I LOVE MY JOB!
Richard Shroll, Regional Managing Director, Wates Constructon
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Where did you go to school? Beverley Boys School, New Malden Surrey
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What path did you take to get to your current positon? Started at
16yeasrs old as an apprentce Carpenter for a major contractor, joined
Wates in 1989 and took the first steps into a management positon as a Foreman of a Car-
pentry team on a project in 1990, from there my progression has all been through the site
management ranks, to Operatonal Leadership to now Business Leadership.
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What subjects did you study? t school, woodwork, geography, art and Mandatory Maths
and English. Post School, City and Guilds in Carpentry and Joinery and Constructon Man-
agement. lso studied business and obtained a fellowship in the Chartered Insttute of
Building.
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How many jobs have you had, and can you name them? Here goes͖ pprentce Carpenter,
Carpenter, Foreman Carpenter, Finishing Foreman, secton manager, site manager, project
manager, project director, operatons director, business unit manager, producton director,
group constructon director and now Regional Managing Director.
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What school subjects link to your career? Woodwork, geography, maths and English.
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typical day in your current role looks like: Diverse, lots of meetngs, analysing business
performance and risks, people engagement and strategy, meetng current customers and
new to try to contnually look for the next project.
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What skills do you use daily, that you learnt at school? The biggest is probably discipline,
common sense and people skills, everything I do has to have structure and in someway en-
gages with people, so being able to lead and motvate people is essental.
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What is the number #1 piece of advice you’ve been given that helped you with your ca-
reer choice? Do something you enjoy that maximises your strengths and treat people how
you would like to be treated yourself.
