International Women in Engineering Day: Our engineering heroes in Australia
June 16, 2021
A few of our female engineers share their hero projects
International Women in Engineering Day is held annually on 23 June, and this year's theme is Engineering Heroes. To help celebrate, we asked some of our engineers to talk about how their projects are heroes in the community.
We're profiling women who recognise a problem and dare to be part of the solution, making huge impacts in our daily lives by providing essential public services and infrastructure. They help make our drinking water safe and our commute times bearable.
While they believe it's the project outcomes that support a community, it’s also the people that deliver those projects that make a difference.
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Janelle Kho, Graduate Electrical Engineer
Janelle tends to catch people off guard when she tells them her profession because a female electrical engineer is rare, and she certainly doesn’t fit the stereotype. She's often asked what her job entails—surprisingly, not many people know what our engineering heroes do. “Just by having a conversation with people, especially the younger generation, I help to inform them about engineering, and more importantly, I might encourage others to think about engineering as a career choice.”
As a recent graduate, Janelle is still in the early stages of her career. The project she’s most proud of is at Rhodes Ridge Mine where she completed the electrical and communications design of a generator and cables that fed into a new building. “It was a terrifying experience, but I had lots of support and encouragement from my colleagues. It was the first time I felt like a ‘real’ engineer.”
Janelle looks forward to contributing to projects that help support our communities, and she's excited about upcoming green and sustainable energy solutions for the mining industry that will reduce emissions.
