Joselle

"My biggest flex at that time, I designed the spire and the crown structure of the tallest building in the Philippines."

"I handle a team of around 20 engineers and around 600 workers and subcontractors to construct a 47-story residential development."

"I always start my day with a toolbox meeting. We gather as a team, sometimes the whole group of 600, or a specific trade like the Masonry team. We do safety reminders, exercise, and align with the day's goals."

"First and foremost, it's an engineering job, so you really have to have your analytical and uh, critical thinking skills."

"I get to guide young engineers at the start of their career. So I actually have a chance to make an impact in their professional and personal lives."

"construction is basically three Ds. It's difficult, it's dirty and it's dangerous."

"when they're going out with their families and they see that building, then they can proudly tell their children that I was involved in building that structure."

"So you give them any problem, they could probably think of a solution."

"you really need to put in the work. Um, you need to show up for all six days of work, but it's also very fulfilling."

"I think what's good about the civil engineering field is that there are a lot of options."

"Leadership in particular is learned in practice. Like you can't read it off a book."

"I studied, I did the work. Um, I was a nerd in college, so that was my priority."

"I guess that is why most, um, most people who choose to go to construction are male because it's not, it's, it's very tough. It's very difficult."