The Construction Leadership Council, working very closely with the Department for International Trade, has started to address this.

I think there are enough [female] role models at very very senior levels that there aren’t any blockers within it..There are enough examples of extremely great women out there who are doing some really really great things, that people don’t see it as men and women, just your colleagues, and that’s where we’ve needed to get to and I think that’s where we’re at.. To a young woman considering a role in engineering, I would say, ‘do it.’ It will take you wherever you want to go.

If you want to stay local to your area, you can.There are enough opportunities out there to stay local.But, if you want to travel the world, it will also give you that ability.

You can make it however you want.There is enough diversity within the industry to allow people to thrive in all different aspects.. What makes Bryden Wood different is that they aren’t afraid to try things.

They aren’t afraid to rip up the rule book and say, ‘Why are we doing it this way?’ That’s what I like.

I like the way that they will look at something and say, ‘Right, ok. How can we make this better?’.In February 2016, at the beginning of PETP, we conducted research into the aspects of design that can help influence rehabilitative outcomes.

The huge stakeholder engagement effort that informed the new prison design was the biggest piece of research ever undertaken by the department into the effectiveness of prison design and building use.This is a very good example of how evidence underpins our approach to design.. Stakeholders and sources of evidence included:.

Serving and former prison governors, staff and prisoners.Prisoner support groups, including the Prison Advice and Care Trust.