Helen Rawson’s journey from Building Surveyor to Director has been one of growth, empowerment, and feeling valued. Helen’s story at Make Consulting is a testament to our culture of investing in our employees’ development and providing opportunities for career progression. In this testimonial, Helen praised Make Consulting for fostering a supportive environment where employees are encouraged to take on new challenges and responsibilities. We’re proud to support our employees and recognise their achievements.
Q: What made you choose to work at Make?
Working at a large Construction Consultancy, I very much felt like a “small cog in a big wheel”. When a job opportunity arose at Make, I felt the principles of support and nurturing that they value would provide me with huge potential in my career.
Q: Talk us through your journey with Make so far?
I joined Make in its infancy and have seen the company grow from 3 to 25 people. I have gained a Chartership with the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and progressed through the company from Building Surveyor to Director, building a team of six building surveyors.
Q. What is it about the position/sector that made you select this career route?
I graduated uni with a geography degree straight into a recession and had to take whatever job was available at the time, which was one as a measured building / topographical surveyor.
What I enjoyed about this role was having a good mix of office and site work, which enabled me to see the country. I knew I needed to retain these essential features when seeking a new challenge, so I decided to undertake a Building Surveying Master’s Degree at Nottingham Trent. Upon successful completion, I started a new career as a building surveyor.
Q. What does a typical day look like for you?
Each day really is different; I undertake a combination of survey and project work, along with more commercial aspects of the business in terms of business development, client management and providing support to the team.
If you’re interested in becoming one of the team here at Make Consulting, please visit our current vacancies and kick-start your own journey as part of the Make family.