5 minutes with … Sarah McDonnell at TFT Dublin

2024-12-09T07:00:00

Sarah McDonnell, Director of Project Management, TFT Dublin

The property consultancy’s director of project management on the best and worst of Dublin’s architecture, juggling work with parenthood and how golf (and red wine and tapas) helps her to recover after a busy week

Why did you choose construction as a career?

I have five brothers but, from a young age, I was the one who helped dad build tree houses or anything else DIY-related at home. I loved maths and then, when I discovered engineering, the built environment felt like a natural fit.

At university (Trinity College, Dublin), I also had the most wonderful teacher, Professor Perry, the dean of engineering. His enthusiasm was infectious but, also, he was thrilled to have women in the class. In a class of 50 civil/structural engineers, we had 10 women, which was really something back then.

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