HBPW’s newest geoenvironmental engineer, Elin Griffiths, is bringing more than an understanding of land contamination to the company’s East Midlands office.
She not only arrived in Nottinghamshire with her trusty violin and Welsh speaking skills, but, as a performing member of a morris team, a few handy skills for the dance floor!
But Elin, who graduated from the University of East Anglia with a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Science, ahead of achieving an MSc in Environmental Hydrogeology from Cardiff University, is already up to her eyes in work with precious time for her musical pastimes!
“I am delighted to have joined the HBPW team,” she said. “This is a great opportunity to work with some of the largest construction and retail brands in the world and I am also delighted to be supporting some of the industry’s top engineering professionals in our own office.”
Elin, who hails from Barry in South Wales, worked as a graduate hydrogeologist with Norfolk County Council and later as a UK-wide contaminated land consultant.
“Whilst I was at Norfolk County Council I helped look after their closed landfills when the Authority took over responsibility for them from the Environment Agency. My core expertise was carrying out hydrogeological risk assessments across various sites.
“I also gained valuable engineering experience in geotechnical consultancy and it is this past pedigree that is now serving me well at HBPW.”