
highest mark in her year.
Speaking about the
skills and knowledge she’s learnt along the way, Rachel said:
“My ability to properly model a building,
make it BIM compliant and understand the sequence of events, has been hugely
influenced by site visits during my placement
year. The knowledge gained from hands-on experience has been of huge
benefit to me in my studies”.
Another fellow student, Alex Doney, followed a similar path
to Jack with a placement year in design before switching to a career in digital
information. Following his A-Levels, Alex tested the water with a PWC higher
apprenticeship in finance, before pursuing the degree in ATM. His advice
is: “never be afraid to follow your instincts and make the decisions that will
bring you to the right path.”
Reinforcing this talent are two
exceptional placement year students, Lucille Moore and Kyle Agius, who work in
the Business Intelligence Team and Digital Information Team respectively. Both are having an impact in their business areas through supporting specific
functions, on-site training, and in Kyle’s case – investigating
and creating an asset capturing system for integration into a project BIM
model.
David Comiskey, Senior Lecturer within
the Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment commented:
“The
Architectural Technology and Management programme at Ulster University and
GRAHAM Group have forged strong links over recent years,
with our students now forming the backbone of their digital information team.
It is fantastic to learn that these links will be strengthened further with the
new graduates and we are proud that both our students and graduates continue to
be seen as leaders in the area of digital information and the digital built
environment.”