Annabel Hofstee
Ask me about
- My passion for the environment and creating a career from it
- Leaving Central Queensland to start uni
- Starting as a Civil Engineer but finding a love of envionmental design
About me
- International Experience
- Regional Background
I am an Environment and Planning Engineer with Urban Utilities, and graduated with a Dual Civil and Environmental Engineering Degree.
Starting with a dream of being a physiotherapist, I changed my University preferences on a whim, seeking a future that would challenge and excite me. I then travelled from my family in Central Queensland and into the big city of Brisbane on my own to pave my future. Initially I started a job in construction, targeting the development of shops, skyscrapers and warehouse galore – until I realised I wanted more…
I then followed my passion for understanding and embracing the environment, and in 2018 I joined Urban Utilities. This is where I am today, helping many more graduates that have come through, and developing strategies for the organisation to lead the charge in fostering the environment now and into the future – the perfect fusion of engineering, problem solving, and people centric design.
About my role
- Curious
- Imaginative
- Innovative
- Logical
- Understanding
As a Manager for Future Servicing, my main goals are to understand how the trends and drivers of the future will affect my company and come up with strategies to help my organisation adapt to the new trends, including; how to ensure public health and protect the environment, and find ways to simultaneously bring mutual benefits to both. This role coordinates a team of engineers and scientists to look to the future and what changes are needed to be made now, so that we can to build and adapt communities into the future. This will ensure that they are clean, sustainable, great places to live – all whilst being resilient to changing climates, changing demands, best possible price point, new technology and honouring all cultures. As the Manager Futures Servicing I use engineering skills to analyse trends and solve problems in teams, in a way that contributes to the community and looks beyond ‘traditional’ engineering of pipes, pumps and construction. This role is for people that are passionate about sustainability and innovation of water and sewage services, because in the end – all living things need water.
Education
- High School Certificate
- Graduate Certificate Digital Communication (Current)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Civil & Environmental)
Subjects
- Building and Construction Skills
- Business Studies
- Chemistry
- Earth and Environmental Science
- Engineering/Engineering Skills
- Mathematical Methods (Maths B)
- Physics
- Specialist Mathematics (Maths C)
Awards
- Innovation Award – An Urban Utilities Award for supporting and constructively progressing a large amount of innovation projects
Hobbies
- Hiking
- Netball
- Seeing family and friends
Pets
- 1 Dog
15 year old me!!
My career journey
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2013 – Finished High School
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Started my first role as a Project Engineer in Construction and Finished University
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Follow my environmental passion and start at Urban Utilities as a Graduate Engineer
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Accepted position as Environment and Planning Engineer and stayed on with Urban Utilities
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Promoted to Sustainability and Risk Specialist with Urban Utilities
My typical day
My employer
