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One to watch: Lydia McGuinness, Wates Construction

The section manager, Yorkshire and North East, at Wates talks about how she achieved a CIOB Rising Star accolade and the diversity of challenges working on construction projects.

Why did you choose a career in construction? What else might you have done?

I chose construction because I get to be part of a team that creates an environment for the local community to have homes, learn, work and make memories.

My first ever project was constructing a helipad for the hospital that treated my grandma, and my last project was refurbishing a building in which my mum told her family she was pregnant with me.

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