Meet our student
Mr Ben Mitchell
Course of study:
Bachelor of Civil Engineering 2007
Upon graduating in November 2006 I moved to Perth, Western Australia to take up a position as a Design Engineer with Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM), in their Water and Environment group.
In this position I am currently working as a part of PPS Partnership - a joint venture company formed by Transfield Services and Sinclair Knight Merz for the purpose of carrying out an ongoing capital works program for the WA Water Corporation. PPS is an acronym for Pipes and Pump Stations, and hence most of our projects involve the design and construction of pipelines and pump stations. Some of the design work is kept in-house at PPS, and some is tendered out to other consultants, depending upon the size of the project.
I'm really enjoying my time working for PPS Partnership. I'm being exposed to a diverse range of projects and tasks, which ensures that work is never mundane. I'm in the unique and fortunate situation in that I'm working for a consultancy, but able to follow a project through to completion because we are also managing the construction phase.
I highly recommend the La Trobe Civil Engineering course. The only limitation on where it can take you upon graduation is your own vision about what you wish to achieve in your professional career.
