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Jennifer Gilleece Jones

Telecommunications Engineer at Network Rail

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Jennifer is a...

Communicator

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Developer

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Investigator

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Manager

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About Jennifer...

Who am I?

"Jennifer manages the Telecoms engineering parts of major rail infrastructure projects.Jennifer is the Investigator, Developer, Communicator and Manager types. It helps to be each of these to do a good job as her job involves investigating and researching solutions to problems, developing solutions, and communicating technical material to technical and non-technical people, of all levels of seniority, within and outside Network Rail. She is a patient, considerate and logical person which is good as she manages her own time and resources, and the suppliers and people working on her projects."

What do I do?

"As a Telecoms Project Engineer, Jennifer works on making improvements to the railway, developing more reliable and faster train services or better services in stations like security cameras or public address speakers. She works with project sponsors to deliver what the customer needs. She also works with colleagues, contractors and suppliers to deliver projects to the right standard within the given timescales and budget."

How did I get here?

"For her Leaving Certificate (the Irish equivalent of A-Levels) Jennifer did, English, Irish, Maths, Accountancy, Biology, Physics and Chemistrycombined and French. She then got a degree, a BEng in Electronic Engineering, before joining the Network Rail graduate scheme where the starting salary is £26,500 per year. At Network Rail, Jennifer has since worked as an Assistant Project Engineer and then a Project Engineer."

The life I live

"Jennifer loves being an engineer, getting to solve problems and make a difference to people. The travelling public directly benefit from the projects she delivers and she gets to meet and work with lots of different types of people and in different places around the country.In her spare time, Jennifer loves cooking, especially baking and decorating cakes. She also likes doing knitting, sewing and cross-stitch. She also really enjoys going abroad on holidays. Jennifer has recently moved house and now has a garden where she is hoping to start growing flowers and vegetables. "

My typical day

"Most days, Jennifer is in the office reviewing designs or in meetings with her internal team, customers or suppliers, train operators, local councils or other external stakeholders. She is often on-site reviewing installations or doing surveys or walkouts with maintenance staff."

My qualifications

"Leaving Certificate (the Irish equivalent of A-Levels): English, Irish, Maths, Accountancy, Biology, Physics and Chemistry combined and French. BEng in Electronic Engineering, "