Career Lessons from Europe’s Best Young Woman Engineer with Najwa Jawahar

Career Lessons from Europe’s Best Young Woman Engineer with Najwa Jawahar

What does it take to become a successful woman civil engineer? 🤔 For multi-award winning Structural Engineer Najwa Jawahar, it all comes down to the “civil engineer” part only.

Najwa is a Chartered Structural Engineer in the UK with nearly 13 years of experience. She’s worked on multiple types of projects and become one of the top voices and role models in Structural Engineering for women who want to go down the route.

The result of these contributions?

She’s been named one of the top 50 rising stars in Science and Engineering and received the Best Young Woman Engineer award at the European Women in Construction and Engineering organization. 😲

Now, in this episode, she dives into the details of this success journey in this field packed with men, her tips for other women to succeed as well, and the biggest enemy they’ll need to beat if they want to do so. (Hint: it’s not men. 😉)

So, if you’re a woman in civil engineering intimidated by being the only one in the room, tune in to hear Najwa’s story and the hard-learned career lessons she passes on.

Her story is proof that you don’t have to blend in to build an extraordinary career. In fact, it’s just the opposite — you have to stand out. (You’ll understand that once you listen. 😂)


🧠 TUNE IN TO LEARN:

    • The Only Thing Women Need to Succeed in the Engineering Field Packed With Men
    • The Real Meaning Behind Professional Awards (And Your Career)
    • An Enemy That Keeps Holding Women Engineers Back (+ How to Beat It)
    • How an Internship and Competition Made Her Choose Structural Engineering
    • How Do You Become a Professional Engineer in the UK?
    • Everything About the UK's Version of the SE Exam for Structural Engineers
    • Are These Brutal Professional Exams We Sit Through Really Needed?
    • The Role of Structural Engineers in the Sustainability Issue
    • 3 Big Sustainable Shifts in Structural Engineering That are Already Picking Up
    • Her Top Piece of Advice for Anyone in Civil Engineering
    • How Fast Should You Go into Management Roles?


    🔗 RESOURCES MENTIONED:

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