Kimberley Dewhirst

"Kimberley is an engineering consultant specialising in large-scale renewable energy projects around the world, mainly on-shore wind farms. Kimberley is good at empathising with customers to understand what they want and, once she understands the requirements, she likes to make things happen, showing that she is the ‘Innovator’ type. She is logical and good at problem solving and can think laterally. Kimberley is also collaborative, she enjoys working in a team and is a natural leader. She is eloquent and good at communicating ideas and demonstrates the ‘Campaigner’ type when dealing with a team and with clients. Kimberley has good financial awareness which is important when advising clients. She is the ‘Developer’ type and enjoys seeing her ideas and hard work provide a solution. "

"As an engineering consultant specialising in large-scale renewable energy projects, Kimberley’s clients range from wind farm developers to international banks and lenders, wind farm owners and even governments. She advises on the technical aspects on what the best solutions are for wind farm development and works on all stages of the life cycle of a wind farm from greenfield development to contract negotiation, construction, operation and decommissioning. In a typical day Kimberley mainly works on calculations and 3D wind flow modelling, designs and reports from her computer in an office. She also has regular meetings with her team and with clients; sometimes these are teleconferences and sometimes face-to-face.Kimberley has recently worked on a wind farm local to her and now it is built, she can proudly take her children to see it!"

"Kimberley was inspired by her uncle who was a water engineer and did a lot of work in Ethiopia when there was a major drought. She thought a career in engineering would suit her as she could make a real difference to the world around her.After taking Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Chemistry A-Levels, Kimberley studied Mechanical Engineering (MEng) at university, specialising in Energy and Environmental Engineering. After that she joined a major engineering consultancy graduate scheme, with a starting salary of £21,000 in 2007."

"Kimberley enjoys running, gardening and spending time with her family. She has three daughters and is pleased that she has managed to balance her career with family life.Kimberley works on projects in countries across Africa, the Middle East and Europe and she often undertakes site visits to project locations. She also travels for important meetings and conferences and has been to, amongst others, New York, Paris and London.In the future, Kimberley is aiming to progress into technical leadership within her company and she would like to develop her standing as a technical expert in her industry."

"A typical day at work is usually spent at my office doing a range of daily tasks including: replying to emails, attending project meetings with my colleagues to discuss project issues, undertaking calculations, analysing project data, writing and reviewing reports, problem solving, managing the project team, answering my client's project questions and talking to my clients on the phone about projects. A very important part of my job is communicating with my colleagues and Clients on a daily basis about the projects I am working on. On a weekly basis I also undertake work outside of the office including site visits and meetings with clients. "

"I undertook GCSEs in Maths, Science (Double Award), English Language, English Literature, French, History, Electronics, Physical Education and Religious Education.I then undertook A-Levels in Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Chemistry.I then attended University where I studied for a MEng in Mechancial / Energy and Environmental Engineering."