Monthly Archives: June 2018

JCA is delighted to announce that its Health & Safety Manager (Projects Division), Tina McGennity, has won Safety & Health Practitioner Magazine’s ‘Biggest Impact Award’ for 2018. The annual awards celebrate people who have demonstrated excellence in their roles as managers and advocates of health and safety in the workplace.

Having recently completed her NEBOSH Construction certificate and halfway through the National Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health, Tina is actively encouraging the ownership of health and safety at all levels of JCA’s growing business. In her role, she has been instrumental in developing a company Monitoring Schedule that encourages all employees to fulfil their part in the safety of colleagues, contractors and the general public, during engineering, construction and fit out projects.

Tina had a significant involvement in JCA achieving RoSPA Gold only a few months ago and was also presented with JCA’s ‘Employee of the Year Award’ for 2017.

The ‘Biggest Impact Award’ was presented to Tina by London Luton Airport’s Simon Bown on Wednesday 20^th June at the Safety & Health Expo in London.

To view the announcement in full, visit the Safety & Health Practitioner website here

Taking place annually on 23rd June, International Women in Engineering Day is an international awareness campaign, under the patronage of UNESCO with the aim of raising the profile of women working in engineering across the world. It focuses attention on the amazing career opportunities available to women in this exciting and dynamic industry and celebrates the outstanding achievements of women engineers.

This year, #INWED18 will be encouraging participants to show the world how they are ‘Raising the bar’ in pursuit of more diversity in engineering.

Kirsten Bodley, CEO of the Women’s Engineering Society said: “We are really pleased to have so much support for International Women in Engineering Day this year, where the theme is ‘Raising the bar’. This chimes really well in the UK with 2018 being the ‘Year of Engineering’ and 100 years since (some) women gained the vote, whilst continuing to encourage global support and engagement in celebrating those who have visibly demonstrated their support for diversity in the engineering sector.”

In its position as a privately owned building engineering principal contractor, JCA is committed to promoting diversity and equal opportunities within its growing workforce of more than 150 staff. The company employs women in various departments and always welcomes and supports women interested in pursuing a career within engineering and construction.

Jodie Mason, Buyer for JCA commented: “I have grown with JCA over nine years, from a part-time admin assistant to a full-time buyer for the business. Throughout my time here, I have been supported, guided and encouraged and have developed and grown in confidence, thanks to JCA and my colleagues.”

Sally McGreevy, HR Administrator, added: “JCA is a great place to work. As a member of the HR team, I feel lucky to work with such nice people who work hard to provide the best for all our employees. A good work-life balance is very important to me and JCA is more than accommodating. I’m looking forward to seeing where the future takes us as JCA continues to grow.”

To find out more about the career opportunities available at JCA, please click here