We are FCC Nº23

What do you do at Veenix? Since last June my position is head of Qua- lity Assurance for the project, which is not linked to the environment. Together with my colleagues, I make sure that the work developed is done in an excellent way. My day-to-day work consists of coordinating the quality control and the activities on site and organising the necessary inspections. We are the link between what needs to be done and what actually gets done. What makes your job fun? The opportunity to get to know different countries. For some people this is a pro- blem, but not for me. I like living in different places and meeting people. What projects have you worked on? A 115-kilometre motorway, a cable-stayed bridge and a hydroelectric power station. In Romania I was assistant site manager. When I had children, I temporarily stopped working in construction. In the meantime, my husband was still working at FCC, so I continued to travel the world. Then I set up my own company until last year when I deci- ded to go back to work as an employee. The A9 Badhoevedorp- Holendrecht A9 project FCC Construcción continues, through its participation in the Vee- nix consortium, formed by the Netherland’s pension fund PGGM, and together with the German industrial conglomerate Siemens and the consultancy firm Count & Cooper, to lead the remodelling work on a section of the A9 Badhoevedorp-Holendrecht motorway in the vicinity of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. The contract, which was signed at the end of 2019, involves the design, construction and maintenance of 11.5 kilometres of the total length of the motorway. It is also the company’s first project in the Euro - pean country. The area through which the project runs is geographically located between the area covered by Schiphol Airport, one of the busiest airports in Europe, [HAR1] and the intersection with the A2 dual carriageway, which provides access to Amsterdam from Utrecht, the gateway to the Dutch capital. FCC Construcción is responsi- ble for the widening and partial undergrounding of the motorway between the Badhoevedorp and Holendrecht junctions, increasing the number of lanes from three to four in each direction. Is it different working in the Nether- lands than in other countries? Yes, it is very different. I like the working environment in the Netherlands, a re- laxed and friendly atmosphere. The ba- lance between work and leisure is a cul- tural thing and it’s very much ingrained to reconcile work and personal life. What do you do when you are not at work? When I’m not working, I prefer to travel with my husband and my two children. We like quiet holidays, where we really take the time to get to know the place. Is it different working as a woman in such a male-dominated environment? Of course, it’s not the same. I don’t mean it’s annoying, but it’s a man’s world. When I go to the construction site to see if everything is going according to plan, I am often the only woman. But for me that’s not a problem at all. P E O P L E 31 P E O P L E