5 minutes with … Richard Burdett-Gardiner at Kier

2024-10-31T06:00:00

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The firm’s director of applied digital services (ADS) on the importance of embracing new tools and technology, the skills his grandfather taught him and the best days on which to own a boat

Why did you choose construction as a career?

It is not a career I expected myself to be in – I fell into construction by chance. I started as an operative in a network control centre, taking calls and managing incident support units (ISUs) for a highways authority handling reports from across the South-west.

My background was in IT, so along with my blue-collar site knowledge, construction felt like a natural step. I then progressed to managing systems and inspectors, along with surveying the road network for defects and planning repairs.

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