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<\/p>\nFor Br\u00edd Murphy, joining Mercury in 2022 was something of a full circle moment. She grew up in Co. Mayo, Ireland, where Mercury was working on the nearby Corrib Gas Terminal in Ballinaboy. \u201cI remember seeing the Mercury team passing by every morning while I was on my way to school,\u201d she recalls.<\/p>\n
Having become part of the Mercury team herself in 2022, Br\u00edd joined as a Construction Manager on a complex data centre project in Brussels, Belgium before making a recent move to Barcelona with Mercury. She considers joining Mercury a major milestone, in what has been an impressive journey in the industry, over the past eight years.<\/p>\n
Br\u00edd kick-started her career in construction as a quantity surveyor on an infrastructure project in London back in 2017. She spent a number of years working and living in the UK capital, where she developed her skillset while working as an MEP manager in the commercial and residential sectors. While she enjoyed completing these projects, Br\u00edd always had an urge to challenge herself further and wanted to work on complex technology projects for multinational clients. She made the leap in 2022 when she joined Mercury and hasn\u2019t look back since transitioning her career to the data centre sector.<\/p>\n
As a construction manager on a fast-moving data centre project, her role involves facilitating and managing sub-contractors throughout various installation processes. Br\u00edd speaks fondly of one particular aspect of her role \u2013 shaping an empowered and supportive environment in which our people and supply-chain teams can realise their full potential. \u201cSo much of what I do involves establishing a cohesive team setting, and one of the best parts is seeing the vision discussed at the outset of the project come to fruition as a result. When the team works well together the project flourishes,\u201d she states. She\u2019s proud of being able to fulfil Mercury\u2019s bold promise that we go beyond the call of duty to always deliver.<\/p>\n
What drew Br\u00edd to Mercury? \u201cWorking for a leading European contractor was something I had always aimed for. Learning new things is incredibly important to me and at Mercury I\u2019ve been able to gain so much knowledge in a short space of time.\u201d She continues, \u201cDelivering innovative technologies in a mainland Europe country means that I get to work with new methods and materials that would not have been available to me in the Irish market. It\u2019s been an amazing opportunity to expand my knowledge and become a better overall construction manager as a result.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Br\u00edd asserts that at Mercury new talent is nurtured in order to ensure that the team can deliver innovative solutions for the world\u2019s leading corporations. \u201cChallenges are considered opportunities\u201d and the team she works with pushes her to reach her full potential. She elaborates, \u201cThe culture here is just fantastic, everyone is passionate about the work they are doing, and we\u2019re all working towards the same overarching goal.\u201d<\/p>\n
As a keen adventurer, this career move marked \u201cnot just a fantastic opportunity for my professional life, but also for my personal life\u201d having moved with Mercury firstly to Brussels and now Barcelona. \u201cIt was an opportunity I couldn\u2019t turn down\u201d she says, \u201cIn my opinion Brussels is the most underrated city in Europe with solid infrastructure, stunning architecture, and a terrific cultural scene. Barcelona is incredibly vibrant, with consistently great weather, amazing food and a fun social side.\u201d Since moving to the continent, Br\u00edd has enjoyed making use of her spare time taking weekend trips to cities including Paris, Amsterdam and London. It\u2019s safe to say Br\u00edd is making it happen and living the European dream, but how did she find the transition from more familiar territory in London to mainland Europe? She\u2019s emphatic that her colleagues have been like a family, \u201cWe work together and often socialise together too so there\u2019s a strong sense of family where everyone looks out for each other and that really translates on site,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n
Continually looking for ways to transcend industry norms, Mercury is leading the way in making the construction industry more female friendly with women holding several top positions across both corporate and construction roles, Br\u00edd is energised by this fact that and believes that the female population within the industry is steadily increasing. She adds \u201cIt\u2019s important to me that we begin to see more and more women in on-site positions.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that no two days are the same \u2013 there\u2019s something new to focus on every day\u201d is what Brid describes as the best part of her job. \u201cThe practical experience I\u2019ve gained has been career changing and I would highly recommend Mercury as they offer the chance to play a part on some of the most innovative, ground-breaking projects in Europe, with a great team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mercury is the European leader in construction solutions. We build and manage complex engineering & construction projects for the world\u2019s leading corporations. Our solutions help deliver technologies that connect people, communities, and businesses, giving them the power to achieve incredible things. Our people have the courage to be innovative. Their determination and sharp focus enable us to deliver with certainty, time and time again.\u00a0<\/span> For Br\u00edd Murphy, joining Mercury in 2022 was something of a full circle moment. She grew up in Co. Mayo, Ireland, where Mercury was working on the nearby Corrib Gas Terminal in Ballinaboy. \u201cI remember seeing the Mercury team passing by every morning while I was on my way to school,\u201d she recalls. Having become […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":15889,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"class_list":["post-15882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mercury-engineering"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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