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Postal Address:
PO Box 13 678,
Christchurch 8141,
New Zealand
Meet James Chamberlin
Job:
Section Engineer.
Job description:
Oversee the construction of the 4 bridges at Great North Road.
Work background:
Have worked in England for a year and for Fletcher Construction for 10 years. I have mostly been involved in structures, such as tunnels and bridges.
Favourite part of job:
Being out on site and watching a structure grow right in front of you.
Least favourite part of job:
Doing all the paperwork.
What I am working on now:
The bridges at Great North Road.
A (humorous) story about a job that went badly and what you learned:
We were pouring concrete into a hole. My foreman had rung me to tell me they had used up all the concrete and the hole was not full. When I went out I couldn’t figure out why we were short of concrete. I thought I must be losing my touch. After some investigation I discovered my foreman had dug more material out of the hole straight after I had measured its size, just so he could hassle me about getting the volume wrong.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Engineering.
Interests outside work:
Fixing and making things, cars, outdoor activities.
Meet James Chamberlin, a Section Engineer with the Well Connected Alliance. Image: NZTA.