President's Inaugural Address: The nature and nurture of a career in structural engineering

Author: Matt Byatt

Date published

1 February 2023

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President's Inaugural Address: The nature and nurture of a career in structural engineering

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Matt Byatt
Date published
1 February 2023
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The Structural Engineer
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Matt Byatt

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 101, Issue 2, 2023, Page(s) 12-18

Date published

1 February 2023

Author

Matt Byatt

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 101, Issue 2, 2023, Page(s) 12-18

Price

Standard: £9.95 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

Incoming Institution President, Matt Byatt, reflects on his route into the structural engineering profession and shares his passion for a better safety culture and climate action.

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Incoming Institution President, Matt Byatt, reflects on his route into the structural engineering profession after leaving school at 16 with little idea of what career he wanted to pursue. Matt cites his unconventional journey as an example of why the profession must make itself accessible for anyone with the appropriate aptitude if it is to pre-empt future skills shortages. He also calls on Council to consider establishing a formal mentoring scheme to enable experienced engineers to better support their early-career colleagues.

Matt also shares his passion for developing a better safety culture; climate action; and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion within the profession.

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12-18
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The Institution of Structural Engineers

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