"In a big company, you like to become an expert in a narrow field because everything has to be streamlined. If you're an expert in green paperwork, you're put in charge of that, while someone else takes care of the red paperwork. And vice versa: in a small company you are often very much on your own. So this size of company suits me well. Here I get to do a lot of different things.

My work as a project manager includes everything from contact with authorities and heavier written tasks to talking to tradesmen and organising practical tasks. It's both varied and technically challenging.

When you come from the private sector to a company like ours, you have to get used to the political scrutiny and the fact that other considerations than the purely technical can come into play. You have to change focus. There is also a lot of time spent in contact with the authorities, so patience is a virtue."

"I don't only do paperwork, but also go out and see the projects. In my role, I spend a lot of time planning, calculating scenarios and other more theoretical tasks. But I'm also out and about to see my planning put into practice and the impact it has on the projects.

It makes sense to me that I see the people I help protect with my function and professionalism. At the same time, I can follow the impact of my work from desk to execution.

I am challenged professionally, both internally but also in the large international collaboration that we are part of, and this means that I am constantly helping to advance others' but also my own understanding, and thus be part of an exciting development, both personally and internationally."

"After being a secretary here for 6 years, I had outgrown that role and was hired as a technical coordinator. It was a newly created position, so I had a lot of input in creating the job description. Most recently I have become part of the Quality, Environment & Safety function, so now I have a new title again and some new tasks.

My day consists of a good mix of predictability and unpredictability, and that suits me just fine. Bringing a lot of different ends together and blending them is rewarding, I think. In the morning, I get an overview of what needs to be achieved and what would be nice to achieve - and then the day usually turns into something completely different. This means that I have to juggle my workload a lot.

Although we work under some fairly rigid systems and frameworks, there is a high degree of flexibility here. I get to do things my own way for a long time."

"I'm a trained bricklayer and I have some experience that I can use here. For example, my father used to service demolition robots - when others drove small remote-controlled cars, I drove robots.

The deconstruction work in DD is not just pulling something down. Everything has to be taken apart quietly, because often something unexpected happens. Then you have to stop and twist your brains together to find another solution. We often end up using equipment and conventional methods in new ways.

I have been on many projects in DD, both long and short. Sometimes a project goes on hold because something needs to be clarified, and then you get on a new project in the meantime. On the one hand, it can be a bit frustrating because there are always hang-ups. On the other hand, it breaks up the daily grind and allows you to try something new."