In celebration of this year’s International Women’s Day on Sunday 8th March, luxury housebuilder Millwood Designer Homes is paying special recognition to the female members of their workforce.
In particular, one of Millwood’s first female Assistant Project Manager’s, Charlotte Cox, offers an insight into what it is like to have a career in the house building industry.
Assisting in the overall project management of several sites across Surrey, Kent and Sussex, and successfully completing a two-year Masters degree in Quantity Surveying last July, 30-year-old Charlotte Cox comments: “My Dad was a clerk of works and worked in construction his whole life, so it was almost inevitable that I would follow in his path. I have worked with Millwood Designer Homes for five years now, my first role was Assistant Site Manager, after being awarded two promotions, I am now an Assistant Project Manager.
“My new role means I get to enjoy the best of both worlds – I am based at our head office where I have more of an overview of what is going on, more control over the financial aspects of the building process, liaising with sub-contractors and most importantly, ensuring the development is running to budget.”
“I am working on three current developments, Coppice End in East Sussex, Cherry Tree Lane in Surrey and Bakers Field in Kent, and one forthcoming site, Heartenoak Meadows in Kent. When I am out on site, I visit each development to perform health and safety inspections, monitor progress with sub-contractors and the build process and make sure that deadlines for handovers are being met.
“There is a lot to do, and the nature of my job requires a lot of diligence, but it pays off when you see a site complete – I really love my job”
