From Rejection to Renewables with Neill Davidson

From Rejection to Renewables with Neill Davidson

Dyslexia made traditional learning difficult, but time spent in his grandfather's workshop and a single school project sparked a lifelong passion for engineering. Neill's path began with an NC in Mechanical Engineering at North Glasgow College, followed by his HNC and HND. This was all after a series of early rejections that could have stopped him in his tracks.

Neill went on to earn a cadetship with Zodiac Maritime, spending six months at sea before joining Expedite and later Babcock International.

Today, at SSE Renewables, Neill works on wind and solar projects that power communities and drive the clean energy transition.

Together, Josh and Neill explore the importance of resilience, continuous learning, and doing what you love even when the route isn't straightforward. This is a story for anyone who's ever been told "no" but kept going anyway.

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Your Network is Your Net Worth

Your Network is Your Net Worth

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16 Jun 44min

Workforce, Capability and the Engineering Pipeline

Workforce, Capability and the Engineering Pipeline

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9 Jun 41min

Heat Networks, Chartership and Backing Young Engineers

Heat Networks, Chartership and Backing Young Engineers

Paul is an independent consultant working at the nexus of public and private heat networks, having most recently spent five years at Vattenfall and, before that, a long career at Whitby Bird and Rambo...

2 Jun 57min

Episode 50 - There's No Straight Line Into Engineering

Episode 50 - There's No Straight Line Into Engineering

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26 Mai 39min

Engineering, Energy and Self-Discovery

Engineering, Energy and Self-Discovery

Tobias is a renewable energy engineer, founder of Embodied, and one of the most layered guests we've had on the podcast.His career has taken him from Germany to Sweden, the United States, China, Norwa...

19 Mai 47min

The Real Impact of Construction — Healthcare, Hospitals, and Purpose

The Real Impact of Construction — Healthcare, Hospitals, and Purpose

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12 Mai 34min

No apprenticeship. No graduate scheme. Still landed the dream job.

No apprenticeship. No graduate scheme. Still landed the dream job.

Josh sat down with Josh Murchie to talk through his journey into aerospace engineering and how he ended up working at GE Aerospace Caledonian in Prestwick.What stands out about Josh's story is that it...

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