
International Women in Engineering Day 2023
23 June 2023
International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) is a chance to celebrate the work undertaken by women in engineering. At QODA, we want to celebrate our female engineers and women who work in wider support roles. "The Women in Engineering Society has worked tirelessly for over a hundred years to ensure equality for women in engineering. Today WES’ mission is to support women in engineering to fulfil their potential and support the engineering industry to be inclusive" - Women in Engineering Society 2023 About – International Women in Engineering Day (inwed.org.uk) The theme ...
Mental Health First Aiders
15 June 2023
As it was recently Mental Health Awareness Week, QODA thought it was important to reflect on how we aim to improve mental health in the workplace. What is a Mental Health First Aider? A Mental Health First Aider is trained to spot any signs or symptoms of common mental health problems. They are there to listen and provide non-judgmental support and to guide a person who is suffering to seek professional help. Why does QODA encourage staff to become Mental Health First Aiders? At QODA, it is important for us to have trained MHFA’s in all of our offices and we want to sen...
Congratulations Team!
1 June 2023
At QODA we are very proud to announce that we have seen several promotions last month across all of our offices. Josh Harbord joined QODA as a Building Services Technician and has now become a Mechanical Engineer. Josh has experience across a range of programs including Revit, Navisworks, and AutoCAD and has worked within multiple sectors. Roozbeh Rahimi joined QODA as a Graduate Engineer, he is now an Electrical Engineer and has become an integral part of the team. Rob Stubbings is now a Senior Sustainability Engineer. Rob joined QODA early last year as a Sustainability Eng...
A Warm Welcome to Tom Cardy!
16 May 2023
We are delighted to announce that Tom Cardy has joined QODA as Director of our Cambridge office. He has experience with challenging projects and his focus will be around people and creating the right culture both internally as an office environment, as well as externally for who designers and clients want to work with. In the last few years, Tom has planned a wedding during a pandemic, moved house and had a baby daughter, so why not rise to the challenge of a new role starting a new office! Though being from Devon, he is at home in Cambridge and can often be seen cycling with a baby ...