Engineer a Career18 Nov 2025

SOLO EPISODE NO.1 - Why I Started Engineer a Career

Why I Started Engineer a Career, What We've Built, and How We Fix the Skills System Gap

Starting Engineer a Career was never about creating content. It was about closing a gap I kept seeing everywhere across industry, a gap between the talent we have and the opportunities that never reach them.

In this first solo episode, Josh reflects on his own journey: from a chartered mechanical engineer shaped by internships at Doosan Babcock, to building engineering teams on nuclear projects, to working in sustainability at SSE Transmission.

He shares how early exposure to real engineering transformed his career, why mentoring young engineers became a natural part of his path, and how those experiences laid the foundations of Engineer a Career.

Josh breaks down what's happened since launching the platform:

thirty podcast episodes, ten live events, strategic partnerships with AECOM, the University of Strathclyde and the Energy Institute, a national Student Ambassador Network, and the creation of The Talent Network, now home to more than 170 engineering students.

But this episode goes deeper.

Josh explains why the UK's "skills gap" is really a system gap:

124,000 engineers needed every year, 44,000 graduating, and too few gaining any real exposure to industry. He shares the stats, the stories, and the reality facing students today, as well as the opportunity engineering has to rethink early engagement.

In the mailbox, Josh answers questions from the Engineer a Career community, from using LinkedIn well, to overcoming imposter syndrome, to what he wishes he'd known at university.

This episode is a reflection, a call to action, and a reminder of why this work matters.

It's about building confidence, creating visibility, and showing the next generation exactly what they can become.

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