MONDAY
After being introduced to everyone at MESH, I shadowed Phil for a while, whilst he completed some minutes for a project. Following that, I received my equipment and worked on an FF&E schedule about the Third Space development in Clapham with Alex. After lunch, I completed the schedule and then learned how to use the CAD software to complete measurements for the Third Space Chelsea Project.
TUESDAY
I started with drawing comparisons of the Virgin Project for Justin and Chris. After that, myself and Phil made a visit to Great Ormond Street Hospital. We inspected the changing rooms and met with the Project Managers for the 8th and 9th levels of the hospital and carried out a “snag” check of the on-call nurse accommodation. Returning to the office, I met with Melis and Jack for a coffee catchup, where they spoke about their roles within Marketing.
WEDNESDAY
I began the day with learning about tender analysis and minute formatting with Davina. I then worked on completing my Virgin project drawings and measurements, ready for submission to Justin. After lunch, I worked with Jack on a Marketing task, where I edited a Leisure Capability Statement, which helped me understand how to use Microsoft Publisher, and uploaded emails to the database. I then finished off the day with a coffee catchup with Liz and Davina, where I had their roles as Cost Consultant explained to me, and what drove them to pursue a career in the construction industry.
THURSDAY
The day started with Dan instructing me on how to extract measurements from the CAD software into an excel spreadsheet. I then used that to complete a large number of measurements for the Fareham project. After lunch, I sat down with Joe and learned what happened with my measurements after they had been uploaded. I completed my measurements and added up the totals of the floor and wall finishes.
FRIDAY
I started the morning off heading straight to Waterloo to have a meeting on site with Phil to discuss their progress. I then finished my week with MESH by having a signing off chat with Martyn and Phil. Overall, my week at MESH has given me a great insight into how a business functions. The support from everyone helped massively and allowed me to fully appreciate a working environment.